Rollins
95 -
87
Paine
| Stat
Comparison |
| CATEGORY |
ROLLINS |
PAINE |
| Points |
95 |
87 |
| Assists |
18 |
14 |
| TO's |
25 |
16 |
| FG-FGA |
25-53 |
30-76 |
| FG% |
%47.2 |
%39.5 |
| 3PTFG-3PTFGA |
8-24 |
10-36 |
| FT-FTA |
37-42 |
17-25 |
| RebTot |
41 |
42 |
| RebOff |
12 |
21 |
| RebDef |
29 |
21 |
| Fouls |
24 |
27 |
| Blocks |
4 |
2 |
| Individual Leaders |
| CATEGORY |
ROLLINS |
PAINE |
| Points |
Almulla - 24 |
Dillingham - 21 |
| Rebounds |
2 tied with 7 |
2 tied with 6 |
| Assists |
Ferrell - 6 |
Petty - 6 |
MELBOURNE, Fla. (November 13, 2015) - Behind a
career high 24 points by junior Sharif
Almulla, the Tars outlasted the Paine Lions, 95-87, in game one
of the SSC/SIAC South Region Crossover hosted by Florida Tech.
The Tars start 1-0 for the second straight season while Paine
falls to 0-1.
Almulla led all scorers on Friday afternoon, pouring in a career
best behind 7-14 shooting. He previous career high of 23 came
against rival Florida Southern on Jan. 28 of last season. Alex
Blessig also had a strong outing in the opener, chipping in 18
points, four rebounds and four assists. Jeff
Merton and James
Ferrell each finished with 14 points with Ferrell registering a
game high, six assists.
For the Lions, Denzel Dillingham led the way with 21 points on
7-21 shooting while Kaderious Compton and Yusef Riley each added
11. Patrick Petty finished with 10 points, five rebounds and five
assists.
As a team, Rollins shot a blistering 47.2 percent from the field
and went 37-42 from the line (%88.1) while holding Paine to under
%40 percent shooting for the game.
It was all Tars in the early going, as they jumped out to a
double digit lead at the 11:47 mark of the first half after a tip
in by Merton. A Mike
Bedulskis layup just over two minutes later gave Rollins their
biggest lead of the game at 25-11 with 9:24 left in the first
period.
The Lions would answer with a 17-4 run over the next six minutes
to pull back within a point at 29-28 after a Dillingham triple at
the 3:51 mark,
Another Dillingham three would pull the game even with just over
a minute left in the half before Rollins closed with a 6-0 run to
take a 45-39 lead into the break.
The Tars would extend their lead to as much as 11 just over
three minutes into the second half on a pair of free throws by
Bedulskis but Paine would again answer, this time with a 12-0 run
to take their first lead since the game's opening minutes at 58-57
with 12:56 left.
The game would go back and forth from that point until Rollins
took the lead for good at the 7:35 mark when Petty was hit with a
technical foul, giving the Tars four straight free throws to take a
three point lead that they would never relinquish.
The Lions would eventually pull back within one with 3:35 left
but Rollins was lights out from the line down the stretch to secure
the win.
The Tars will come right back on Saturday, Nov. 14 for game two
of the SSC/SIAC South Region Crossover against Clark Atlanta at 2
p.m. Fans can catch all the action live on the Geico Tars Sports
Network on RollinsSports.com
