The Rollins Tars (9-3) dropped a third straight game after a much better effort than yesterday against a very good Angelo State team. The result was a 87-76 win for the Rams.
The sixth ranked Rams (12-0) placed five players in double figures on the afternoon. Stedman Allen and Omari Gudul each tallied double-doubles on the day. Allen had 16 points and 10 rebounds- while Gudul had 13 points and 13 rebounds. Leading scorer on the season Tre Bennett added 12- Thomas Tshikaya added 11- and- Prince Foster added 10. The Rams shot 44 percent from the field and 26 percent (6-23) from the 3-point line. They shot at a 79 percent clip (15-19) from the free throw line. The Rams crushed the Tars in the rebounding battle 50-31. The Rams had 20 assists and 15 turnovers.
#16 Rollins played a solid first half but could not recover after a tough beginning to the second. Only two Rollins players scored in double figures Saturday, after just one on Friday. Jeff Merton bounced back after a subpar performance on Friday night to lead the Tars in scoring with 19 points- while Mike Bedulskis added 15 to go along with seven rebounds. Jack Fleming added nine, while Joey Galvis scored eight. The Tars shot 43 percent from the floor in the loss. They shot 39 percent (10-26) from the 3-point line. The team shot 78 percent (14-18) from the free throw line. For the second straight game the Tars had trouble with turnovers. The ratio was better than yesterday though. Yesterday it was seven assists to 21 turnovers, while today the Tars had 14 assists and 18 turnovers.
The game got off to a quick start for both teams. Quay King would open the scoring for ASU on the opening possession. The Tars would lead 11-9 early. A offensive rebound and putback by Allen would knot the game at 11. The two teams would trade baskets for much of the first half and after a Fleming 3-pointer would be off the mark the Tars would go into the locker room down one (37-36.)
The second half would start like the first did with a King 3-pointer. The Rams would take control after a 12-2 run. The turnovers would catch up with the Tars in the second half as well as the lack of rebounding and they would trail by as many as 22 (70-48) at the 7:05 mark. To the Tars credit they would not go away though. Rollins would get to within 10 at the four minute mark but that is as close as they would get.
After taking a break for the holidays Rollins will be back in action January 2nd when they travel to Miami Shores,Fla. to battle pre-season SSC favorite Barry. Tip time is set for 4 PM. You can catch all the action on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park.
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