WINTER PARK, Fla. (November 15, 2007) ' The
Rollins men's basketball team won a tight contest against the
Southeastern University Fire 75-72 on Thursday evening at Warden
Arena.
Rollins was led by senior point guard Jonny Reibel who notched
24 points, six assists and four steals, going 12-15 from the
charity stripe. Freshmen Jeremy Sharpe and Nick Wolf each had big
night with Sharpe tallying 17 points and sinking 8-14 shots from
the field. Wolf had an excellent debut with a double-double of 14
points and 11 boards.
After winning the opening tip-off, the Tars looked solid,
building a four point lead (12-8) over the Fire with 14:34
remaining the half. The momentum quickly shifted as Fire guard
Nathan Marshall put Southeastern up by two by draining a three
(12-14). With 50 seconds left on the clock in the first half,
Reibel made 1-2 free throws to give the Tars another four point
lead (39-35). As the seconds ticked off the clock, Marshall made a
lay-up to cut the Tars' lead to two at the half (39-37).
The Fire came out of the locker room wasting no time as senior
guard Anthony Turner tied the score 39-39 with a lay-up. The Tars
would not see the lead or even a tie score until Reibel ran down
the floor and was fouled after he made a crucial lay-up (55-55).
Southeastern once again took the Tars' thunder as they led by as
many as five points until two free throws by Reibel, a jumper by
Sharpe and a lay-up by Wolf gave Rollins back the lead (63-62).
With 10 seconds left on the clock, Rollins put together a five
point lead. The Fire attempted to close the gap with a three
pointer by forward Jordan McKenna (74-72). As time expired,
Southeastern fouled Reibel as he made 1-2 free throws (75-72).
The Tars (1-0) will be back in action tomorrow, November 16 when
they host the Puerto Rico Bayamon Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. Fans can
watch and listen to all the action live on the Tars Sports Network
at www.RollinsSports.tv.
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Video Highlights by Josh
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www.simplethoughtproductions.com
Live Streaming Video of Select
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