FGCU dominates North Florida, will host A-Sun Championship Game

Trailing 21-12 at the 11:30 mark of the first half, FGCU head coach Joe Dooley called a timeout and his team responded in dominating fashion as the 4th-seeded Eagles rolled to an 89-56 win at top-seeded North Florida Thursday night in the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship semifinal.

Junior post Marc-Eddy Norelia scored 23 points and hauled down 13 rebounds as the Eagles made 57-percent of their shots.

The win sends FGCU to the A-Sun Final at Alico Arena Sunday at 7 p.m. against 7th-seeded Stetson in a game which will be broadcast live on ESPN2.

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