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FORT MYERS, Fla. \u2013 Florida Gulf Coast men’s basketball ended 2025 on a high note with a dominant 84-43 win over Fort Lauderdale on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Isaiah Malone<\/a> starred and led all scorers with a 15 point, 14 rebound double-double. The 6’8 junior forward added a career high six blocks, falling two shy of the single-game FGCU record. It’s the most blocks in a game by an Eagle since Kevin Samuel recorded seven at Stetson on Feb. 12, 2022. FLY<\/p>\n Duax \u2192 @Isaiah00Malone<\/a> for the jam! pic.twitter.com\/njfqedzNZ5<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 FGCU Men’s Hoops (@FGCU_MBB) December 28, 2025<\/a> slam & swat \ud83d\udc4d@Isaiah00Malone<\/a> x #ATTITUDE<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/OPVqmAR1Lg<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 FGCU Men’s Hoops (@FGCU_MBB) December 28, 2025<\/a> The Eagles started slowly, shooting just 4-for-20 from 3-point range in the first half, allowing Fort Lauderdale to stay in the game. An extended 18-5 run over a nine minute span propelled by five apiece from Williams and Malone put FGCU in control of the game as the first half wound to a close.<\/p>\n Malone and the Eagles flew out of the halftime tunnel. The offense started knocking down triples \u2013 six in the second half \u2013 and crashed the offensive glass. FGCU recorded 23 offensive rebounds in the win, seven of which belonged to Malone. The Eagles totaled 25 second chance points off the offensive rebounds, a welcome sight after combining for 22 second chance points in the three previous contests.<\/p>\n The Eagles grabbed 54 total rebounds for their third 50+ rebound game of the year. It’s already the second most 50 rebound games in a season for FGCU, only behind the 2015-16 NCAA Tournament season. The plus-31 rebound margin is the largest of the Chambers era and the second largest in a single game ever for FGCU.<\/p>\n FGCU’s defense came out with more intensity in the second half, too; holding Fort Lauderdale without any points for over six minutes in the middle of the period. The Eagles’ 16-0 run during that stretch is tied for their best run of the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n Freshman guard Matt McCarthy<\/a> capped off the win with a 3-pointer in front of the Eagles bench for his first career made basket.<\/p>\n Matt’s first college bucket!!!@mattmccarthy_4<\/a> x #ATTITUDE<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/AvBsnKdzUI<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 FGCU Men’s Hoops (@FGCU_MBB) December 28, 2025<\/a> Tickets are on sale now for ASUN action at https:\/\/fgcuathletics.evenue.net\/list\/FGCU<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n For more information on FGCU men’s basketball, follow @FGCU_MBB on Instagram, X (Twitter) and Facebook, and visit fgcuathletics.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Read Full Article
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\nRory Stewart<\/a> scored 14 and Darren Williams<\/a> added 10 for FGCU. Stewart had a season high seven rebounds; Jack Reddick<\/a> reached the same mark for a career high. Tristen Guillouette’s<\/a> eight rebounds tied his season best mark.<\/p>\n
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\nNext, FGCU begins conference play on New Year’s Day at 2 p.m. at Central Arkansas.<\/p>\n
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