The players have changed a lot on both sides, the coaches have undergone a few changes, but for the Rollins College Tars (11-4 4-1 SSC) one thing has not changed. It took overtime this time around, but Rollins beat Saint Leo for the 28th consecutive time Saturday at the Marion Bowman Activities Center. The game was a defensive struggle, as was evidenced by the 56-53 final score despite the overtime period.
Three Rollins players scored in double figures on the day. Chris Malcolm led the way with a double- double (15 points and 12 rebounds), Myk Brown also netted 15 and Ian Scott contributed 10 for the Tars. The Tars struggled from both the field (37 percent) and really struggled from 3-point land (3-23). The Tars shot 63 percent (15-24) at the foul line. The Tars had just five assists to go along with 13 turnovers. The Tars edged the Lions on the boards 38-37.
The Lions fell to 8-7 overall and 2-3 in the SSC with the loss. The Lions only had one player in double figures, as Marcus Ruh had 17 points on five 3-pointer's. Leading scorer Trent Thomas was saddled with foul trouble all afternoon and only managed nine points before fouling out with three minutes to go in regulation. The Lions shot 33 percent (19-57) from the field and an identical 33 percent (10-30) from 3-point land. The Lions shot 65 percent (11-17) at the free throw line. Leo had 13 assists to go along with 18 turnovers.
The game started out with the Tars jumping out to a 5-0 lead on a Myk Brown triple and a steal-dunk from Ian Scott. The Lions would battle back and the game would be tied at 14 ten minutes in. The Tars would then go on a 7-0 spurt to lead 21-14 with 7:08 to go in the opening half. The Tars would only manage two points the rest of the half and the Lions would go on a 11-2 run to take a 25-23 lead into halftime. The Lions would stretch that lead to 11(37-26) early in the second half. The Tars would battle back though. Rollins would go on a 16-2 run to take a 42-39 lead late. The Tars would stretch that lead to four (46-42) with 1:22 left. Ruh would hit a three that would cut the lead to one. Ian Scott would miss a pair of free throws and Dominic Robinson would have a chance to give Saint Leo the lead at the foul line. Robinson made one of two to knot the game at 46. Each team had a chance to win it at the end of regulation. The Tars would have good looks by Malcolm and Chance that would not fall. They then survived a Dominic Robinson 3-point attempt, as he looked to hit a second straight game winner.
In the extra session it was Leo who would get out to a three point lead (53-50) before the Tars would clamp down on defense. A Malcolm lay-up cut the lead to 53-52. The Lions had a chance to break the streak late but it was a Malcolm blocked shot that saved the Tars. Malcolm then came up with another big basket to give the Tars a 54-53 lead. Brett Chance would ice it with a pair at the foul line for the hard fought win.
With the win Rollins sits alone a top the SSC at 4-1. It was the sixth consecutive Tars game decided by five points or less. Rollins will be back in action Wednesday when they host Barry at Warden Arena. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM. You can catch all the action on WPRK Winter Park and round the world at RollinsSports.com
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