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FGCU puts home win streak on the line against Jacksonville

Jacksonville Dolphins (10-17, 5-9 ASUN) at Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (12-15, 6-8 ASUN)

The Associated Press
February 17, 2026 at 9:47AM
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Jacksonville Dolphins (10-17, 5-9 ASUN) at Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (12-15, 6-8 ASUN)

Fort Myers, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: FGCU hosts Jacksonville aiming to continue its four-game home winning streak.

The Eagles have gone 9-6 in home games. FGCU averages 11.3 turnovers per game and is 7-4 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.

The Dolphins are 5-9 against conference opponents. Jacksonville is 2-2 in games decided by less than 4 points.

FGCU is shooting 45.6% from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point lower than the 46.6% Jacksonville allows to opponents. Jacksonville has shot at a 45.0% rate from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points greater than the 44.5% shooting opponents of FGCU have averaged.

The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: J.R. Konieczny is scoring 15.6 points per game and averaging 6.4 rebounds for the Eagles. Jordan Ellerbee is averaging 14.8 points and 3.0 rebounds over the last 10 games.

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Hayden Wood is averaging 10.1 points for the Dolphins. Donovan Rivers is averaging 9.2 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 5-5, averaging 74.4 points, 31.5 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 6.4 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.3 points per game.

Dolphins: 4-6, averaging 70.2 points, 29.5 rebounds, 9.7 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.9 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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