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72
Winner Saint Leo SLU 3-1,1-0 Sunshine State
67
Florida Tech FT 0-3,0-1 Sunshine State
Winner
Saint Leo SLU
3-1,1-0 Sunshine State
72
Final
67
Florida Tech FT
0-3,0-1 Sunshine State
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Saint Leo SLU 31 41 72
Florida Tech FT 43 24 67

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Jeff Cooney Jr

Panthers Drop First Home Contest against the Lions

MELBOURNE, FLA. – Florida Tech Panthers basketball suffered their first home loss of the season against the Saint Leo Lions.

FINAL: Florida Tech 67, Saint Leo 72
Records: Florida Tech (0-3, 0-1 SSC) Saint Leo (3-1, 1-0 SSC)
Locations: Clemente Center | Melbourne, FL

STATS OF THE MATCH:

First Half:
  • The Panthers looked to have found a new lineup that had them strike fast and hard on the Lions.
  • Early on they would have success on the court shooting 58.6% from the field and 55.6% from behind the three-point line.
  • Tech would have answer for every Lions attack as Donovan Brown and Max Polk seemed to have everything going their way for the Panthers.
  • The Panthers would hold the Lions scoreless for over three minutes while they continued to build a big lead which was up to 20 at one point.
  • The Panthers would take their foot off the gas and the Lions would take full advantage and cut the lead to 14.
  • What seemed to be a pivotal play in the game; a steal and dunk by the Lions with five second left would cut the lead for the Panthers, up 12 heading into halftime, 43-31.
 
Second Half:
  • It would be the Lions who got on the board first to start the half and the then 20-point lead for the Panthers would now be all but a distant memory as the Lions would slowly chip away.
  • The Panthers would respond to every Saint Leo run, all scoring at this point were coming from Donovan Brown and Max Polk with one impactful three-pointer coming from Isaiah Edden, 61-56.
  • It would be second chance points that really hurt the Panthers down the stretch as two misses at the rim and offensive rebounds by the lions would turn into three-pointers.
  • The Panthers would continue to hold the lead through the Saint Leo three-pointers late but would find themselves tied at 66-66 late.
  • Both teams would go scoreless for over two minutes and 30 seconds until a Saint Leo jumper would take the lead for good.
  • Tech would only manage one-point and zero field goals in the final three minutes and 38 seconds of play as they would fall to the Lions 67-72.
 
NOTABLE PANTHERS:
  • Donovan Brown led Tech in points, assists, and steals with 22, 4, & 2
  • Isaiah Edden off the bench would lead the Panthers in rebounds with six and add on 10 points of his own.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
  • All-time vs. Saint Leo Tech is now 48-67
  • Over the past 10 seasons, Tech is now 6-14 in the series. 
  • Tech is 30-19 at home vs. Saint Leo since 1980.
  • The Panthers led the ball game for 30:32 and trailed for just 4:30.
 
UP NEXT:
The Panthers will have a quick turnaround as they will travel to Estero, FL to compete in the Gulf Coast Showcase for three consecutive days, Monday-Wednesday, have Thanksgiving off and then return home to face off against the University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon November 29th at 4:30pm.

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