Eckerd Falls to North Georgia At Tampa Classic

TAMPA, Fla.- The Eckerd men's basketball team dropped a contest to North Georgia, 79-59, on the second day of the Tampa Classic at the Bob Martinez Center on Sunday. 

Eckerd jumped out to a slight edge over the first six minutes of the game before the Nighthawks rolled off 14 straight points to take a nine-point lead. Following a 12-6 run, Eckerd cut its deficit to one at the 5:33 mark before UNG took a 38-33 favor at the break. 

UNG opened the second half with five straight points to take a double-digit lead. The Nighthawks maintained between a seven and 11-point favor over the next 10 minutes before North Georgia scored 14 consecutive points for a 69-49 lead. UNG cruised the rest of the way to a 79-59 win.  

HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: North Georgia 79, Eckerd 59
RECORDS: Eckerd 5-5; North Georgia 9-1

NOTES AND NUMBERS 

• Joshua Galloway (11), Carr Thiam (11), and Daniel Love (10) posted double figures. 
• Daimar Dyall-Richards led Eckerd on the boards with a season-high eight rebounds. Galloway followed behind with seven. 
• Eckerd shot 35.0 percent from the floor compared to the Nighthawks' 52.8 percent. 

UP NEXT
Eckerd returns to action after the holiday break, hosting Rollins at 5:00 PM on December 29.