The Rollins Tars (14-11 8-7 SSC) traveled to Miami Shores, Florida and came away with a big 75-71 win at the Barry Sport and Health Center. The win for the Tars gives them four straight. The loss for the Buccaneers dropped them to 17-7 overall and 7-7 in the SSC.
Three Rollins players scored in double figures in the win. Chris Uhle set a career high by scoring 21 points (17 in the first half) on seven of 10 shooting from the floor. Alex Blessig also tied his career high by putting up 20 points. Blessig was just five of 17 from the field, but he also added four assists and five steals. Mitch Woods added 13 points and four assists before fouling out with 12:20 to go in the contest.
The Tars shot 45 percent (22-49) on the night. They shot at a 45 percent clip (9-20) from the 3-point line. The Tars shot 76 percent (22-29) at the foul line in the victory. The Tars had 14 assists and nine turnovers.
Barry had a pair of players score in double figures in the win. Yunio Barrueta tallied a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. Deric Hill also added 16 to go along with eight assists. Magne Fivelstad also had a solid game for the Bucs with eight points and 12 rebounds. The Bucs shot 40 percent (25-63) from the floor on the evening. They shot at a 35 percent clip (10-29) from the 3-point line. The Bucs struggled at the foul line where they shot 61 percent (11-18.) Barry was a very impressive +15 on the boards. They out rebounded the Tars 42-27. The Bucs had 19 assists and 18 turnovers.
It was Barry who put the Tars in a quick hole in the first 10 minutes. 10 minutes into the contest the Bucs would open up a 18-8 lead. The Tars would get hot from the 3-point line the rest of the half. A 3-pointer by Woods and then another by Scott Schuette would cut the Barry deficit to four (18-14.) The two teams would go back and forth for the next several minutes before a 12-0 Tars run sparked by the 3-point shooting of Uhle would give the Tars a eight point lead (37-29) at the half.
A Jeff Dirkin dunk would get the Tars off to a good second half start as they would lead by nine. The Bucs would fight back over the next four minutes and get within two (39-37.) The Tars would stretch the lead back out to seven (56-49) on a pair of Uhle free throws at the 10:07 mark.
Barry would battle back over the next four plus minutes and knot the game at 60 on a Hill three at the 5:29 mark. A Schuette lay up would give the Tars the lead back on the ensuing possession. The Tars would take command in the next couple minutes and afterAdam Allen split a pair of free throws with 1:02 to go the Tars would again lead by seven (69-62) at the 1:02 mark. The Bucs would not get any closer than four the rest of the way and the Tars had a huge road win.
Rollins will take the week off before heading to Lakeland to take on Florida Southern Saturday March 1st. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM at Jenkins FieldHouse.
Other SSC Scores:
Florida Tech 61 Eckerd 58
Lynn 63 Saint Leo 60
Tampa 71 Nova Southeastern 60
Florida Southern 88 Palm Beach Atlantic 84
SSC Standings:
Florida Southern 11-3 (23-3)
Tampa 9-6 (16-8)
Saint Leo 8-6 (20-7)
Rollins 8-7 (14-11)
Barry 7-7 (17-7)
Eckerd 7-7 (15-11)
Nova Southeastern 7-7 (11-15)
Florida Tech 5-9 (16-10)
Lynn 2-12 (8-16)
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