The 24th ranked Rollins Tars who broke into the polls Tuesday improved to 7-0 on the season with a 93-81 victory over the Puerto Rico Mayaguez Tarzans (0-3.)
The hot shooting Tars posted three players in double figures on the afternoon. Sharif Almulla led the way with 20 points- Jeff Merton added 13- while Sam Philpott netted 11. The Tars shot 59 percent from the field, including 71 percent (15-21 in the second half.) The Tars shot at a 42 percent clip (11-26) from the 3-point line- and shot 82 percent (22-27 from the free throw line.) Rollins had 23 turnovers and turned it over 17 times.
The Tarzans had four players in double figures led by 16 points from Jaime Perez-Jermome Carobello scored 15- Noel Muniz posted 11- while Christian Tirado added 10. UPRM shot 49 percent from the field in the defeat- they shot 37 percent (10-27) from the 3-point line- and at a 72 percent clip (13-18) from the free throw line. The Tartans out rebounded the Tars 30-25. They had 14 assists and committed 20 costly turnovers.
Rollins would get off to a quick start in this one. They took a early 14-3 lead at the first media time out. The Tarzans would then go on a 17-7 run that would cut the Tars lead to three before a pair of Tars 3-pointers by Almulla and Joey Galvis would get the lead back to nine with 7:39 to go in the opening half. The Tars got the lead back to 10 but the Tarzans would go on a spurt to end the half that would see them tie the game at 36 after a Gonzalez 3-pointer. But for the second straight day Merton would hit a big bucket that would send the Tars with some momentum heading into the locker room (this one giving them a 38-36 lead.)
The Tars would regain the double digit lead and cruise to a seventh straight victory. The next game for the Tars will be Wednesday December 2nd when they battle Embry Riddle in Daytona Beach. You can catch all the action on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park.
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