MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Florida Tech women's basketball team fell to Tampa 69-68 in the final seconds of overtime. Roberts' bucket, at the final minute of regulation, sent the game into overtime. It was two of her 21 monstrous points of the game.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 68, No. 22 Tampa 69 (OT)
Records: Florida Tech (6-17, 3-14 SSC), No. 22 Tampa (23-5, 15-3 SSC)
Location: Clemente Center | Melbourne, Fla.
 
FIRST QUARTER:

• The three were dropping for both teams to start as Tampa splashed three straight, and the Panthers hit two in a row, down to the Spartans 9-6 with 8 minutes remaining. Tai Roberts and Remingtyn Smith were the ones to drain the threes.
• At the media timeout, despite the five Tampa three-pointers, the Panthers were down just five points at 15-10.
• Kyandra Poitier grabbed a back-to-back offensive rebound in separate possessions and immediately put the ball back up both times, keeping Tech within four points.
• In the final minute, Mikayla Morin made two consecutive turnaround jumpers as the Panthers were down 21-18.

SECOND QUARTER:

• A missed shot from Tampa led to a fast break layup by Roberts. Tech was down one early in the second.
• Tech tied the game at 24 apiece on a Poitier jumper in the paint. The Panthers earned their first lead on a Divine Guthrie free throw after Poitier stole the ball from a Spartan player's hands.
• Guthrie retook the 27-26 lead for the Panthers on the next possession on a 15-foot baseline jumper with a defender in her face.
• A few defensive stops allowed Tampa to go back up by two, but Guthrie reappeared, draining another deep two for the 31-31 tie.
• Going into the half, the Panthers had a 33-32 edge.

 THIRD QUARTER:

• Jessica Lange swatted a massive block on the opening possession. The senior impacted the beginning of the quarter even more with a layup from under the net to extend Tech's lead to 35-32.
• With a little over seven minutes in the quarter, Roberts cashed in on another three. Morin hit a fade away jumper in the following possession for the Panthers' largest lead of six points.
• The defense prevented the Spartans from any field goals for over four minutes.
• Morin could not be stopped, dropping another bucket to regain the six-point advantage. Then blocked a Tampa shot on the other end of the court.
• An 11-2 Tampa run ended the third, giving the Spartans a 48-44 lead with 10 minutes left in the game.

 FOURTH QUARTER:

•  Poitier scored Tech's first four points, bringing her to 10 on the game and helping the Panthers draw within two.
• Roberts nailed a top-of-the-key three-pointer, earning back the 53-51 Panther lead.
• The game was tied at 55 at the media timeout with three minutes left. Robert broke the tie out of the time out with a floater from the paint.
• Roberts hit an important late shot for the 59-59 tie, and then the defense delivered a stop for the final possession, which resulted in 23.8 seconds on the clock.
• Tampa would prevent the winning basket, sending the game into overtime.

OVERTIME:

• The Spartans start extra time on a 6-0 run, highlighted by a corner-three.
• With the time under three minutes, Roberts forced free throws and made both. Tech was down 65-61 as the time was going down.
• A massive defensive stop allowed Morin to make it a one-possession game off an offensive rebound. Poitier forced her way through a defender's arms for the basket and the free throw in the next possession. It was a one-point game with one minute remaining.
• Another major defensive stop and Roberts' floater had the Panthers on top by one with 18.7 on the clock.
• However, the Spartans responded, finding Sariana Rodriguez on the pick-and-roll.
• Roberts robbed Tampa, but the Panthers would not capitalize, having only three seconds for a shot.

NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• A season-high and team-high 21 points for Tai Roberts, helped by going 3-for-6 from beyond the arch, tied for the most in her career in both makes and attempts. She was also impactful defensively, grabbing two steals and a block.
• Kyandra made her presence known in every aspect of the game. The senior earned her second double-double of the season, scoring 13 points and hauled in 10 rebounds. Defensively, Poitier swatted one block and swiped two steals.
• Mikayla Morin made clutch baskets for a total of 16 points, which is tied for a career-high, also recording 16 against Tampa on the road this season.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• The Panthers are 35-51 against the Spartans all-time.
• Tech is 22-17 all-time at home vs. Tampa. However, the Spartans have won each of their past five trips to Clemente.   

UP NEXT: Florida Tech will travel to Nova Southeastern for a game on Saturday, February 22, at 2 p.m. ET.
 
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