The Rollins Tars could not get the final defensive stop that they needed in the game's final 25 seconds and Michael Simpson's eighth 3-pointer of the day would prove to be the difference as PBA would outlast the Tars 88-86 in a wild one at Warden Arena. With the win PBA improved to 9-6 on the season. With the second heartbreaking defeat in it's past three contests the Tars would fall to 11-6 overall and 4-3 in the SSC.
Michael Simpson would nail eight 3-pointer's included the game winner for PBA en route to his game high 29 points- Malek Barber would chip in with 20- while Bakari Warthen would notch 14 points in the Sailfish victory. PBA shot 50 percent (32-64) as a team. They went 13-29 (45 percent) from the 3-point line. The "Fish" shot 85 percent (11-13) from the free throw line. They edged the Tars on the boards 35-33. PBA had 21 assists and 13 turnovers.
Rollins was led by Sam Philpott with 16 points- Joey Galvis was the only other Tar in double figures with 13- a trio of players (James Ferrell, Deion Clark, and Jeff Merton) pitched in with nine. Merton also had seven assists, seven rebounds, and three steals. Galvis added four steals of his own.
Rollins shot 46 percent (29-57) as a team. They shot 33 percent (9-27) from the 3-point line. The Tars shot 77 percent (23-30) from the free throw line. The Tars had 20 assists and turned the ball over just eight times in the defeat.
Mike Bedulskis would score a pair of baskets in the early going to account for the Tars first four minutes as the game would be tied at four at the 17:51 mark of the opening half. The game would go back and forth for the next couple minutes as PBA would lead 9-8 at the under 16 media timeout. The next four minutes would belong to the Tars as a Philpott dunk would spark a 10-4 run that would give them a 18-13 lead four minutes later. The Sailfish would battle back again and tie the game again at 18. Galvis would bury a pair of 3-pointer's to give the Tars a 24-20 edge at the 10:12 mark of the half. PBA would get to within one (28-27) at the 6:27 mark of the halftime before a 7-2 Rollins spurt stretched the lead to seven (35-29) with 3:44 in the half. The Tars would lead by as many as eight with just over a minute in the half but the Sailfish would get a four point play on a banked in 3-pointer after a bizarre sequence that saw the Tars receive a technical foul over a substitution. It would be 43-41 Rollins at the half.
The Sailfish would come out red hot in the opening stages of the second half. They would make 9 of the first 10 shots they took and turn a two point deficit into a 13 point advantage. The Sailfish would lead by 10 (62-52) after what would be the fifth 3-pointer of the second half at the 15:32 mark.
The lead would grow to as many as 13 but the Tars would fight back. Philpott would score six of the 10 points in a 10-0 Rollins run that would trim the deficit to three (67-64) at the 11:01 mark. The Sailfish would once again go on a spurt to gain a double digit advantage. This time it was 11 points (77-66) at the 6:58 mark. The Tars would then counter with a 15-2 run of their own to take a two point lead with 3:10 to go. The Tars lead would be short-lived as PBA would score the next six points and lead 85-81 at the 1:45 mark. Ferrell would nail a long three pointer to trim the deficit to one (85-84) and then a stop by the Tars defense would get them the ball back again. A Ferrell lay-up with 28 seconds remaining would give the Tars a brief 86-85 lead at the 28 second mark. Simpson;s last 3-pointer of the contest would prove to be the game winner with 16 seconds to go. The Tars would have one last chance to tie or win the game but they would not be able to get a shot off.
Rollins will be back in action Wednesday when they host the defending DII champions Mocs of Florida Southern. Tip time on Wednesday is set for 7:30. You can catch all the action on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park.
Other SSC Scores:
Tampa 86 Saint Leo 71
Eckerd 90 Barry 74
Florida Southern 84 Nova Southeastern 79
Lynn 87 Embry Riddle 84
SSC Standings:
Eckerd 8-0 (16-1)
Barry 5-2 (12-3)
Rollins 4-3 (11-6)
Florida Southern 4-3 (8-9)
Saint Leo 4-4 (11-7)
Florida Tech 3-3 (10-6)
Lynn 2-6 (8-7)
Nova Southeastern 1-5 (5-9)
Tampa 1-6 (5-11)
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