JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Keith McDougald scored 19 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead Jacksonville over Florida Gulf Coast 76-69 on Saturday.
Jarvis Haywood added 13 points for Jacksonville (8-9, 4-2 American Sun), while J.R. Holder had 11. RJ Slawson had nine points and 12 rebounds.
Florida Gulf Coast (10-8, 4-1) was led by Chase Fieler with 20 points and 10 boards. Brett Comer had 18 and Bernard Thompson added 17.
Jacksonville took the lead for good on a pair of Marcel White free throws at 13:06 of the first half. While FGCU cut the lead to one several times before intermission, the Eagles never could get over the hump and trailed 42-35 at the break.
