When the Rollins College Tars and Florida Southern Moccasins get together on the basketball court it always seems to have some significance. Wednesday night will be no different when the two collide at Warden Arena. Outright first place in the SSC will be on the line.
The 19th ranked Tars (14-3 6-1 SSC) are coming off a 79-54 loss to Saint Leo on Saturday that snapped a six game win streak. The Tars struggled from the outset at the Marion Bowman Activities Center. Nine minutes in they trailed 27-2. The Tars would get to within 13 early in the second half but that would be as close as they would get. Kyle McClanahan (15 points) and Adam Allen (12 points) led the Tars who struggled shooting the ball. They shot a season low 34 percent from the field.
The Tars are led in scoring by Dave Diakite. Diakite is netting 14.2 points a game. The senior from Washington has led the Tars in scoring six times in the first 17 contests. Kyle McClanahan has also been steady for the Tars all season long. The graduate student is second on the team in scoring at 13.9 points per contest. He is second in the SSC shooting at a 57 percent clip from the field. McClanahan is third in assists (5.1 a game,) second in free throw percentage (85 percent,) and seventh in steals (1.8 per game.) Allen scores 10.9 points a night and is third in the league in 3-pointers made. The Tars have five of the top ten 3-point shooters in the conference (McClanahan,Allen, Chris Uhle, Mitch Woods and Brett Chance.) The Tars are third in the league on offense (74.1 points a game) and third on defense (63.4 a contest.) The Tars are shooting 48 percent as a team and 40 percent from the 3-point line.
The ninth ranked Mocs (14-2 6-1 SSC) come in on a hot streak. FSC has won five straight and 12 of 13 (the lone loss to Saint Leo.) The Mocs are averaging 91 points a game and winning by an average of 17.2 points a contest during the win streak.
The Mocs last time out was a 95-92 win over Florida Tech. The first win for the Mocs at Florida Tech since Linc Darner took over as coach. A trio of players netted 19 points for FSC in the win over Tech. Dominic Lane, Kevin Capers and Cameron Vines each had 19, while Tyler Kelly added 15.
Four Mocs are scoring in double figures on the season. Lane pours in 15.3 points a game to lead the way and is also leading the team at 6.6 rebounds a contest. Seth Evans adds 14.8 points a game while Capers puts up 12.3 a contest. Brett Bailey is also in double figures at 10.6 a night.
The Mocs come in averaging 85.9 points a game (eighth in the country.) The Mocs are last in the SSC on the defensive end, giving up 73.3 a game. The Mocs also lead the league in assists and steals as well.
The Tars swept the regular season meetings last year before the Mocs ended there season with a 77-63 loss in the opening round of the SSC tournament.
The line: Rollins by 3
Other SSC Lines:
Eckerd -3.5@Lynn
Nova-7.5 vs Barry
Florida Tech +3@Tampa
Saint Leo -23.5 vs Palm Beach Atlantic
SSC Standings:
Florida Southern 6-1 (14-2)
Rollins 6-1 (14-3)
Saint Leo 6-2 (13-4)
Eckerd 4-3 (11-4)
Nova Southeastern 4-3 (11-5)
Lynn 2-5 (10-7)
Barry 2-5 (8-8)
Tampa 1-6 (13-6)
Florida Tech 1-6 (7-9)
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