Florida Gulf Coast 78, Georgetown 68: Sherwood Brown had 24 points as the Eagles earned a stunning upset of the second-seeded Hoyas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Philadelphia.
Bernard Thompson added 23 points for the 15th-seeded Eagles (25-10), who will play San Diego State in the South Regional quarterfinals Sunday. Brett Comer had 12 points and 10 assists and Florida Gulf Coast hit 10-of-14 free throws in the final 1:16 to hang on in its tournament debut.
Markel Starks led the Hoyas (25-7) with 23 points, including a pair of late 3-pointers to get Georgetown within 72-68 with 54 seconds left. Otto Porter Jr. was held scoreless for a 24-minute span and finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Starks' 3-pointer with 17:27 left tied the game at 31, but the Eagles responded with a 21-2 run to take control. Eddie Murray had a pair of dunks and Thompson and Brown each hit a 3-pointer during the run, which was capped by Chase Fieler's jumper for a 52-33 lead with 12:29 left.
The Eagles went on a 11-2 run during the last 10 minutes of the first half, holding the Hoyas to one field goal. Thompson had six straight points during the run and Brown's fast-break layup put the Eagles ahead 22-20 en route to a 24-22 halftime lead.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Florida Gulf Coast is the seventh No. 15 seed to beat a No. 2, joining Richmond in 1991, Santa Clara (1993), Coppin State (1997), Hampton (2001) Lehigh (2012) and Norfolk State (2012). ... Georgetown lost to a double-digit seed for the fifth straight tournament appearance (No. 10 Davidson, 2008; No. 14 Ohio, 2010; No. 11 Virginia Commonwealth, 2011; No. 11 North Carolina State, 2012). ... Brown became the Eagles' career rebounds leader in the first half and has 575.
Florida Gulf Coast | Georgetown | |
Sherwood Brown 24 | Scoring | Markel Starks 23 |
Brett Comer 10 | Assists | Markel Starks 6 |
Sherwood Brown 9 | Rebounds | Otto Porter 11 |
Bernard Thompson 10 | Free Throws Made | Jabril Trawick 4 |
Sherwood Brown 1 | Steals | Markel Starks 2 |
Chase Fieler 3 | Blocks | Mikael Hopkins 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Florida Gulf Coast | 78 | 42.9 | 6-15 | 30-44 | 15 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
Georgetown | 68 | 37.5 | 7-27 | 13-20 | 15 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 14 |