Box Score MELBOURNE, FLA. – Florida Tech Panthers basketball suffered their second consecutive loss to start the season after an overtime loss to Spring Hill

FINAL: Florida Tech 86, Spring Hill 89 OT
Records: Florida Tech (0-2, 0-0 SSC) Spring Hill (1-1, 0-0 SIAC)
Locations: Warden Areana | Winter Park, FL


STATS OF THE MATCH:

First Half:

• The Panthers featured a new lineup in this contest as the visitor against the Spring Hill Badgers.
• It would be a Max Polk pullup bucket that got Tech on the board as they faced an early deficit, (2-6).
• Tech would continue to fight from behind to get back in this one as buckets from Polk, Donavan Brown, and a three-pointer from Xavier Ford-Belton (XFB) along with good team defense would bring the Panthers their first lead early up 14-12.
• Both teams would exchange the lead as Can Kaan Turgut and Brown would make their presence known as the half came closer to completion.
• Turgot and Brown would score the last 17 points for the Panthers as they faced a 10-point deficit at half, (35-45).

 
Second Half:

• Tech would start on the right track to get back into the game with a Donovan Murphy offensive rebound followed up with an and-one bucket in which he would complete the three-point play, (37-45).
• Turgot playing off his hot first half would continue to see the green light in his shot as he scored eight consecutive opposed to two points for the Badgers, cutting the Badger lead to three (48-51).
• With the Supporting cast starting to see cleaner shots, the Panthers would keep things close and back-to-back threes from Polk would then cut the lead to two before a Turgot three-pointer would give Tech their first lead of the second half, (61-60).
• It would be a collective effort from all five starters for the Panthers as each of them would tally buckets down the stretch as the teams would stay even all the 60s-point mark, up to a tie at 72-72.
• With the support of Polk & Brown, the Panthers would hold a four-point lead under three minutes.
• The Badgers would fight to tie at 78-78 with the Panthers holding for the last shot in which a smart fouling tactic on behave of the Badgers would force the clock to wind down and erase time for Tech forcing a shot at the buzzer resulting in overtime.

 
Overtime

• The Badgers would strike first in OT with a tough layup finish at the rim, (78-80).
• Turgot would splash a rainbow three-pointer to get Tech on the board and after a good defensive stop a dime from Turgot to XFB would give the Panthers a three-point lead (83-80).
• A tough offensive rebound and put back from Donovan Murphy would keep the lead for Tech up, (86-83).
• That would be all that the Panthers score in this one as the Badgers would take the lead with 47 seconds left and hold onto a three-point win over the Panthers.

NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• #10 Donavan Brown let the Panthers with 23 points, collected 7rebs off the glass, and a team high 5 assists
• #3 Can Kann Turgot finished with 22 points and 8 rebs
• #1 Max Polk shot 50% from the field and finished with 18pts

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• All-time vs. Spring Hill: 1-1
• Second straight season the teams have met with the Panthers winning last year's season opener in Melbourne, 82-73.

 
UP NEXT:
The Panthers will have two weeks off and be back in action for their first home game of the season against Saint Leo University at 4pm, on November 23^rd.

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