The Rollins College Tars went toe to toe with the #18 team in the country at Streamline Sail Arena inside the George Jenkins FieldHouse. In a game that featured seven ties and nine lead changes the Mocs prevailed 93-88. With their seventh straight win Southern improves to 8-1 and 2-0 in the SSC Rollins fell to 4-4 and 0-3 in the SSC after the narrow loss.
The teams went back and forth early. Jah Nze converted a layup and Ryan Renfo made a basket to give the visitors a 13-8 lead at the 14:53 mark of the opening half. Marshall Klug and Matus Malovec connected from long range to give the Tars a nine point lead (21-12) with 11:39 in the opening half. After another Nze triple the Tars were up by 12 (24-12.) The next eight points were secured by the Mocs as Amare Miller cut the lead to four (24-20) at the 10:10 mark until halftime. The Mocs battled back and knotted the game at 33 on two Miller free throws with 4:16 in the half. After a few ties Rollins retook the lead 43-41 at the half after a Renfro layup. Rollins shot 45.2 percent in the first half, 43.8 percent (7-16) from the 3-point line, and 80 percent (8-10) at the free throw line in the opening stanza. The Mocs shot 51.7 percent from the field, 37.5 percent (6-16) from the 3-point line, and 71.4 percent (5-7) from the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes.
A pair of triples by Ameer Ramdan to open the second half gave the Mocs a four point lead but Jackson Gaffney answered with a three of his own to make it a one point game (47-46 FSC) at the 18:10 mark. Once again the Tars would retake the lead (54-52) as Mayson Quartlebaum made a layup with 14:32 to go. After a trey by Ricky Ghedini Rollins led by five (59-54) with 11:40 on the clock. The Mocs would score the next five point to knot the game at 59. Rollins would again open up a seven point lead after an 8-1 run on a Nze layup with 8:22 to go made it 67-60. A 15-1 burst by the Mocs would give them a seven point lead 75-68. FSC would extend that lead to 11 (80-69.) Down 10 with 1:33 to go Rollins made a late push. Ultimately it would not be enough as Rollins fell 93-88.
Nze led the Tars with 24 points, six rebounds, four assists, and three steals. Figueroa added 16 and Klug tallied 12, Rollins shot 47.5 percent from the field, 44 percent (11-25) from the 3-point line, and 79.2 percent (19-24) from the feee throw line. Rollins won the rebounding battle 33-32. They had 13 assists and 11 turnovers in the contest.
The Mocs balanced attack had six players score in double figures. Miller paced FSC with 24, Ramadan and Brady Corso each had 15, Elijah Walsh and Khalil Ross each had 12, while Charlie Dalton scored 12. The Mocs shot 53.4 percent from the field, 41.4 percent (12-29) from the 3-point line, and 73.1 percent (19-26) from the free throw line. They had 21 assists and 12 turnovers in this one.
Rollins will be back in action Saturday when they host Tampa. Tip time is set for 4:30 PM.
Other SSC Scores:
Nova Southeastern 96 Embry-Riddle 81
Palm Beach Atlantic 85 Barry 76
Saint Leo 71 Florida Tech 67
Lynn 86 Eckerd 67
SSC Standings:
Nova Southeastern 3-0 (6-0)
Palm Beach Atlantic 3-0 (8-0)
Florida Southern 2-0 (8-1)
Lynn 2-1 (5-2)
Embry-Riddle 1-1 (3-4)
Eckerd 1-2 (4-3)
Barry 1-2 (4-4)
Saint Leo 1-2 (4-4)
Florida Tech 1-2 (4-5)
Tampa 0-2 (4-3)
Rollins 0-3 (4-4)
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