Kyle McClanahan scored a career high 24 points to go along with five rebounds and five assists as the Rollins Tars won a sixth straight game. This one at the Doolittle Center in the inaugural Rollins Las Vegas Classic earning a 65-61 victory over Abeline Christian (4-5.)
The Tars were led by three players in double figures on the afternoon. McClanahan's 24, were followed by a 15 point performance from Dave Diakite and 12 points on 4 of 5 from the 3-point line by Adam Allen. The Tars shot 55 percent (23-42 from the floor), they shot just 25 percent (5-20) from the 3-point line. The Tars missed just one free throw (14-15) to shoot 93 percent from the line. The Tars won the rebounding battle 29-23 and had 13 assists to go with 13 turnovers.
The Wildcats lost a fourth straight on Saturday. Eric Lawton paced the Wildcats and led all scorers with 25 points in the contest. Steven Warner added 18 and Tyler Rogers chipped in 10 for the Wildcats. The Wildcats shot 43 percent (22-51) from the floor. They shot 33 percent (6-18) from the 3-point line. The Wildcats struggled at the foul line, shooting 61 percent (11-18.) The Wildcats had 13 assists and just eight turnovers.
The game was evenly played for much of the opening half. The Wildcats used a mini run right before halftime to take a 36-30 halftime lead. The Wildcats then scored the first six points of the second stanza to lead by 12 (42-30) with a little under 18 minutes to go. The Tars would battle back over the next 12 minutes and take a 56-55 lead on a Diakite dunk with 6:12 left.
The Tars would keep that one point lead for the next five minutes and the biggest play of the game came on a Diakite steal with 1:10 to go. Chris Uhle and McClanahan would knock down free throws to seal the Tars win. The win was #596 for coach Tom Klusman.
The Tars will be back in action Sunday when they take on Cameron. Tip time is set for 3 PM. As always you can catch all the action on 91.5 WPRK Winter Park and on Rollins Sports.Com
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