The Rollins College Tars (14-12 8-8 SSC) got a career day from Mitch Woods, but it was not enough in a 72-68 loss to Florida Southern (24-4 12-4 SSC) at the Jenkins Fieldhouse in Lakeland Saturday night. The Tars will be the five seed in the upcoming SSC tournament, while FSC will be the top seed.
Woods had a career day pumping in a game high 35 points. The senior was 11 of 16 from the field- three of six from the 3-point line- and- 10 of 12 at the foul line. Woods added six assists and three rebounds. Chris Uhle recorded a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds in the loss. The Tars shot 58 percent (22-38) from the field and shot 50 percent (9-18) from the 3-point line. The Tars had 12 assists but struggled to take care of the ball, as they had 23 turnovers.
The regular season champion Mocs were led by three players in double figures. Lamar McKnight paced FSC with 16 points- Stephen Battle had 15- and- Frank Adams netted 12. The Mocs shot 36 percent (26-72) from the field on the night. They shot 43 percent (9-21) from the 3-point line. The Mocs shot at a 69 percent clip (11-16) at the free throw line. FSC won the rebounding battle 37-33. They had 21 assists and just seven turnovers.
The game would start out close and after a pair of Woods free throws would be tied at 17 with 10 minutes to go in the opening half. The free throws would start a 12-0 Rollins spurt that gave them a 10 point lead (27-17) with 7:07 left in the opening half. The Tars would maintain that lead the rest of the half and take a 38-27 lead into the locker room.
The Tars would start out the second half and would stretch the lead to 15 (46-31) after a Uhle 3-pointer with 16:34 to go. The Mocs would then go on a 24-7 run and take a 55-53 lead with 6:49 to go after a Battle 3-pointer. Adam Allen would tie the score on the ensuing possession but the Mocs would then go on a mini spurt to take a five point lead (64-59) with 3:31 left. Woods would score the game's next seven points and the Tars would regain the lead (66-64) with 1:45 to go. Battle would score and then Adams would give FSC the lead back (68-66) with 40 seconds remaining. Alex Blessig drew a foul and would nail a pair of free throws to tie the game with 17.2 seconds to go. Adams would score to give the Mocs a 70-68 lead with seven seconds left. The Tars would then have the most costly of there 23 turnovers and Adams would end it with a pair of free throws.
The Tars will be back in action Wednesday when they face Nova Southeastern in the Sunshine State Conference Tournament at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee. The Tars and Sharks split the season series with each team winning at home. Tip time Wednesday is set for 5 PM.
Other SSC Scores:
Saint Leo 81 Nova Southeastern 68
Barry 109 Florida Tech 79
Lynn 74 Eckerd 62
Tampa 69 Palm Beach Atlantic 65
Final SSC Standings:
Florida Southern 12-4 (24-4)
Saint Leo 10-6 (22-7)
Tampa 10-6 (18-8)
Barry 9-7 (19-7)
Rollins 8-8 (14-12)
Nova Southeastern 8-8 (12-16)
Eckerd 7-9 (15-13)
Florida Tech 5-11 (16-12)
Lynn 3-13 (9-17)
SSC Tournament:
Opening Round March 5th:
#4 Barry vs #7 Eckerd 12 PM
#5 Rollins vs #6 Nova Southeastern 5 PM
Thursday March 6th:
#2 Saint Leo vs #9 Lynn 12 PM
#3 Tampa vs #8 Florida Tech 5 PM
Friday March 7th:
EC/BU winner vs RC/Nova winner 5 PM
Saturday March 8th:
#1 Florida Southern vs TBA 12 PM
TBA vs TBA 5 PM
Sunday March 9th:
Championship Game 1 PM
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