The Rollins Tars have won five straight, as Saturday they came from 17 points down to knock off Saint Leo 82-74 on senior day. With the win the Tars are now 18-10 and 12-6 in the SSC. They will be the #3 seed in the upcoming SSC Tournament. Saint Leo sees its season come to an end at 12-16 and 6-12 in the SSC.
Sam Philpott led four Tars in double figures with 18 points- Jeff Merton scored 16- Eric Castaneda provided 14 off the bench- while Joey Galvis was outstanding in his final regular season home game. Galvis had 10 points- five assists- five rebounds- and- added four steals to his SSC leading total.
The Tars shot 41 percent as a team- 39 percent (7-18) from the 3-point line- and went 21-30 (70 percent) from the free throw line. Rollins won the rebounding battle 39-34. They had 15 assists and 12 turnovers.
Marcus Dewberry poured in a game high 37 points to lead the Lions. Justin Satchell was the only other Saint Leo player in double figures with 21- Satchell also added six rebounds. Tyreece Brice scored eight points and dished out a team high nine assists. The Lions shot 47 percent from the floor- 39 percent (13-33) from the 3-point line and were a perfect seven of seven from the free throw line. They had 16 assists and 19 turnovers.
Neither team got off to a good start offensively but the Tars would get back to back 3-pointer's from Merton and Galvis to lead by nine (12-3) after the first media timeout. The lions would fight back and take a four point lead (21-17) after a pair of Satchell 3-pointer's. The Lions would extend the lead to 13 (45-32) at the intermission.
The Lions would lead by 17 with 18:36 to go when the Tars began their comeback. After Connor Mckim hit a 3-pointer to get Rollins within one- it was fitting that it would be senior Jack Fleming who gave the Tars the lead (64-62)they would not relinquish on senior day. They would never look back and secure the victory.
Other SSC Scores Saturday:
Palm Beach Atlantic 80 Florida Tech 76
Eckerd 98 Florida Southern 82
Tampa 87 Lynn 64
Barry 113 Embry-Riddle 102
SSC Standings:
Barry 13-5 (21-5)
Eckerd 13-5 (20-7)
Rollins 12-6 (18-10)
Tampa 10-8 (17-11)
Palm Beach Atlantic 10-8 (14-12)
Lynn 8-10 (13-13)
Florida Southern 8-10 (11-17)
Florida Tech 7-11 (15-13)
Saint Leo 6-12 (12-16)
Nova Southeastern 3-15 (6-20)
Embry-Riddle 16-10
SSC Tournament First Round Wednesday March 1st:
#8 Florida Tech @#1 Barry
#5 Tampa@#4 Palm Beach Atlantic
#7 Florida Southern @#2 Eckerd
#6 Lynn @#3 Rollins
South Regional Rankings (Top Eight Qualify For 2017 NCAA Tournament:)
1. Valdosta State
2. Alabama-Huntsville
3. Delta State
4. Barry
5. Eckerd
6. West Florida
7. Shorter
8. Christan Brothers
9. Morehouse
10. Rollins
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