Tampa Overmatches Tars Again.

The Tampa Spartans completed a season sweep of the Rollins College Tars with a 72-57 win at Warden Arena on Wednesday night.  Tampa improved to 13-6 overall and 6-4 in the Sunshine State Conference. The Tars fell to 10-10 overall and 4-6 in the SSC.
  Tampa was led by four players in double figures on the evening.  Da'Markco Foster led the way with 20 points for UT-  Vincent Cornu added 13 points and eight rebounds- Ryan Kidd chipped in 12- while Jordan Davis stuffed the stat sheet with 11 points- eight rebounds- six assists- and a pair of steals. The Spartans shot extremely well from both the field 55 percent (22-40) and the 3-point line where they shot 69 percent (9-13.) The Spartans struggled at the foul line where they shot 59 percent (19-32.) The Spartans won the rebounding battle 32-29.  They had 13 assists and 12 turnovers.
  For the Tars three players scored double figures. Mitch Woods led the way with 17 points.  Adam Allen posted 14- and- Alex Blessig chipped in 12 in the loss.  The Tars shot 38 percent (18-48) from the field. Of the 48 attempts, 32 came from the 3-point line where the Tars shot 34 percent (11-32.) They were not much better at the foul line where they shot 59 percent (10-17.)  The Tars had 12 assists and 13 turnovers.
  The Spartans would jump out to an early lead and never look back. 10 minutes into the contest it would be a 12 point Spartans lead (21-9.)  The Tars would finish strong in the first half and cut the deficit to five (28-23) at the break.
  The Tars would get to within two (36-34) with 14:26 to go and would have three chances to tie or take the lead but could not get over the hump. The Spartans would lead 44-37 mark before a Scott Schuette lay up would cut the deficit to five. The Spartans would then go on a 8-0 run and cruise to the victory.
  The Tars will be back in action Saturday at 4 PM when they take on the Eckerd Tritons. Tip time at the McArthur Center.
Other SSC Scores:
Barry 94 Florida Southern 76
Nova Southeastern 94 Eckerd 90
Saint Leo 67 Florida Tech 64
SSC Standings:
Florida Southern 8-2 (19-2)
Barry 6-4 (15-4)
Tampa 6-4 (13-6)
Nova Southeastern 6-4 (9-12)
Saint Leo 5-5 (17-6)
Eckerd 4-5 (12-9)
Florida Tech 4-6 (14-7)
Rollins 4-6 (10-10)
Lynn 1-8 (7-12)