No. 16 Saint Leo Salvages Regular Season Split With Tampa

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ST. LEO, Fla. - The University of Tampa (16-10, 3-10 SSC) men's basketball team fell by a 62-49 score to No. 16 Saint Leo University (19-5, 11-3) on Wednesday evening at The Bowman Center.

After falling to Tampa in the season's initial meeting, Saint Leo controlled the final regular season matchup. The Lions led by as many as 26 points and carried a 41-23 advantage to the break. With the game out of reach, the Spartans did manage to finish on a 10-0 run over the final 5:02.

Stefon Barfield led Tampa with 15 points as Anthony Griffis was the other Spartan in double figures with 11. Barfield and Austin Rettig each pulled down eight rebounds.

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