National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida Gulf Coast 78, Georgetown 68
When: 6:50 PM ET, Friday, March 22, 2013
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Jamie Luckie, # Terry Moore, # Rick Randall
Attendance: N/A
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Florida Gulf Coast 78, Georgetown 68: Sherwood Brown had 24 points as the Eagles earned a stunning upset of the second-seeded Hoyas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Philadelphia.

Bernard Thompson added 23 points for the 15th-seeded Eagles (25-10), who will play San Diego State in the South Regional quarterfinals Sunday. Brett Comer had 12 points and 10 assists and Florida Gulf Coast hit 10-of-14 free throws in the final 1:16 to hang on in its tournament debut.

Markel Starks led the Hoyas (25-7) with 23 points, including a pair of late 3-pointers to get Georgetown within 72-68 with 54 seconds left. Otto Porter Jr. was held scoreless for a 24-minute span and finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Starks' 3-pointer with 17:27 left tied the game at 31, but the Eagles responded with a 21-2 run to take control. Eddie Murray had a pair of dunks and Thompson and Brown each hit a 3-pointer during the run, which was capped by Chase Fieler's jumper for a 52-33 lead with 12:29 left.

The Eagles went on a 11-2 run during the last 10 minutes of the first half, holding the Hoyas to one field goal. Thompson had six straight points during the run and Brown's fast-break layup put the Eagles ahead 22-20 en route to a 24-22 halftime lead.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Florida Gulf Coast is the seventh No. 15 seed to beat a No. 2, joining Richmond in 1991, Santa Clara (1993), Coppin State (1997), Hampton (2001) Lehigh (2012) and Norfolk State (2012). ... Georgetown lost to a double-digit seed for the fifth straight tournament appearance (No. 10 Davidson, 2008; No. 14 Ohio, 2010; No. 11 Virginia Commonwealth, 2011; No. 11 North Carolina State, 2012). ... Brown became the Eagles' career rebounds leader in the first half and has 575.

Top Game Performances
 
Florida Gulf Coast   Georgetown
Sherwood Brown 24 Scoring Markel Starks 23
Brett Comer 10 Assists Markel Starks 6
Sherwood Brown 9 Rebounds Otto Porter 11
Bernard Thompson 10 Free Throws Made Jabril Trawick 4
Sherwood Brown 1 Steals Markel Starks 2
Chase Fieler 3 Blocks Mikael Hopkins 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Florida Gulf Coast 78 42.9 6-15 30-44 15 36 3 5 13
Georgetown 68 37.5 7-27 13-20 15 38 4 6 14