Connor McKim scored 27 points- dished out eight assists- and- grabbed seven rebounds to spark the Rollins Tars to a 92-80 victory at the D'Hoernle Center in Boca Raton Saturday. With the win Rollins improves to 15-10 and 9-6 in the SSC. With the loss Lynn drops to 11-11 and 6-8 in the SSC.
Rollins had four players in double figures in this one. McKim had 27- Jeff Merton netted 18 and grabbed nine rebounds- while Sam Philpott and Eric Castaneda scored 11 points each. The Tars shot 48 percent from the field- and- also 48 percent (14-29) from the 3-point line (14-29.) The Tars shot 67 percent (22-33) from the free throw line. They had 21 assists and nine turnovers as a team.
The Fighting Knights were led by 13 points each from Jamal Palmer and Juwan Frazier- while Marquan Botley and Terrell Rogers added 12 points apiece. The Fighting Knights shot 41 percent from the field- 33 percent (10-30) from the 3-point line- and- 62 percent (16-26) from the free throw line. The Fighting Knights won the rebounding battle 42-35. They had had 18 assists and 12 turnovers.
The game got off to a fast start offensively for both teams and after McKim hit his second 3-pointer of the game the Tars led by four (14-10) at the 16:05 mark of the first half. Rollins would stretch the lead to 12 (26-14) after a Philpott free throw with 9:33 in the half. Lynn would score the next five points to get to within seven (26-19) after a Kevin O'Brien basket with just under eight to go in the half. The Tars would go up by 14 (37-23) after a Eric Castaneda 3-pointer and a Galvis hoop at the 5:51 mark. The Fighting Knights would score the next seven to get to within seven (37-30) before Jakobi Bonner would score the next four points for Rollins. The Tars would take a 10 point lead (43-33) at halftime.
The Tars would come out in the second half with as much energy as the first. Galvis would drill a 3-pointer with just under 17 minutes to go and Rollins would lead by 14 (50-36.) McKim would pick up where he left off in the opening half and hit his fourth 3-pointer of the game to put the Tars up 17 on the next possession. The lead would grow to 18 before the Fighting Knights would go on a run of their own. The Fighting Knights would be within eight (62-54) after a Frazier basket at the 11:33 mark. Lynn would again cut it to seven before Castaneda would hit his second 3-pointer of the day to make it 67-57 Rollins at the 9:54 mark. Lynn would get to within six (67-61) at the 9:12 mark but that is as close as they would get. The Tars would lead by as many as 14 (84-70) after a Nils Lehmann bucket with 3:10 to go. The Fighting Knights would cut the lead to single digits but ultimately the Tars would prevail for a crucial road win.
Rollins will be back in action Wednesday when league leading Barry comes to Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. You can catch all the action on the Geico Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 FM WPRK.
Other SSC Scores Saturday:
Eckerd 72 Nova Southeastern 52
Tampa 86 Barry 76
Saint Leo 97 Florida Tech 76
Florida Southern 110 Embry-Riddle 100
SSC Standings:
Barry 12-4 (19-4)
Eckerd 11-4 (18-6)
Rollins 9-6 (15-10)
Tampa 8-6 (15-9)
Florida Southern 8-6 (11-13)
*Palm Beach Atlantic 7-8 (11-11)
Lynn 6-8 (11-11)
Saint Leo 6-8 (12-12)
Florida Tech 5-10 (12-10)
Nova Southeastern 2-4 (5-18)
*Embry-Riddle 0-0 (14-8)
* indicates provisional SSC member
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