Fast Start Not Enough For Tars.

The Rollins College Tars gave the Wake Forest Demon Deacons fits on Friday night at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum before falling 73-66 to the Demon Deacons in exhibition play.
  Wake had four players score in double figures as they won for the third time in as many tries in exhibition play. Travis McKie led the way for Wake with 17 points to lead all scorers, C.J Harris and Codi Miller-McIntyre  chipped  in 12 points each.  Devin Thomas rounded out the double figure scorers with 10 points.
  The Tars posted three players in double digits in scoring. Mitch Woods led the way with 14 points, Kyle McClanahan added 13, and Adam Allen chipped in 12. The Tars dropped what was the only exhibition contest of there season.
  Both teams shot 43 percent from the floor. The Deacons were just 3-16 (19 percent) from the 3-point line, while the Tars went 8-21 (38 percent).  Both teams struggled at the foul line. The Tars shot 60 percent (12-20), while the Demon Deacons were 18-29 (62 percent).  The rebounding battle was dead even at 37 rebounds each. The Tars had 23 turnovers to 13 for Wake Forest. Madison Jones came up big on the defensive end for Wake Forest as he tallied seven of the Demon Deacons 15 steals.
   Rollins got off to a fast start and scored the game's first nine points. Adam Allen nailed a 3-pointer to cap off the 9-0 Tars run in the game's first three minutes. Seven minutes in the Tars would hold a 16-6 lead after a pair of Kyle McClanahan free throws. Wake Forest would then go on a 14-3 run to take a 20-19 lead on a dunk by Miller-McIntyre with 6:36 in the half. Wake would get a free throw with 33 seconds left to take a five point lead (28-23). The Tars would answer with a McClanahan jumper at the buzzer to make it 28-25 at the half.
  The Demon Deacons came out hot in the second half and stretched the lead to 42-32 after three minutes. Halfway thru the second half a Aaron Rountree 3-pointer would make it 52-37 Wake Forest. The Tars would rally late behind some hot 3-point shooting. It would be 71-66 Wake with 15 seconds left. That would be as close as the Tars would get.
 Rollins will open the regular season on November 16th when they battle Warner University. Wake will open the season on November 9th when they take on Radford.