The Tampa Spartans came into Warden Arena Wednesday with the worst offense in the conference. Rollins led the league in field goal percentage defense. In the next 40 minutes you would never have known had you not seen either team play this season.
Tampa with the win improved to 5-15 on the season and got there first win in ten tries in conference play. A Spartan team that was one of 14 from 3 point land and scored just 36 points in the earlier meeting this season could not miss Wednesday. Coming into the game averaging 54.9 points a night, The Spartans scored 98 in the 98-88 win. Four Tampa players scored double figures Wednesday. Ashton Graham scored 30 points including 6 of 12 from the 3-point line. Callum Townsend added 26 on 6 of 9 from three and Stefan Barfield added 17. Jon Riles added 10. The Spartans shot 54 percent from the field in the win. They were 16-30 from the 3-point line. The Spartans hit 81 percent from the foul line, had 19 assists and 12 turnovers.
The Tars fell into a three way tie with Florida Tech and Eckerd at 7-3 in the conference. They had three players score double figures. Jeremy Sharpe poured in 27 points to lead the Tars in scoring for a second straight game. Myk Brown added 22 and Chris Malcolm added 15 along with nine rebounds. The Tars shot 46 percent from the floor and hit 12 of 29 from 3-point land. They were a solid 83 percent (24-29) at the foul line. The Tars edged the Spartans on the boards 30-29. They had 12 assists and 11 turnovers.
The Spartans jumped out to an early lead and never trailed in the game. They led by as many as 13 (28-15) before the Tars finished the half on a 10-2 spurt led by a pair of Scott Schuette 3-pointers to be down 38-34 at the half. The Spartans 3-point shooting (especially Townsend and Graham) forced Tom Klusman to come out of the usual zone defense the Tars play for several possessions. They went to a triangle and two, before going to a box in one on Townsend.
The second half was all Tampa after the Tars got within two for the final time. The Spartans would run off the next ten points and put it away.
Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they travel to the Mcarthur Center and battle the Eckerd Tritons.
Other SSC Scores:
Eckerd 78 Nova Southeastern 72
Barry 60 Palm Beach Atlantic 57
Florida Tech 83 Florida Southern 82 (OT)
Lynn 61 Saint Leo 50
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