Eckerd Drops Contest to Spartans

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd men's basketball team dropped its Sunshine State Conference Contest with Tampa at the McArthur Center by a score of 89-77 on Wednesday night. 

Eckerd started the game on a 7-0 run before pushing in front 12-2. Tampa rallied to pull within two at the 16-minute mark. EC went back up by eight before using an 8-0 stretch to take a 28-18 favor at the 7:12 mark. The Tritons maintained a double-digit lead until the final two minutes as the Spartans used an 8-0 run to pull within four, 37-33, at intermission. 

UT used a 10-0 run to start the second half and take the lead for good. Tampa followed with a 10-4 run to take a nine-point edge at the 13-minute mark. The Spartans went in front by 10 a minute later and held a double-digit lead the rest of the way. 

HOW IT ENDED

FINAL: Tampa 89, Eckerd 77 
RECORDS: Eckerd 12-10 (7-7 SSC); Tampa 7-15 (3-11 SSC) 

NOTES AND NUMBERS 

• George Kimble led Eckerd with a career-high 31 points. Carr Thiam (16), Isaiah Placide (12), and Kent Garard (11) rounded out the double-digit scorers. 
• Jordan Kwiecinski led Eckerd with eight rebounds, one shy of his career-high. 
• Kimble grabbed four steals. 
• Carr Thiam dished out five assists. 
• Eckerd shot 43.5 percent from the floor. 

UP NEXT 

Eckerd travels to Rollins on Saturday for a 4:00 PM tip.