Florida Gulf Coast routs S.C.-Upstate 70-38
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Chase Fieler scored 17 points and Florida Gulf Coast held South Carolina-Upstate to just 14 baskets in 70-38 rout on Sunday.
The Eagles (6-16, 3-10 Atlantic Sun) held the Spartans (4-20, 3-11) to 27.5 percent-shooting (14 of 51), scored 17 points off 17 turnovers and won the battle of the boards 40-22.
Four of the Eagles' nine players who scored reached double figures as they snapped a three-game losing streak. Christophe Varidel had 14 points, Anthony Banks 12 and Tim Snyder 10 for Florida Gulf Coast.
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Torrey Craig was USC Upstate's leading scorer with nine points, four coming from the free-throw line.
The Eagles scored the game's first nine points and led 38-25 with 14:20 to play. They then went on a 21-5 run capped by Kevin Cantinol's layup with 7:26 to play.
The Spartans were 6 of 27 from the field in the second half, including 1 of 12 from 3-point range.