ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Eckerd used a pair of large runs in the first half to fuel a 21-point lead at the break, as the Eckerd men's basketball team topped Puerto Rico - Mayaguez, 78-70, at the McArthur Center on Wednesday night.
An early 15-2 run gave Eckerd a 19-7 lead at the 11:20 mark. EC added another large run of 15-2 before taking a 48-27 favor at the break.
Early in the second half, PR - Mayaguez went on a 12-5 run to cut their deficit to 14 at the 11:44 mark. The Tritons maintained a double-digit lead until the final minute when back-to-back triples pulled UPRM within six. However, EC made its free throws down the stretch to seal the win.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Eckerd 78, PR- Mayaguez 70
RECORDS: Eckerd 3-1; PR - Mayaguez 0-2
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Four Tritons logged double figures: Kent Garard (22), Carr Thiam (18), Isaiah Placide (11), and Dante Bouchard (11).
- Garard's 22 points are four shy of his career-high set in 2022.
- Placide and Timothy Thompson led Eckerd defensively with seven boards each.
- Thompson and Trey Johnson had two blocks each.
- Thompson, Placide, and Bouchard had two steals each.
- Eckerd shot 54.2 percent from the field, including a 60.0 percent clip in the first half.
UP NEXT
Eckerd faces Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras on Friday at 5:00 PM for the annual Eckerd Thanksgiving Classic.
