NCAAM teams
FGCU

88

7-6
Final
FIU

91

6-6
RecapBox Score
1 2 T
FGCU 43 45 88
FIU 40 51 91
Ocean Bank Convocation Center, Miami
Associated Press 6y

Jacob scores career-high 38 points; FIU beats FGCU 91-88

Men's College Basketball, Florida Intl Golden Panthers, Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

MIAMI -- Trejon Jacob scored a career-high 38 points to lead Florida International to a 91-88 victory over Florida Gulf Coast on Tuesday night.

Jacob was 13 of 19 from the field and made seven 3-pointers, and set an Ocean Bank Convocation Center scoring record. Eric Nottage scored 37 points for the Panthers against UAB at the arena last season. Brian Beard Jr. added 24 points, seven assists and five steals for FIU (6-6), which snapped a two-game skid.

Brandon Goodwin had 24 points and eight assists, and Christian Terrell chipped in 18 points for Florida Gulf Coast (7-6).

The Eagles led 58-50 before Jacob scored eight points during a 12-0 run to give FIU a 62-58 lead. Terrell's 3-pointer pulled the Eagles to 62-61. FIU answered with a 12-3 surge for a 74-65 lead with 6:39 left, and the Panthers had an eight-point lead with 29 seconds to play.

Goodwin and Terrell each made 3-pointers in the final 11 seconds.

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