The Rollins College Tars (16-6 8-4 SSC) head to Nova Southeastern for a showdown with the Sharks at the Don Taft University Center. The Tars look to complete a season sweep of Nova with a win.
Rollins is coming off a hard fought 53-46 win over Lynn on Saturday. The win snapped a string of four losses in five games for the Tars. Rollins won by 11 in the first meeting between the two schools in Winter Park. Dave Diakite had 25 point and 13 rebounds in the win The Tars shot just 34 percent in the win over Lynn and hit on just three of 16 3-point attempts. The Tars were a solid 22-33 at the foul line in the victory. Kyle McClanahan (15 points, three rebounds and three steals) and Mitch Woods (12 points, five rebounds and two assists led the Tars in the victory. Lynn shot just 36 percent and hit two of 20 3-pointers in the defeat.
Kyle McClanahan leads the Tar box score at 14.5 points a game, he also is second in field goal percentage (56 percent) in the league, McClanahan is third in assists (4.8 a night) and third in minutes played (35 a game.) Dave Dikaite (13.7 points and 6.4 rebounds,) as well as Adam Allen (10.4 ppg) are having solid seasons thus far.)
The Tars are third in both offense (72.5 ppg) and on defense (65.6 ppg.) The Tars do have the top field goal shooting percentage in the SSC at 47 percent on the year.
Nova Southeastern comes in with a record of 13-9 and 5-7 in the SSC. The Sharks have won two straight after they had a four game losing skid to begin February. The last time out the Sharks were a winner over Tampa 75-72. Iran Hollis led the way with 13 points, Justin Jeangerard had career highs in both steals and assists (seven each.) Hollis leads the Sharks at 12.3 points per game, he also grabs 6.9 rebounds a contest. Brian Cahill (10.9 ppg) and Lukas Roesch (11.2) are averaging double figures as well.
NSU is sixth on offense (71.0 ppg) and defense (70.5 ppg.) The Sharks have shot 45 percent from the floor (fourth in the SSC.) The Sharks are 8-5 at home this season, including 2-4 in conference play.
The line: Rollins by 2.5
Other SSC lines:
Florida Southern -5@Eckerd
Palm Beach Atlantic +11@Barry
Tampa +12 @Saint Leo
Florida Tech -3.5@Lynn
SSC Standings:
Florida Southern 10-2 (19-3)
Saint Leo 10-3 (18-5)
Rollins 8-4 (16-6)
Eckerd 8-5 (15-6)
Nova Southeastern 5-7 (13-9)
Florida Tech 5-7 (12-10)
Barry 4-9 (10-12)
Tampa 3-9 (16-9)
Lynn 3-10 (11-12)
South Region Rankings:
1. Florida Southern
2. Alabama Huntsville
3. Saint Leo
4. North Alabama
5. Rollins
6. Eckerd
7. Benedict
8. Christian Brothers
9. Nova Southeastern
10. Morehouse
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