FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Kevin Samuel and Austin Richie scored 18 points apiece as Florida Gulf Coast Eagles narrowly beat Eastern Kentucky Colonels 77-73 on Thursday.

Samuel also grabbed 14 rebounds, and Cyrus Largie added 17 points for Florida Gulf Coast (13-8, 3-4 Atlantic Sun Conference).

Jomaru Brown had 20 points for the Colonels (10-11, 2-5). Michael Moreno added 11 points. Tariq Balogun had 10 points and seven rebounds. Curt Lewis had 12 rebounds.

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