The Rollins Tars (17-8 9-6 SSC) will look to avoid a third straight loss to close out the regular season when they battle Florida Southern at Jenkins FIeldhouse Saturday night.
Rollins is coming off an overtime loss to Barry on Wednesday at home. The Tars have been very good on the road this season, where they are 7-1. The only loss was to eventual conference champion Saint Leo. Adam Allen led the Tars in the loss to Barry with 15 point, Kyle McClanahan and Mitch Woods each netted 14, while Chris Uhle posted 12 in the loss.
McClanahan is ninth in the SSC and paces the Tars putting up 14.8 points a game, he is third in the conference in both assists (4.7 a game) and field goal percentage (57 percent.) Dave Diakite is second on the team putting up 12.7 points and 6.4 rebounds a game. Diakite has struggled of late and is coming off a five point- six rebound performance in 30 minutes versus Barry. Allen is also averaging double figures, he is scoring 10.6 a contest.
McClanahan had 18 points to lead the Tars in a 97-74 loss to Southern back on January 29th. Allen had 13 and Diakite 12 in that loss.
Rollins is fifth in the SSC offensively. The Tars average 71.1 points a game. They are second in the league on defense, as they give up 65.5 a night. They also lead the league in field goal percentage (46 percent) and blocked shots (4.4 a night.)
The Mocs come in with a record of 20-5 and 12-3 in the SSC. With a win Florida Southern would share the conference title with Saint Leo (the Lions would win the tiebreak by virtue of a season sweep of the Mocs.) The last time out FSC was a 77-57 winner over Tampa. After winning nine straight, the Mocs have now dropped three of the past five. Five Mocs scored in double figures in the win over Tampa. Seth Evans and Kevin Capers paced the Mocs with 15 points each. Lamar McKnight chipped in 13, Brett Bailey added 12 and Dominque Williams posted 10.
Three FSC players post double figures on the year. Evans paces the Mocs box score at 15.4 a game, Evans leads the conference in made 3-pointers (76.) Dominic Lane puts up 14.4 a game, and Bailey puts up 10.7 a night.
The Mocs have the best offense in the league, putting up 85.7 a game. On defense, they are the worst in the league as they allow 74.1 a night. The Mocs are the best in the league at taking care of the ball as well. They force seven more turnovers a game than they make.
In the game versus the Tars the Mocs were led by four players in double figures. Lane led the way with 22, Evans had 17, Bailey 15 and McKnight 14. The Mocs shot 52.9 percent and hit 14 of 35 3-pointers in that victory. They had just nine turnovers, and they forced 18.
The line: Southern by 10.5
Other SSC Lines:
Lynn +11@Eckerd
Tampa +13.5@Florida Tech
Nova Southeastern +2 @Barry
SSC Standings:
Saint Leo 12-4 (20-6)
Florida Southern 11-4 (20-5)
Eckerd 10-5 (18-6)
Rollins 9-6 (17-8)
Florida Tech 8-7 (15-10)
Nova Southeastern 6-9 (14-11)
Barry 6-9 (13-12)
Tampa 3-12 (16-12)
Lynn 3-12 (11-14)
Region Rankings:
1. Saint Leo
2. Florida Southern
3. Alabama Huntsville
4. Rollins
5. Eckerd
6. Benedict
7. Christian Brothers
8. North Alabama
9. Florida Tech
10. Morehouse
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