Four Rollins College Tars scored in double figures on Saturday. Omar Figueroa and Jah Nze scored 18 each while Jackson Gaffney netted 11 and Ryan Renfro chipped in 10 in a 76-74 loss to Fort Valley State at the HPE. Danny Delgado paced the Wildcats with 27 points including the game winning 3-pointer with three seconds to go, Aidan Lambert added 17, and Meka Nhaji netted 10 for Fort Valley. FVSU is 1-0 on the year while the Tars fall to 0-1.
Both teams got off to a slow start on the offensive end as it would be 20-12 Wildcats after Matus Malovec knocked down a free throw for the Tars at the 9:31 mark of the opening half. A pair of Figuroa free throws with eight minutes until halftime pulled the Tars within three (20-17.) The run would continue as Rollins took a 23-20 lead after an Nze layup at the 6:23 mark of the opening stanza. The teams went back and forth for the remainder of the half as the Tars rode Nze's triple right before halftime to a 40-37 lead at halftime.
Rollins shot 36.7 percent from the field, 26.7 percent (4-15) from the 3-point line, and 66.7 percent (14-21) at the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes. FVSU shot 36.4 percent from the field, 33.3 percent (6-18) from the 3-point line, and 87.5 percent (7-8) from the free throw line in the first 20 minutes.
Rollins would open up a seven point lead in the first seven minutes of the second half before a Delgado triple cut that lead to four (62-58.) The two teams traded runs for the next several minutes as the game was knotted at 68 with 6:08 remaining on the clock. Both teams continued to play stifling defense as the Wildcats went up 71-68 but that lead was short-lived. The next four points would give the Tars the lead back as Nze hit a pair of free throws and Renfro with the lay in would make it 72-71 after a Lalovec offensive rebound at the 2:44 mark. Two Delgado free throws 19 seconds later gave the Wildcats the lead back. Both teams would go cold on offence as Rollins would score the next basket that gave them the lead (74-73) on a Figueroa jumper with 37 seconds to go. After a missed free throw by Rollins Delgado would hit the game winner assisted b y Nnaji.
Rollins shot 39.3 percent from the field and 22.2 percent (6-27) from the 3-point line in the loss. They shot 66.7 percent from the free throw line (20-30) in a game that featured 11 ties and 11 lead changes. Rollins had 11 assists and 12 turnovers in the contest. They also won the rebounding battle 46-30. For Fort Valley State they shot 42.9 percent from the field and 33.3 percent (9-27) from the 3-point line. They shot at a 76.5 percent clip (13-17) from the free throw line. The Wildcats had six assists and nine turnovers in the game.
Rollins will be back in action tomorrow when they take on Union in Winter Park. Tip time is slated for 5 PM.
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