The Rollins College Tars look to continue a midseason surge on Wednesday in Saint Pete as they take on the Eckerd College Tritons at the McArthur Center. Tip time is scheduled for 7:30 PM. You can catch all the action on 91.5 FM WPRK Winter Park and on the Sunshine State Conference Digital Network at SunshineStateConference.TV
The Tars (9-5 3-3 SSC) have won three straight SSC contests after dropping three in a row to start conference play. Overall they have won four of five. Last time out Rollins got 31 points from Jah Nze and forced 23 turnovers in a 79-69 win at Barry. Rollins scores an SSC 7th best 85.5 points per game while they allow an SSC second best 71.9 points per contest. The Tars shoot 47.2 percent from the field (third SSC,) 36.7 percent from the 3-point line (fourth SSC,) and 74 percent from the free throw line (third SSC.) They are seventh in turnover margin (-0.86) and fifth in assist to turnover ratio (1.35.) They are also fifth in assist per game (17.9.) At the defensive end they are fifth in opponent field goal percentage (42.6 percent,) sixth in opponent 3-point percentage (32.6 percent) and lead the league in rebounding margin at +13.4 (42.7-29.4) rebounds per night. They block an SSC eighth best 2.9 shots per game and get an SSC sixth best 7.57 steals per game. Nze paces the Tars and is fifth in the SSC netting 19 points per game while Omar Figueroa scores 15.8 points per night. Matus Malovec leads the team in rebounding at 5.6 per night. Figuroa is eighth in the conference in field goal percentage (50 percent) and leads the league in 3-point shooting (47.1 percent) as well as being fourth in triples made per game (2.9,) leading the team in assists (2.9,) and assist to turnover ratio (1.7.) Nze leads the team in steals (2 per game, fourth in SSC) and Ryan Renfro blocks a team leading 0.8 shots per night. Marshall Klug leads the team shooting at an 88.4 percent clip at the free throw line while Nze and Figueroa are ninth and 10th respectively in the conference in minutes played.
The Tritons (7-6 1-5 SSC) have lost two straight. Last time out they were a 99-73 loser to Embry-Riddle. Miguel Llompart led the Tritons with 16 points while Tim Taiwo and Caden Walton each tallied 13. Eckerd scores 83.9 points per game (8th SSC) while they give up 78.2 points per night (fifth SSC.) They shoot an SSC fifth best 46.2 percent from the field and are fourth in the SSC at opponent field goal percentage (42.4 percent.) They shoot 37 percent from the 3-point line (third SSC) and are 8th in opponent field goal percentage (35.3 percent.) They shoot at a 68.7 percent clip from the free throw line (8th SSC) and are third in rebounding margin at +9.9 (43.9-34) rebounds per night. The Tritons are 10th in turnover margin at +2.15 and ninth in assist to turnover ratio (1.18.) EC blocks 3.46 shots per game (7th SSC,) dishes out 16.3 assists per game (9th SSC) and gets 6.15 steals per game (10th SSC.) Wyat Triestman and Llompart lead the team putting up 15.3 points per game while Koa Baker grabs a team leading 5.9 rebounds per contest. Triestman leads the team shooting 43.2 percent from the field and Triestman is 8th in the conference shooting 42.7 percent from the 3-point line. Baker makes 2.9 triples per contest while Baker shoots an SSC 7th best 85.5 percent from the free throw line. Carlos Cortijo and Baker lead the team in assists at 2.8 per game while Llompart swats a team leading 0.5 shots per contest. Llompart is also 6th the league in minutes played at 31 per night.
The line presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com: Rollins by 3.5
Other SSC Lines (Also presented by JuanBernalSportsBooks.com:)
Saint Leo +7.5 @ Tampa
Palm Beach Atlantic +3 @ Embry-Riddle
Florida Tech +6.5 @ Lynn
Barry +10 @ Florida Southern
SSC Standings:
Nova Southeastern 5-1 (10-1)
Palm Beach Atlantic 4-1 (12-1)
Embry-Riddle 4-1 (7-5)
Lynn 4-2 (9-4)
Florida Southern 3-2 (11-4)
Rollins 3-3 (9-5)
Tampa 2-3 (8-4)
Florida Tech 2-4 (6-8)
Barry 1-4 (6-7)
Saint Leo 1-4 (6-7)
Eckerd 1-5 (7-6)
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