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Wednesday, November 23, 2022 – 04:30 PM
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – The #21 Florida College Falcons entered the Battle on the Beach occasion to showcase themselves in opposition to a number of the prime competitors throughout the nation, and that’s precisely what they did as we speak, taking down the #10 group within the NAIA, 68-67.
The recreation was backwards and forwards all afternoon, that includes a number of ties and lead modifications. The Falcons trailed 33-31 on the half. They shot a putrid 4-for-18 from two within the first half, in comparison with 6-of-15 from three.
The second half remained tight your complete time. The Pilots took a 9-point lead with 11:39 to go within the contest. The Falcons responded with an 8-0 run of their very own to chop the deficit to 1.
LSUS would reply and take a 6-point lead with 2:30 remaining. A fast and-1 from Bittar shrunk the Pilots’ result in three. The groups would commerce factors till Simpson tied the sport at 66 with 27 seconds remaining.
The Pilots would go to the free-throw line with 20 seconds left and break up a pair of free-throws to take a one-point benefit. The ensuing possession, Simpson had the ball knocked out of his arms. LSUS sprinted in transition to try to convert a layup, however Jashavius Perdue hustled and disrupted the shot, inflicting the Pilots to overlook, and knock the ball off themselves, giving FC possession as soon as once more with 11 seconds left, down one.
Teichmann would take a timeout and draw up the ultimate possession of the sport for the Falcons. Simpson used a ball display from Perdue and assault the basket, drawing a number of defenders. His runner was no good, however all the assistance he drew to problem his shot left a put-back lane clear and open for Jashavius Perdue, who swooped in and tipped within the rebound to take a 1-point lead with 0.8 seconds remaining.
The Pilots would throw an extended cross and get off an honest look from three whereas making an attempt to attract contact. The ball hit the backboard onerous, then hit the entrance rim, earlier than lacking and ending the sport.
The Falcons had been led in scoring by Phat Cleveland’s 15 factors. Matt Simpson contributed 14 factors and 11 rebounds. Drew Kramer continued his robust play this week, posting 13 factors off the bench. Jashavius Perdue had 12 factors and seven rebounds, together with that game-winning put-back.
“What a tremendous game and win for our program,” mentioned head coach Chase Teichmann. “We did not play a pretty game today. I thought we guarded pretty well but we couldn’t squeeze the rebounds cleanly. They made it hard for us to score inside. We didn’t make a three in the second half. The guys could have used a million excuses and cashed it in but they fought tooth and nail to stay in this game and executed enough down the stretch to earn the win. I couldn’t be more proud to be their head coach.”
The win marks the primary win over a ranked opponent for the Falcons for the reason that 2019-2020 season once they defeated #25 William Carey University, in Conn Gymnasium on February 11, 2020. That was when the NAIA was nonetheless working with two divisions, thus. two totally different prime 25 polls. This win over the #10 group within the NAIA out of a bigger pool of 240 groups is essentially the most spectacular common season win in program historical past.
The win places the Falcons at 9-1 on the yr. Tomorrow the Falcons have one other robust recreation as they will match up with the #RV 7-0 Loyola University New Orleans Wolfpack. The Wolfpack are driving a 28-game successful streak, the longest within the nation. They are the defending NAIA National Champions. LUNO went 37-1 final yr and ended Florida College’s season within the second spherical of the NAIA National Tournament. The Falcons tip off at 1 PM (ET).
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