For the first time in the 2016-17 basketball season the Rollins Tars found a way to win a game when they did not have one of their better nights at the offensive end. Rather fittingly it would be a pair of defensive plays down the stretch that would get Rollins the 66-64 win over Warner. Joey Galvis got a conventional 3-point play that proved to be the game winner off of a deflection and run out. Then it would be one last stop that would seal the victory.
Rollins (6-3 1-2 SSC) was led by a career night from Sam Philpott. Philpott set a new career high with 25 points- the Noblesville, Indiana native also added 10 rebounds. The Tars also got double digit scoring from Galvis (18 points-) and 10 from Mike Bedulskis. The Tars shot 42 percent from the field and went 7-22 from the 3-point line. The Tars struggled at the free throw line, where they shot just 50 percent (7-14.) They won the rebounding battle 45-39. The Tars had 20 assists and 19 turnovers.
Warner (10-2) saw its five game winning streak snapped. The Royals were led by Adam Giger who scored 15 points on five 3-pointer's- Warren Hall was held to a season low 13 points (21.7 under his season average-) and Denzel Osson also added 13. Warner shot 37 percent on the game. They were 10-39 (26 percent) from the 3-point line- and 6-9 (67 percent) from the free throw line. The Royals had 17 assists and 18 turnovers.
The game got off to a sluggish start as neither team could find the basket. Philpott scored all six points to give Rollins a 6-0 lead four minutes in. The Tars would stretch the lead to 10 (18-8) before Warner went on a 7-1 run to cut the lead to four (19-15) with just under six minutes left in the half. The Tars would lead by eight (27-19) with 2:21 to go in the half, before the Royals would finish the half on a 11-0 run. A 3-pointer by Osson from 35 fee would give the Royals a 30-27 halftime lead.
Nick Macon would hit a 3-pointer to give the Royals a six point lead (33-27) before the Tars fought back to regain the lead (36-35) with 16:13 to go. Four lead changes and five ties would occur over the next five minutes. The Tars would take a 47-46 lead on a Merton tip in. The Tars would lead by eight at the 5:27 mark but Warner once again fought back. The Royals took a 64-62 lead with 2:17 to go. Those would be the last points the Royals would score. Galvis would make the play of the game with 1:06 to go and the Tars down one. Galvis would tip a pass and get a steal then take it to the other end to complete what proved to be the game winning 3-point play. The Tars would have a chance to "ice it but Eric Castaneda would miss the front end of a one and one. The Royals would call time out with 20 seconds to go and would get the ball in the hands of the NAIA's leading scorer. The Tars would come out of the time in the 1-3-1 defense and Hall would end up taking a highly contested 3-pointer that ended up being a air ball. Castaneda would then have the presence of mind to grab the ball off the rebound and throw it towards the other end of the court to preserve the Tars sixth win of the season.
Rollins will be back in action Thursday when they welcome Puerto Rico Rio Piedras. Tip time is set for 1 PM. You can catch the action on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 FM WPRK.
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