LAKELAND, Fla. - Despite holding a halftime lead over the nationally-ranked Moccasins, the Eckerd men's basketball team ultimately fell, 88-79, as No. 14 Florida Southern rallied in the second half at Jenkins Field House Wednesday night.
Thanks to a 9-0 run, Eckerd jumped out to a 16-9 favor with 10:02 remaining in the opening half. The Mocs quickly evened the score, but the Tritons regained the lead at the 3:21 mark before entering intermission up 35-32.
The Mocs went on a 13-3 run early in the second half to take a 53-45 advantage at the 14:12 mark. FSC pushed out to a double-digit lead two minutes later, and EC trimmed its deficit to five, 70-65, with under six minutes remaining. However, Florida Southern responded to go in front by 12 with 3:25 remaining and cruised the rest of the way.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: No. 14 Florida Southern 88, Eckerd 79
RECORDS: Eckerd 3-2 (1-1 SSC); No. 14 Florida Southern 7-0 (2-0 SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Carr Thiam led EC with a career-high 25 points. Daniel Love (17), Jordan Kwiecinski (14), and Joshua Galloway (10) added double figures.
- Kwiecinski's 14 points set a career-high.
- Galloway nearly logged a double-double with nine rebounds. He had eight boards in the first half.
- Mekhi Perry and Daimar Dyall-Richards each added six rebounds.
- Perry and Galloway added a pair of blocks each.
- Love added three steals.
- Eckerd held a 40-38 advantage on the boards.
- Eckerd had a 39.7 field goal percentage compared to FSC's 48.4 percent.
UP NEXT
Eckerd continues its road trip on Saturday at No. 4 Nova Southeastern for a 4:00 PM tip.
