WINTER PARK, Fla. (January 18, 2020) – Down by 13 late, Rollins made it a two possession game in the final minutes, but couldn't come all the way back, falling to Eckerd 75-65 in Sunshine State Conference action.
Hutton Yenor was the high scorer for the Tars (9-8, 3-6 SSC) with 19 points. The sophomore went 6-of-11 from the field while hitting three from deep. Jakobi Bonner netted 17 and Brooks Cluxton tallied 12 points and six rebounds. Trevor Recio turned in a solid night with 11 points, nine rebounds and five assists.
Rollins shot 44 percent and forced three more turnovers than they committed (15-12), but Eckerd was hot all game, shooting 59 percent from the field.
Travis Bianco led the way for EC (7-10, 3-6 SSC) with 23 points and six rebounds. Admir Radoncic added 21 points and nine boards.
The teams played close to start with a Cluxton layup tying the score at 24 after 12 minutes of play. He later connected on a pair at the line to put the Tars on top 28-27, but that was followed by a more than five-minute scoreless streak. Eckerd built a 35-28 lead over the span before Yenor hit from deep with 43 seconds left and send the game to half with the Tars trailing 35-31.
Rollins went down 10 early in the second, but clawed back to within 44-41 with 14:19 to play. Eckerd then slowly started to pull away and went up 67-54 with just under three minutes on the clock.
The Tars chipped away in the final minutes and used its press to make it a two-possession game, closing to 71-65 with 23 ticks left. The Tritons then broke Rollins' pressure and scored two quick buckets down the stretch to hand the Tars a 10-point loss.
Rollins will look to bounced back on Wednesday, January 22 when they close the first half of the SSC schedule at home with Florida Tech. Tip off is set for 7:30 p.m. Fans can catch the action live on the Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com and locally on 91.5 FM WPRK.
