The 24th ranked Rollins Tars will conclude a three game home stand Saturday when they take on the Lynn Fighting Knights at Warden Arena. A win would give the Tars a sweep of the three game home stand.
Rollins (12-2 4-0 SSC) looks to stay atop the conference with a win. The Tars come in on a four game win streak and are the only unbeaten in the Sunshine State Conference. The Tars are coming off a 74-63 win over Nova Southeastern Wednesday night. Dave Diakite had 25 points for the second straight game, he also had a career high 13 rebounds. Brett Chance had 13, Mitch Woods added 11 and Chris Uhle scored 10. The Tars come into the contest putting up 75.2 points per game (fourth in the SSC.) Defensively they are second in the league behind Lynn at 62.9 a contest. The Tars have three players averaging double figures. Dave Diakite is the new team leader in scoring at 15.3 points a game and is also averaging 6.1 rebounds a night. Kyle McClanahan is putting up 14.2 points and five assists a night. Brett Chance has come on strong of late and is now netting 10.1 points a game.
Th Fighting Knights come in with a record of 9-5 and 2-3 in the SSC. The Fighting Knights were a 62-60 loser to Florida Tech on Wednesday at the Clemente Center. Two Fighting Knights players scored in double digits. Pavie Rackovic had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Kaleb Clyburn was also in double figures with 10.
Lynn is averaging 70.9 points a game. They lead the league on the other end, giving up 62.2 points a game. Raickovic (10.8 ppg), Mijanic (10.6 a game) and Shamel Atkins 10.1 a game are carrying the bulk of the scoring load. Lynn has struggle on the road this season (1-3.)
The Line: Rollins by 9
Eckerd -7 vs Barry
Florida Southern -19 vs Palm Beach Atlantic
Saint Leo -9.5 vs Florida Tech
Tampa -3.5 vs Nova Southeastern
Current SSC standings:
Rollins 12-2 (4-0)
Florida Southern 11-2 (4-1)
Saint Leo 11-3 (4-1)
Eckerd 8-4 (2-3)
Lynn 9-5 (2-3)
Tampa 13-3 (1-3)
Nova Southeastern 8-5 (1-3)
Barry 7-6 (1-3)
Florida Tech 7-6 (1-3)
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