Atlantic Sun foes will lock horns when the Jacksonville Dolphins (13-11) face off against the FGCU Eagles (13-10) at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Monday, Feb. 1 and can be seen on ES3.
The Dolphins enter this game hoping for similar success after topping Stetson 75-60 on Saturday. Darien Fernandez was a key piece with 12 points, six rebounds, and three assists. The Eagles, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 82-76 loss against North Florida on Saturday. Marc-Eddy Norelia led the team in scoring with 25 points.
This is the second game of the year between these two teams, with the Dolphins winning the first matchup 78-69. Josh Adeyeye had a stellar game with 35 points, eight rebounds, two assists, one steal, and six three-pointers.
Notes
The FGCU Eagles have a defensive rating of 98.6 (ranked 90th), while the Jacksonville Dolphins have an offensive rating of 105.0 (ranked 191st).
Jacksonville has an average field goal percentage of 43.2%. FGCU is a losing 4-7 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Jacksonville Dolphins rank lower for their field goal percentage (225th) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (147th), but the FGCU Eagles have a better FG% ranking (62nd) than eFG% ranking (132nd).
FGCU, the 100th-ranked team in blocked shots, registers an average of 4.1 per game. Jacksonville does worse, ranked 246th with 2.8.
Jacksonville ranks 231st in offensive rebounds, while FGCU ranks 23rd in defensive rebounds.
Jacksonville records 6.2 steals per game. FGCU is 8-7 when giving up at least 6 steals.
