Reggie Chambers scored 20 points as Florida Gulf Coast defeated DePaul 64-61 on Tuesday night.

Mac Koshwal had 16 points and 13 rebounds in his first game back after missing eight games with a foot injury for DePaul (7-5).

Florida Gulf Coast built a 27-19 lead in the first half after a Chambers 3-pointer and led 30-25 at halftime.

Reed Baker hit 3-pointers to keep the Eagles up by double figures, 38-26 and 42-31. A rebound basket by Anthony Banks put Florida Gulf Coast back up by 12 at 46-34.

"The first two or three minutes of the second half really decided the game," DePaul coach Jerry Wainwright told the Naples Daily News. "They made some baskets and pushed the lead to double digits, and we kind of wore on them late.

"But we never gave ourselves a chance."

DePaul cut the deficit to 62-61 on Koshwal's rebound layup, but Derrick O'Neil responded with a rebound layup with 25.6 seconds left.

The Blue Demons had a chance to tie in the final seconds, but Will Walker's 3-point attempt didn't draw iron.

"We expected to win this game," Chambers told the Naples Daily News. "This is our house. I told my guys that let's do this.

"We really wanted this game."

Jeremiah Kelly added 12 and Walker 11 for the Demons.

Baker scored 12 points and Banks added 11 for the Eagles (4-6).

DePaul struggled all night, shooting just 34.5 percent from the field. The Demons also struggled at the free-throw line, making just 12 of 27 (44.4 percent).