Florida Gulf Coast Eagles stun No. 7 Florida Atlantic Owls

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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Dunk City has pulled off another surprise.

A decade or so removed from making the Sweet 16 of the 2013 NCAA Tournament as a No. 15 seed, Florida Gulf Coast made a splash again Saturday night -- this time taking down a Florida Atlantic team that made the Final Four last season and was ranked No. 7 in the country this week.

Zach Anderson scored 21 points, Dallion Johnson added 18 and the Eagles beat the Owls 72-68. FAU became the highest-ranked opponent FGCU has beaten in its history; that "Dunk City" crew beat then-No. 8 Georgetown in the first round of the 2013 NCAA tourney.

"We created our luck tonight," FGCU coach Pat Chambers said. "We had…