This is not the position that the Rollins College Tars wanted to be in heading into the last week of the regular season. "It is very disappointing to be in this spot and have to work this hard just to make the conference tournament. Ultimately we just didn't get enough stops in the second half to give ourselves a chance to win this game," Rollins assistant coach Kyle Frakes explained after a 95-84 loss to Barry at Warden Arena on Wednesday night. With the loss Rollins falls to 13-13 and 7-11 in the SSC. Rollins is currently tied for 8th in the SSC with Eckerd (top eight teams in the SSC qualify for the tournament.) Barry improves to 14-11 and 9-8 in the SSC with the win.
Barry jumped out to a 12-6 lead before Omar Figueroa knocked down a triple to get the Tars within three (12-9) at the 14:04 mark of the first half. Rollins would tie the game at 14 on a Matus Malovec free throw with 12:13 until halftime. Barry would then run off the next five points. Rollins once again would battle back and knot the game at 30 on a Jah Nze layup with 5;18 in the first half. A Figueroa layup, a trey by Figueroa and a Nze layup would give Rollins a 37-34 lead with 3:36 in the opening frame. The two teams would trade the lead late in the half until Rollins would open up a five point (49-44) halftime lead after another Figueroa 3-ball late in the half. Rollins was led by Figueroa and Nze who each had 18 points in the first 20 minutes. The Tars shot 57.6 percent from the field, 38.4 percent (5-13) from the 3-point line, and 60 percent (6-10) at the free throw line in the opening half. Barry shot shot 59.2 percent from the field, 42.9 percent (6-14) from the 3-point line, and 66.7 percent (6-9) from the free throw line in the first stanza.
The Bucs came out and scored the first seven points of the second half to regain the lead before Rollins tied it at 51 on a Nze layup at the 17:58 mark. Deon Perry hit a jumper and Ryan Van Eck a triple to give Barry a five point lead that they never gave back the rest of the way. Every time Rollins made a run in the second half Barry would have an answer.
Nze paced the Tars with 27 points, Figueroa added 20, while Marshall Klug and Ricky Ghedini each tallied nine. Rollins shot 50.7 percent from the field, 26.9 percent (7-26) from the 3-point line, and 56.3 percent (9-16) at the free throw line. Each team had 29 rebounds, Rollins had 12 assists and 10 turnovers in the contest.
Barry was paced by Malik Stanley with 23, Marko Sarenac had 17 to go along with 11 rebounds, Van Eck added 15, Perry scored all 15 of his points in the second half, and Terrance Warren scored 14. The Bucs shot 59.6 percent from the field, 45.5 percent (10-22) from the 3-point line, and 80.6 percent (29-36) from the free throw line. The Bucs had 19 assists and 12 turnovers in the contest.
Rollins will be back in action Saturday for senior day when they take on the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish. Tip time is slated fore 4 PM.
Other SSC Scores Wednesday:
Florida Southern 86 Florida Tech 79
Tampa 76 Lynn 65
Eckerd 87 Saint Leo 67
Nova Southeastern 98 Embry-Riddle 92
SSC Standings:
Nova Southeastern 16-1 (21-1)
Palm Beach Atlantic 13-4 (21-4)
Florida Southern 12-5 (20-7)
Barry 9-8 ((14-11)
Embry-Riddle 8-9 (11-13)
Tampa 8-9 (14-10)
Lynn 7-10 (12-12)
Eckerd 7-11 (13-12)
Rollins 7-11 (13-13)
Florida Tech 6-12 (10-16)
Saint Leo 2-15 (7-18)
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