FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - After trailing by 21 points in the second half, the Eckerd men's basketball team rallied to pull within one point with three minutes left. However, the Tritons were unable to complete the upset, falling to No. 3 Nova Southeastern, 88-84, at Rick Case Arena on Wednesday night.
Eckerd and NSU traded baskets throughout the start of the game, with neither team able to generate more than a two-possession lead. The Tritons held a five-point lead at the 6:58 mark. However, the Sharks ended the half on a 24-9 run to take a 51-41 favor at intermission.
Nova Southeastern scored 12 consecutive points to take a 69-48 advantage at the 15:05 mark. Eckerd followed with a 10-2 run to pull within 13 at the 12-minute mark. The Sharks stretched back out to 17, but the Tritons responded with a 23-7 stretch to pull within one on a pair of George Kimble free throws at the 3:17 mark. NSU went back up by three moments later before both teams failed to score for the next two and a half minutes before a Timothy Thompson dunk pulled Eckerd back within one. However, EC could not put up the go-ahead basket, while the Sharks made their free throws to seal the 88-84 win.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: No. 3 Nova Southeastern 88, Eckerd 84
RECORDS: Eckerd 9-7 (4-4 SSC); Nova Southeastern 13-2 (7-2 SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Kimble led Eckerd with 26 points, while Thompson (16), Carr Thiam (13), and Isaiah Placide (11) rounded out the double-figure scorers.
- Thompson's 16 points set a career-high.
- Kimble went 14-for-17 from the charity stripe.
- Will Willard added a career-high four steals, while Kimble and Thiam added three each.
- Eckerd held a 41-37 advantage on the boards. Willard led the team with eight, one off his career-high.
- EC held the Sharks to 15 points under their season average.
UP NEXT
Eckerd travels to Palm Beach Atlantic on Saturday for a 4:00 PM start.
