The reeling Rollins College Tars 15-6 (7-4 SSC) losers of four of the last five look to get back into a zone Saturday when they travel to battle the Fighting Knights of Lynn who sit in ninth place in the conference Saturday in Boca Raton.
The Tars are coming off a 87-73 loss to Florida Tech on Wednesday at the Clemente Center. The Tars trailed by as many as 26 points in the thrashing. It got so bad for the Tars on Wednesday that they had to come out of the zone defense that has been a staple of Tom Klusman's tenor for the past 33 seasons. The Panthers shot 15 of 27 from the 3-point line and have allowed 79 points a game during the last five games (the only win in OT versus Eckerd.) Kyle McClanahan led the Tars on Wednesday with 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists. He leads the Tar in scoring at 14.5 a contest. The grad student from Winter Park is second in field goal percentage (57 percent) and third in assists (5.0 a game.) Dave Diakite chips in 14 points and 6.3 rebounds a night. Diakite had just nine and six rebounds in the loss at the Clemente Center. Adam Allen had 12 points on Wednesday and is scoring 10.5 a contest on the season. Jeff Dirkin and Chris Uhle are two of the top shot blockers in the SSC averaging 1.5 blocks a game (second in the conference.) The Tars are third on both offense and defense. Rollins averages 73.4 points a game on offense, while they give up 66.6 a game on defense. During the last five games, the Tars are scoring 68 a game while giving up 79 a contest. The Tars are 5-1 on the road on the season.
Lynn comes in with a record of 11-11 (3-9 SSC.) The Fighting Knights are coming off a four point loss to Barry on Wednesday. Kaleb Clyburn and Brandon Smith led the Knights on Wednesday. Clyburn had 14 points, while Smith had 13. Lynn shot 48 percent in the loss Saturday. They held the Bucs to just 36 percent shooting.
Shamel Atkins leads Lynn box score scoring 10.3 a game. Clyburn is the other double digit scorer at 10 a game and Jeremy Lampkin scores 9.9 a game.
The Fighting Knights are last in the SSC on offense, as they score 69.6 points a game. On the defensive end, the Knights are second in the league giving up 65.7 a game. Lynn is the top foul shooting team at 75 percent on the year and are third from the field at 45.6 percent. Lynn is 8-6 at home this season, but just 1-5 in conference play.
The Tars were a 80-63 winner over the Knights in the first meeting in Winter Park. Allen, McClanahan, Diakite and Mitch Woods all scored in double figures in that one.
Slobodan Miljanic led the Knights with 14 in the win, Jeremy Lampkin also had 14, and Kevin Ohen had 10 along with five rebounds.
The line: Rollins by 2
Other SSC lines:
Eckerd -5@Barry
Saint Leo -6.5@Florida Tech
Florida Southern -25@Palm Beach Atlantic
Nova Southeastern -6.5@Tampa
SSC Standings:
Saint Leo 10-2 (18-4)
Florida Southern 10-2 (18-3)
Rollins 7-4 (15-6)
Eckerd 7-5 (14-6)
Nova Southeastern 4-7 (12-9)
Florida Tech 4-7 (11-10)
Barry 4-8 (10-11)
Tampa 3-8 (16-8)
Lynn 3-9 (11-11)
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