Stetson rally clips FGCU
DELAND (AP) – A.J. Smith led all scorers with 20 points, and Stetson scored the final 18 points of the game to beat Florida Gulf Coast 76-71 in the Atlantic Sun Conference opener for both teams Thursday night.
Five different Hatters scored in the 18-0 run over the final 2:20, and Kris Thomas scored four of his 10 points during the rally. Stetson (3-3, 1-0) also got 12 points from Tim Lang.
Florida Gulf Coast (2-5, 0-1) was led by Ben Vega, who scored a career-high 14 points. Delvin Franklin and Reed Baker each had 13 points, and Kyle Marks added 10 points for the Eagles.
A three-point play by Mark Lohuis started Stetson’s comeback and Eric Diaz and Thomas made consecutive three-pointers.