Tampa Downs #5 Rollins in SSC Opener
Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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Rollins 4-2, 0-1 SSC | 26 | 45 | 71 |
Tampa 6-1, 1-0 SSC | 28 | 52 | 80 |
TAMPA, Fla. - The University of Tampa men's basketball team defeated fifth-ranked Rollins 80-71 to open Sunshine State Conference play. The Spartans improve to 6-1 on the season as they sent the Tars to a 4-2 overall mark.
Tampa, who regained the lead at the 3:29 mark of the first half following four lead changes, took a 28-26 halftime lead into the break, outscored Rollins 14-3 to start the second half and stretched its lead to 20 points with 11:29 remaining.
A total of five Spartans recorded double figures in points, led by Chris King with 21. Chris Evans chipped in 19 points as Matt Pezzullo had 16 off the bench and Jeremy Black and Johnathan Ball registered 12 and 10 apiece. King, Evans and Black all recorded double-doubles as each had 10 rebounds apiece. Evans also led the team with three blocked shots.
Team Stats
Rollins
Game Statistics | Rollins | Tampa |
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Field Goals | (26-60) | (25-53) |
Field Goal % | 43.3% | 47.2% |
Rebounds | 31 | 41 |
Assists | 12 | 16 |
Turnovers | 16 | 19 |
Pts off Turnovers | 24 | 20 |
2nd Chance Pts | 5 | 16 |
Pts in the Paint | 30 | 22 |
Fastbreak Pts | 2 | 10 |
Bench Pts | 22 | 18 |