Jah Nze and Omar Figueroa combined for 49 points on Saturday but it was not enough as Rollins fell 87-79 to #16 Palm Beach Atlantic at Warden Arena inside the Alfond Sports Center. With the loss Rollins falls to 13-14 and 7-12 in the SSC. The only remaining game for the Tars is Wednesday at #1 Nova Southeastern. They will need to beat the Sharks and get some help to continue on with their season after Wednesday. Palm Beach Atlantic improves to 22-4 and 14-4 in the SSC. The Sailfish are currently second in the SSC.
Nze got off to a good start for the Tars as he scored five points early. After his triple at the 14:52 mark of the first half Rollins trailed 9-7. Then a quick 7-0 run by the Salfish stretched the lead to nine. After a 3-pointer by Cheo James Rollins was within four (21-17) at the 9:45 mark of the first half. A layup by Michale Kalina would get the Tars two points closer. After a Figueroa layup Rollins trailed 28-26 at the 5:32 mark of the first half. Preston LeGassick made a trey for PBA to stretch the lead to five, Rollins continued battling and tied the game at 39 on a Nze triple at the 1:01 mark of the first half. Two free throws by Marshall Klug would give Rollins a brief lead but a LeGassick jumper would knot the game at 41 as the two teams headed into their respective locker rooms. Rollins shot 50 percent in the first half, 42.9 percent (6-14) from the 3-point line, and 75 percent (3-4) from the free throw line in the first 20 minutes. PBA shot 53.1 percent from the field, 25 percent (4-16) from the 3-point line, and 50 percent (3-6) from the free throw line in the opening stanza.
The two teams traded triples to start the second half but then the Sailfish went on a 7-0 run capped by another LeGassick trey. The lead swelled to 16 (64-48) after a Christian Kirkland dunk at the 11:55 mark. The lead for PBA was 17 before a 6-0 Rollins run got them to within 11 (70-59) after a Mayson Quartlebaum jumper at the 4:40 mark. Down double digits at the 1:34 mark Rollins continued to fight. The Tars would get as close as four (81-77) after a Figueroa triple but it was not enough as the Sailfish picked up the season sweep.
Rollins was led by Nze with 25 points, Figueroa netted 24, and Quartlebaum tallied 10 in the loss. Rollins shot 45 percent from the field, 39.1 percent (9-23) from the 3-point line, and 80 percent (16-20) from the free throw line in the loss. Rollins won the rebounding battle 40-29. They had 13 assists and 18 turnovers in the contest.
PBA was paced by LeGassick with 26, Clay Payne added 16, and Jakob Hester notched 13. PBA shot 51.7 percent from the field, 36 percent (9-25) from the 3-point line, and 55.2 percent (16-29) from the free throw line in the win. They had 21 assists and nine turnovers in the contest.
Rollins will wrap up the season on Wednesday when they take on #1 Nova Southeastern on the road. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM.
Other SSC Scores Saturday:
Nova Southeastern 103 Saint Leo 70
Barry 85 Florida Tech 75
Embry-Riddle 88 Lynn 78
Tampa 85 Florida Southern 80
SSC Standings:
Nova Southeastern 17-1 (22-1)
Palm Beach Atlantic 14-4 (22-4)
Florida Southern 12-6 (20-8)
Barry 10-8 (15-11)
Tampa 9-9 (15-10)
Embry-Riddle 9-9 (12-13)
Eckerd 7-11 (13-12)
Lynn 7-11 (12-13)
Rollins 7-12 (13-14)
Florida Tech 6-13 (10-7)
Saint Leo 2-16 (7-19)
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