MELBOURNE, Fla. (January 24, 2007) ' The
Rollins men's basketball team shot 60 percent in the second half
and 58 percent for the game as the Tars stayed atop the Sunshine
State Conference standings with an 87-74 win over Florida Tech on
Wednesday.
Rollins entered the day in a three-way tie for the SSC lead with
Barry and Lynn, who matched up against each other on Wednesday in
Boca Raton. Barry scored a six point win to set up a Rollins
versus. Barry match-up on Saturday, January 27 in Winter Park for
the out-right lead of the conference. Tip-off is scheduled for 4
p.m. in the Alfond Sports Center.
John Thinnes tied his season best with 21 points to lead five
Tars (15-3, 6-1 SSC) in double figures. The senior guard was hot
from long range, connecting on 5-7 from beyond the arc and 8-11
overall from the field. Isaac Codrey netted 18 points with Jonny
Reibel adding 17 go to along with a game high eight assists and
game high eight rebounds. Kevin Hogan notched 11 points and Craig
Reichel added 10.
Guard EJ Murray led Florida Tech (5-15, 1-7 SSC) and all scorers
with 24 points. Arthur Richardson put up 11 points and Justin
Sedlak added 10.
The Tars won the battled on the boards, 30-21 and shot 58
percent while holding the Panthers to 45 percent from the
field.
Neither team could gain an edge from the tip as the game was
tied for the sixth time at 27-27 with 5:39 left in the first half.
Codrey converted an old fashioned three-point play on the Tars'
next possession to spark a 14-2 run over the next three minutes to
put the visitors up 41-29 at the two minute park. Codrey scored
eight points during the span with Thinnes and Hogan each connecting
from long range. After some more back and forth play, Rollins took
a comfortable 49-37 lead into the break.
The Panthers began the second half on a 12-2 run and quickly
took a 49-48 lead just three minutes into the frame. Reibel got the
Tars back on track with a trey and after Tech stormed back into the
lead, Thinness hit on three straight from long range that put
Rollins back in control for good.
Rollins will host Barry in a battle for SSC supremacy on
Saturday, January 27 at 4 p.m. in the Alfond Sports Center. Both
Tars men's and women's match-ups against Barry can be heard live on
91.5 WPRK Winter Park and worldwide on the Tars Sports Network at
RollinsSports.com.
