Nova Southeastern Completes Season Sweep of Tampa
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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26 | 26 | 52 |
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40 | 35 | 75 |
Team Stats
Nova Southeastern
| Game Statistics | Tampa | Nova Southeastern |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (17-50) | (24-49) |
| Field Goal % | 34.0% | 49.0% |
| Rebounds | 30 | 33 |
| Assists | 8 | 13 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 12 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 7 | 17 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 3 | 5 |
| Pts in the Paint | 12 | 24 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 4 | 2 |
| Bench Pts | 14 | 31 |
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The University of Tampa (16-9, 3-9 SSC) men's basketball team came out on the wrong side of a 75-62 decision as Nova Southeastern University (13-9, 5-7 SSC) came away with a Sunshine State Conference victory.
Nova built a double figure lead in the final five minutes of the first half and would lead by as many as 23 points in the second half as it completed the regular season sweep of the Spartans.
Stefon Barfield scored a team-high 14 points on as he connected on four 3-pointers. Da'Markco Foster added 11 points for Tampa. Vincent Cornu led all Spartans with seven rebounds.
The Spartans look to complete the season sweep of SSC opponent Saint Leo University on Wednesday at 7:30, in a meeting in St. Leo, Fla. Live stats and a webcast will be available through TampaSpartans.com.
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