FORT MEYERS, Fla. (AP) — Bernard Thompson scored 14 points as Florida Gulf Coast beat Mercer 60-57 Thursday night in Atlantic Sun Conference play.
Chase Fieler added 11 to help Florida Gulf Coast (20-10, 12-5) to its first 20-win season in its Division I history.
Ahead 55-54, Langston Hall made two free throws with 1:05 remaining to push Mercer’s lead to 57-54. Mercer missed its final three shots and did not score again.
Thompson made two free throws to make it 57-56, and Eric McKnight made two free throws with 18 seconds left to give Florida Gulf Coast the lead, 58-57.