INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 61, Saint Leo 78
Records: Florida Tech (9-7, 3-8 SSC) | Saint Leo (7-9, 4-7)
Location: Bowman Center | Saint Leo, Fla.

FIRST HALF: 

• Panthers jumped out to a 7-3 lead on a pull-up jumper by Sam Grant with 15:58 to go. 
• Lions answered with a 23-4 run to grab a 26-11 advantage with 8:38 remaining in the first half. 
• An 8-0 run by the Panthers, including 4 points from Can Kaan Turgut, cut the margin to single-digits, 34-25, with 1:05 left on the clock. 
• Following a pair of late free throws, the Lions carried a 36-25 lead into halftime. 
• Niall Harris led Tech with 12 points and 6 rebounds at the break. 

SECOND HALF: 

• Jacob Crockett drained a 3 to open the second half scoring and cut the margin to 36-28 with 19:32 to go. 
• Lions ensued on a 23-11 run to build their lead to 59-39 with 8:35 remaining. 
• SLU led by at least 14 points the rest of the way en route to a 17-point win on its home floor.

NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Niall Harris recorded a double-double on a career-high 26 points and 10 rebounds on 11-15 shooting. 
• Runako Ziegler finished with 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals on 6-10 shooting.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• Florida Tech shot 39% (23-59) from the field, 18.2% (4-22) beyond the arc and 57.9% (11-19) on free throws.
• Saint Leo made 45% (27-60) of its shots in the game, including 47.8% (11-23) from three, and 86.7% (13-15) at the line.
• Lions won the rebounding battle 40-36. 
• Panthers led in bench scoring (39-12), points in the pain (30-16) and second chance points (9-3).
• SLU had more fastbreak points (17-8)

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• With the loss, Tech drops to 46-64 all-time versus Saint Leo.
• Lions held Florida Tech to a season-low 61 points in the game.
• Panthers fall to 3-8 in SSC play after opening the season 3-0.

UP NEXT: Florida Tech is back in action on Wednesday, Jan. 26, at Florida Southern. Panthers defeated the Mocs 85-80 in the teams' first meeting this season on Dec. 1. Tip-off on Wednesday is set for 7:30 p.m. at Jenkins Field House in Lakeland, Fla. 
 
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