Tuesday, December 04, 2012

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MACON, Ga. – FGCU, Lipscomb and Northern Kentucky all took the court on Tuesday night, but were unable to come away with victories. FGCU's Chase Fielder owned the most points among A-Sun student-athletes with 18 points, while his teammate Brett Comer tallied a conference-high eight assists in a loss to Iowa State.

Northern Kentucky nearly upset Texas Tech for its first win of the season, while Lipscomb fell to crosstown rival Belmont in the Battle of the Boulevard.

Men's Basketball Contests
• Iowa State 83, FGCU 72
• Texas Tech 75, Northern Kentucky 69
• Belmont 100, Lipscomb 66

Top-Three Points
1. Chase Fieler, FGCU - 18 points
2. Eshaunte Jones, Northern Kentucky - 16 points
T3. Khion Sankey, Lipscomb - 15 points
T3. Brett Comer, FGCU - 15 points

Top-Three Rebounds
1. Eric McKnight, FGCU - 6 rebounds
T2. Khion Sankey, Martin Smith, Stephen Hurt - Lipscomb; 5 rebounds
T2. Bernard Thompson, Sherwood Brown - FGCU; 5 rebounds

Top-Three Assists
1. Brett Comer, FGCU - 8 assists
T2. Ethan Faulkner, Nate Snodgrass - Northern Kentucky; 4 assists

Top Blocks
1. Chase Fielder, FGCU - 3 blocks
2. Malcolm Smith, Lipscomb - 2 blocks

Top-Three Steals
T1. Chad Jackson, Nate Snodgrass - Northern Kentucky; 4 steals
T3. Brett Comer, Bernard Thompson, Dajuan Graf - FGCU; 3 steals

Mercer and ETSU are in action on Wednesday with the Bears at Denver and the Buccaneers travelling to James Madison.

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