ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd men's basketball team took control of the game from the start and eclipsed the century mark in a 101-60 victory over Puerto Rico Mayaguez on Tuesday night at St. Pete College.
Eckerd jumped out to a 7-0 start and never looked back. The Tritons pushed out to a double-digit lead five minutes into the game and maintained a comfortable lead the rest of the half. They capped the stanza on a 19-4 run to take a 56-29 favor at intermission.
An early 7-0 run gave Eckerd a 30-point advantage in the second half. EC maintained a sizable lead the rest of the way, pushing their favor to 40 points with 6:55 remaining before cruising the rest of the way.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Eckerd 101, UPRM 60
RECORDS: Eckerd 3-4; UPRM 0-4
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Kent Garard led Eckerd with 23 points, while Isaiah Placide (16), James LaFrance (11), Mekhi Perry (11), and Dante Bouchard (10) added double figures.
- Garard nearly added a double-double with nine rebounds.
- Timothy Thomspon added three blocks, while Perry had two.
- Bouchard posted three steals, while Thompson and Placide had two each.
- Eckerd shot 50.7 percent from the floor and 48.6 percent from the perimeter.
- Garard went 9-for-11 from the field.
- The Tritons were 14-for-15 from the charity stripe.
- Eckerd reached the 100-point threshold for the first time since November 18, 2019, defeating PR Mayaguez 113-66.
UP NEXT
Eckerd returns to St. Pete College to face Minnesota Crookston at 7:30 PM.
