TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (December 1, 2016) – Tallahassee Community College’s men’s basketball team improved to 10-0 with a 90-60 win over Albany (Ga.) Technical College on Thursday evening at the Bill Hebrock Eagledome.
The Eagles are 10-0 for the first time since the 2000-01 season.
Tonight, the Eagles found their shooting touch from long distance, knocking down 15-of-31 three-pointers overall. They hit 10-of-18 behind the arc in the first half en route to a 50-25 lead.
After the intermission, Tallahassee hit 16-of-29 shots overall, eventually stretching its lead to as many as 39 points. The Eagles shot 50.7 percent (34-of-67) for the game and outrebounded the Titans, 39-26.
David Simmons led four players in double-figures for Tallahassee with 15 points. Tre Todd, Jacob Winston and Ronald Bell all reached double-figures off the bench, scoring 13, 11 and 10 points, respectively.
The Eagles will travel to St. Petersburg College on Saturday for a 4 p.m. tip with the Titans.
Five players scored in double-figures for NJCAA Region 8 No. 3 Tallahassee Community College women in an 87-60 win over Florida State College at Jacksonville on day one of the Florida College's Women's Basketball Shootout.
The event, hosted by the Panhandle Conference, is being played at Tallahassee Community College and Chipola College.
Tallahassee has won six straight games to improve to 9-1. Florida State College is now 3-3 on the season.
The Eagles led just 45-35 at the midway point of the third quarter but rattled off seven unanswered points to ignite a 14-2 run. Tallahassee's lead reached as many as 29 in the final minute, as the Eagles outscored the Blue Wave in the second half, 50-37.
Despite playing with only seven players, Florida State College hung close for much of the game. Tallahassee led only 21-13 after one quarter and 37-23 at the half.
The Blue Wave outscored Tallahassee 12-8 through the first five minutes of the third quarter to pull within ten points.
Florida State College outshot Tallahassee on Thursday, knocking down 45.8 percent (22-of-48) of its field goal attempts, compared to just 44.2 percent (34-of-77) for the host Eagles. However, the Eagles won the battle on the boards (41-35) and forced 29 turnovers, which they converted into 43 points.
Japonica James led the quintet of double-figure scorers with 16. Jas Hill and Lawriell Wilson had 14 points each. Aryn Tarver and Janessa Murphyscored 10 points apiece. Yolizma Cupidan led all players with 26 points.
Tallahassee will play its second game of the Shootout at 6 p.m. Saturday against Santa Fe College.
Florida State College will tip off day two action at 1 p.m. Friday against Pensacola State College. Games are also scheduled for 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
