Saint Leo Shoots Lights Out Against Panthers
The Saint Leo Lions had an amazing shooting night on
Saturday, beating the Florida Tech Panthers 97-76 in a Sunshine State
Conference Men’s basketball clash.
Saint Leo had five guys in double figures, led by Antoine Tobias,
who dropped in 26. Marcus Dewberry recorded a double-double with 19 points and
a career-high 14 rebounds, Justin Satchell and Tyreece Brice had 15 and Junior
Searcy added 11.
Sam Daniel led the
Panthers with 19, Jordan Majors had
14, Patrick Anderson 12 and Robert Booth added 10.
The Lions (12-12, 6-8 SSC) got off to one of the hottest
starts you will ever see in a basketball game, but Majors hit a couple three’s
early, keeping the Panthers in it, 17-13. It wasn’t close for long, as the
Lions hit 6-of-8 from three and Tobias had 11 points, many of those assisted by
Dewberry, who had seven with 7:32 left in the half.
They extended their lead to 42-31 with 4:01 left and
extended their lead to 52-35 at the half. The home team was 20-of-27 from the
field (74.1 percent), including 10-of-14 from long distance (71.4 percent).
Florida Tech struggled behind the arc, hitting 4-of-12, but they were
respectable from the field, hitting 13-of-31 (41.9 percent) from the field.
Saint Leo won the rebounding battle in the first half,
18-10, including 15-4 on the defensive end. They also led in assists, 17-7. Dewberry
got his double-double early in the second half.
Saint Leo struggled a bit in the second half from
three-point range, but by the final media timeout the worst shooting percentage
by any of the Lions was Satchell, who was shooting 60 percent (6-for-10).
This was one of the most lopsided games the Panthers were
involved in all season. The last lead they held in this game was 5-2, with
18:37 to go in the first half. It was just one of those nights you should tip
your hat to the opponent.
For more info: Florida
Tech @ Saint Leo Box Score
The Panthers (12-12, 5-10 SSC) will look to rebound against Lynn on Wednesday
night at the Clemente Center. The game is scheduled to tip at 7:30 p.m.
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