Balanced Attack Lifts Tars Past Bayamon.

The Rollins Tars (3-3) snapped a brief three game losing skid with a solid defensive effort in a 83-57 win over Puerto Rico Bayamon (0-1) at Warden Arena Monday night.  After holding a one point lead (31-30) at halftime the Tars outscored Los Vaqueros 52-27 in the second stanza.
  All 11 Rollins players who saw the floor scored Monday.  Jeff Merton led four Tars in double figures with 13 points- Scott Schuette and Mike Bedulskis added 12 each- while Jeff Dirkin scored 11.  The Tars shot 54 percent (29-54) for the game.  This included a sizzling 69 percent (20-29) in the second half.  They shot 44 percent (10-23) from the 3-point line, including 64 percent (7-11) after halftime.  The Tars shot 68 percent (15-22) at the foul line.  The Tars won the rebounding battle 32-29.  They had 19 assists and 14 turnovers.  Bayamon scored 18 points off those turnovers.
  Bayamon was led by Victor Carattini who netted 20 points- while Evander Ortiz netted 10.  No other Bayamon player scored more than 5.  Bayamon shot 43 percent for the game.  They were 38 percent (9-24) from the 3-point line.  Bayamon was just 50 percent (4-8) at the free throw line.  They had 13 assists and 22 turnovers.  Rollins turned those 22 turnovers into 30 points.
  Bayamon jumped out to a 9-5 lead early after a Ortiz 3-pointer at the 15:08 mark.  The Tars would then score the next 11 points. A Sam Phillpott 3-pointer would make it 16-9 Rollins at the 11:20 mark of the opening half.  Bayamon would then score the next eight points and another Ortiz 3-pointer would give them the lead back.  The rest of the half would be played evenly until Joey Galvis would split a pair of free throws for the Tars and give them a one point halftime lead.
  The Tars would come out in the second half a new team.  Bayamon would score the first four points to take a three point lead (34-31) and then the Tars would turn up the defensive heat.  Rollins would score the next 11 points and after a Alex Blessig steal and lay up would take a eight point lead (42-34.)  A quick five points by Bayamon would cut the lead to three (42-39) with 14:50 to go.  Rollins would go on a 25-3 run and put the game away over the next six plus minutes.  Bayamon would get no closer than 18 the rest of the way.
  The Tars will be right back at it tomorrow afternoon.  It will be a 2 PM tip inside Warden Arena against Puerto Rico Mayaguez.  You can catch all the action on the Geico Tars Spors Network at 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and worldwide at RollinsSports.com