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99
Winner Rollins RCM 10-3, 3-0
79
Florida Tech FTM 7-6, 0-3
Winner
Rollins RCM
10-3, 3-0
99
Final
79
Florida Tech FTM
7-6, 0-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rollins RCM 46 53 99
Florida Tech FTM 31 48 79

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Hogan Nets 25 to Lead Rollins in Rout of Florida Tech

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MELBOURNE, Fla. (January 7, 2009) – Kevin Hogan hit six 3-pointers and led all scorers with 25 points as Rollins routed Florida Tech 99-79 in Sunshine State Conference action Wednesday.

The Tars improve to 10-3 on the season and stay perfect in the conference at 3-0. Florida Tech falls to 7-6, 0-3 SSC.

Hogan shot 8-for-11 from the floor (6-for-9, 3-point) and was 3-for-3 from the line for a season's best 25 points, just three off his career high. Nick Wolf added 20 points and five rebounds while Julian Wilkison notched a career high 13 points off the bench. Jeremy Sharpe gave the Tars four players in double-figures with 11.

Derek Hellemann led the Panthers with 22 points behind a 10-for-12 performance from the free throw line, while Simon Cummings netted 15.

Rollins took a 46-31 advantage at the half and opened the second stanza on a 15-0 run to take a 30 point lead with 15 minutes left in the game. From there, the Tars cruised to the victory.

The Tars shot a solid 57 percent (33-for-58) from the field and 88 percent (22-for-25) from the charity stripe. The Panthers mustered just 40 percent (26-for-66) from the floor on the night. Rollins won the battle on the boards for the second straight game, 34-33.

Florida Tech pushed the issue from the opening tip, running out to a 10-2 lead just two minutes into the game. Craig Reichel scored a lay-in to spark a 19-7 Tars spurt that put the visitors up six with nine minutes left in the period. Ryan Ballard hit a three to cool the Tars run, but Wolf answered with an old-fashioned three point play the Tars next trip to keep Rollins rolling.

Hogan hit from long range with just under two minutes in the half to put Rollins up 42-29 and ended the half with a steal and later assisted on a Wilkison back-door layup with 13 ticks left to give Rollins the 46-31 halftime lead.

Tech came out in the second half with a new starting five and the Tars took advantage, outscoring their hosts 25-11 over the first 10 minutes. Rollins then went into prevent and held on down the stretch to record their fifth straight win.

Rollins will host Sunshine State Conference foe Tampa on Saturday, January 10 at 4 p.m. in Warden Arena. The Spartans were a thorn in the Tars side last season, beating Rollins in each of their three meetings. UT was a 62-61 winner over Eckerd on Wednesday in St. Petersburg and are 7-4, 1-1 SSC on the season.

Fans can catch all the action live on the Citizens Bank of Florida Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 FM, WPRK.

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