Eckerd-Nova Southeastern Box Score
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Eckerd College men's basketball team used an 11-0 run to start the second half en route to an 84-71 win over visiting Nova Southeastern on Saturday at the McArthur Center.
Lance Kearse scored 15 points, one of four Tritons in double figures, to help Eckerd (12-4, 3-3 Sunshine State Conference) snap a three-game losing skid. Kearse also had a game-high seven rebounds.
Wayne Sears Jr. scored 14 points, while John Harper and Woody Taylor each added 12.
Alex Gynes had 25 points on 10-for-22 shooting to pace NSU (10-5, 3-2), and John Brooks tallied 19 points. But Eckerd held the rest of the Sharks to 27 points on eight field goals.
“I thought we really raised our defensive intensity in the second half,” said Eckerd head coach Tom Ryan. “Our ball pressure picked up, and we came out a little stronger.”
NSU shot 52 percent in the first half to grab a 38-36 lead at halftime. But the Sharks missed their first five shots of the second half and committed three turnovers as Eckerd jumped in front.
Dale Carn (nine points) scored six points in the second-half run and capped the spurt with a jumper to give the Tritons a 47-38 lead with 16:24 to play.
The Tritons shot 69 percent in the second half and 54 percent for the game. Eckerd led by as many as 18 points in the second half.
Eckerd will continue SSC play on Wednesday at Saint Leo. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., with an audio broadcast available on EckerdTritons.com.
