The Rollins College Tars got out of the Don Taft University Center with a win but it certainly was not easy for the Tars. Nick Wolf hit a pair of free throws with 8.5 seconds left that proved to be the game winners and the Tars got the win. Rollins survived a jumper by Lemar Dyer late and got a seventh straight victory over Nova Southeastern in Davey,Fla.
The Tars would lead by 12 points (32-20) at the half. The Sharks would not go away on there home floor. Next thing you knew it would be the Sharks who would have the lead by five with 6:27 to play. The Tars would not be denied on this day. Nick Wolf would hit a three to tie the game at 58 with 3:34 on the game clock. After a Rollins stop on the defensive end Wolf would nail a fade away jumper to give the Tars the lead. Alex Gynes would bury a tripe for the Sharks to give them a 61-60 lead. Each team would get a defensive stop on the ensuing possession. That would set up the frantic finish.
Rollins (16-4 8-1 SSC) had three players score in double figures. Nick Wolf posted his 14th double-double of the season with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Matt Robertson netted 18, while Nikola Baran chipped in 12. The Tars remain on top of the SSC standings. They shot 40% in this one. The Tars hit 31% of the three point attempts they took and hit 77% from the charity stripe. They had 14 turnovers on the day. Of note also in this one Myk Brown was limited to just 15 minutes due to an apparent leg injury.
The Sharks fell to 11-8 and 4-5 in the SSC. They had four players in double figures. Alex Gynes paced the Sharks with 15. John Brooks and Teddy Tassy had 13 each, while Rob Huntington added 12. The Sharks shot 36% from the field in this one. They were 8-25 from three point land. The Sharks made good on 9 of 10 foul shots. The Sharks won the battle of the boards 38-36 and had 11 miscues.
The Tars will have another big one coming up on Wednesday when they will welcome the Tampa Spartans 17-3(6-3) to Warden Arena. The Spartans fell to Barry 59-52 Saturday.
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