The Rollins Tars got a game hight 26 points from Kyle Marion off the bench- and- escaped Melbourne with a 96-94 win over Florida Tech that guarantees the Tars a spot in next weeks Sunshine State Conference Tournament.
Rollins (14-13 8-11 SSC) got seven 3-pointer's from Marion for his game high 26 points- Jakobi Bonner added 20- Connor Mckim scored 16- and- Dayton Gumm netted 14. Rollins shot 41 percent from the field- 42 percent (14-33) from the 3-point line- and- 86 percent (18-21) from the free throw line. The Tars had 17 assists- and- 11 turnovers in the contest.
The Panthers (11-17 5-15 SSC) got 27 points from Sesan Russell- Derek Murphy scored 22 and grabbed a team high 15 rebounds- Nieja Jordan netted 16- and- Trey Shaneville contributed 11. The Panthers shot 42 percent from the field- 27 percent (9-34) from the 3-point line- and- 68 percent (17-25) from the free throw line. The Panthers won the rebounding battle 48-39. They had 14 assists- and- 15 turnovers as a team.
It was a slow start offensively for both teams as a Mckim 3-pointer at the 15:54 mark put Rollins up 5-2. After a Bonner free throw with 12:45 in the half the Tars led 14-4. Halfway thru the half the lead was 21-11. The lead grew to 14 but the Panthers would get to within two (30-28) after a Schaneville 3-pointer with 4:20 in the first half. After a Gumm jumper at the first half horn Rollins took a 39-35 advantage into the locker room.
The two teams would go back and forth in the early stages of the second half. With a Mckim layup with under eight minutes to go in regulation the game was tied at 58. FIT took a nine point lead (71-62) after a Russell 3-pointer with 4:22 in regulation. Rollins would get to within one in the last minute of regulation. After a Gumm steal Marion would split a pair of free throws with 43 ticks on the clock. Russell would split a pair of free throws for the Panthers with 18 seconds in regulation. After a missed layup by Mckim with five seconds left Recio committed a Rollins foul. With Rollins down two (74-72) a Bonner jumper at the buzzer sent the game into overtime.
Marion put the Tars on top with a 3-pointer to start the overtime but the next five went the Panthers way. Marion hit another 3-pointer with 2:08 in the extra session and Rollins led 80-79. After FIT split a pair of free throws another Marion triple put the Tars up 83-80. Murphy and Marion would trade baskets and Rollins was up three with less than a minute in overtime. Schaneville tied it with a 3-pointer with 14 seconds in overtime one- this time at 85. Marion hit a 3-pointer with four seconds left but then fouled Russell shooting a 3-pointer with one tick on the clock. Russell made all three free throws and we headed to a second overtime.
Russell made two free throws to put the Panthers up two before Gumm knotted the game at 90 with 3:04 to go in the second overtime. Mckim gave the Tars a 92-90 lead but the Panthers tied the game at 92 with 1:10 to go in the second overtime after a layup. After a turnover by the Panthers Gumm dunked the ball to put the Tars back on top. After a missed 3-pointer- an offensive rebound- and- a turnover by the Panthers the Tars walked out of the Clemente Center with a much needed win.
Rollins will close the regular season Saturday when they play Eckerd in Saint Pete. Tip time is set for 4 PM.
Other SSC Scores Wednesday:
Lynn 76 Palm Beach Atlantic 73
Eckerd 88 Saint Leo 80
Nova Southeastern 91 Barry 87
Florida Southern 56 Tampa 51
SSC Standings:
Florida Southern 17-2 (25-2)
Nova Southeastern 15-4 (21-4)
Palm Beach Atlantic 13-6 (20-7)
Barry 12-7 (18-8)
Embry-Riddle 10-9 (18-9)
Saint Leo 9-10 (15-12)
Rollins 8-11 (14-13)
Lynn 7-12 (11-14)
Florida Tech 5-14 (11-16)
Eckerd 5-14 (9-18)
Tampa 4-15 (7-20)
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