WINTER PARK, Fla. (December 29, 2010) - Nick
Wolf
poured in a game-high 28 points and gathered 11 rebounds to lead
Rollins in an 81-68 win over Washington Adventist in the semifinals
of the 36th annual Winter Park Rotary Tangerine
Tournament, Wednesday.
The Tars (9-2) advance to play Winston-Salem State in the
tournament championship on Thursday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. The Rams
beat Flagler 84-76 in overtime in Wednesday's first semifinal.
Wolf was spectacular against WAU, shooting 9-of-14 from the
floor, including a 3-pointer, and 9-of-9 from the stripe, while
also tallying two assists and three steals. The game was the
senior's fourth straight with 20 or more points and second straight
double-double.
Matt
Robertson chipped in 12 points and eight rebounds while Myk
Brown netted 10.
Khalid Martin led Washington Adventist (2-9) with 22 points and
seven rebounds. Eric Peguero added 16 points and seven boards with
Braden Washington chipping in nine off the bench.
The Tars enjoyed an above average shooting night, hitting 57
percent (28-49) from the field and 77 percent (20-26) from the
charity stripe. The Shock hit just 39 percent (24-61) from the
floor and 26 percent (6-23) from 3-point range.
Despite arriving to Florida late due to the blizzard in the
Northeast, WAU established the early tempo and rolled up an 11-5
lead over the first five minutes. Rollins shot just 2-of-7 to open
the game while the Shock were 5-of-8.
A Wolf stick-back at the 14:02 mark ignited a 15-0 Tars run that
put them in control, 22-11 with 8:37 to play in the half. Jamie
Newton later connected on a triple for WAU to get them to within
eight, 24-16, but Rollins held down the stretch and took a 37-24
lead into the half.
The Shock came out of intermission strong and closed the gap to
seven, 40-33 with 15:40 to play but another Rollins run, this time
a 14-5 spurt, gave the Tars a 54-38 advantage with 10 minutes
left.
Rollins advances to the Tangerine Tournament championship game
for the 13th straight season and will be seeking its
15th title. The Tars and Winston-Salem State also met up
in the final game of the 26th edition of the tournament
in 2000 with Rollins winning 58-55.
Fans can catch all the action live on the Tars Sports Network at
RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 FM, WPRK.
