FGCU closed the first half on a 16-0 run and never looked back as the Eagles downed Stetson, 87-65, in ASUN Conference men's basketball, Monday at Alico Arena in Fort Myers.
 
The Eagles (7-13 overall, 2-3 ASUN) shot 60 percent from the field in the first half, and part of that included the half-ending run which turned a 39-30 game into a 55-30 affair at halftime.
 
It was more of the same in the second half, as the Eagles pushed lead to as many as 42 points (74-32) with 12:06 to play. Stetson (4-16, 0-5) tried to claw its way back into the game but never got any closer than the final margin.
 
Four Hatters scored in double figures. Jalen Crutchfield, Ricardo Lynch and Keith Matthews led the Hatters with 11 points each. Abayomi Iyiola added 10 points and four rebounds.  
 
Shadrac Casimir led FGCU with 21 points.
 
News & Notes

• Jalen Crutchfield scored a career-high 11 points on the strength of 3 of 5 shooting from 3-point range. It was the first double-digit scoring effort of his career.
• Stetson's bench outscored FGCU's reserves, 52-26
• Stetson reserves scored 52 of the Hatters' 65 total points. Three of the four players to reach double figures came off the bench.
• Keith Matthews tied a career-high with 3 steals
• Stetson out-rebounded FGCU by a 37-35 margin

 
Next Up
The Hatters host NJIT, 7 p.m., Thursday at Edmunds Center.
 
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