Pancratz Big Night Not Enough For Tars!

Zach Pancratz did everything he could to send the Rollins College Tars back to Winter Park with a victory on Wednesday night, but it wasn't quite enough. Pancratz, who tallied 20 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists ,hit a three pointer  with one second left to send the game into overtime, but the Tars would be outscored 15-11 by  Palm Beach Atlantic in the extra frame.  

  It was a see- saw game throughout as neither team would take more than a seven  point lead in the first half. The Tars would go on a mini -run at the end of the half to cut the PBA lead to 35-32 at the halftime buzzer.  The two teams would trade buckets early in the second half before a Kevin Hogan three would tie the game at 37 with 18:17 in the ball- game.  It would go back and forth for several minutes before the final outcome was decided.  The game would feature seventeen ties in all. Ross Hunter would hit a jumper to give the Sailfish a brief 64-62 lead with a 1:04 remaining. The Tars would tie it on a pair of Kevin Hogan free throws with 40 seconds to go, but would not be able to connect on the third after being fouled on a three point attempt.  Ross Hunter would grab the rebound and David Powell would hit a three  with fifteen seconds to go. Craig Reichel's trey with 6 seconds to go would miss but Jeremy Sharpe would rebound and kick out to Pancratz for the game tying three. 

  The Sailfish would go on a 5-0 to start the OT , but the scrappy Tars would once again answer. Hogan and Sharpe would hit back- to back three's to give Rollins a 73-72 lead with a 1:17 left.  The Sail Fish would ride Powell the rest of the way to the 82-78 victory.   

   Palm Beach Atlantic (5-4) had three players in double figures,  led by David Powell, who led all scorers with 24 points.  Ross Hunter had 15 points along with 8 boards, and Manny Lopez rounded out the PBA double digit scorers with 11.  The Sailfish shot 44 percent from the field and hit 10 of 23 from long range, including 5-10 by Powell.  They were 24-35 at the charity stripe.  

  Rollins (3-2) netted four players in double numbers.  Pancratz led the way with 20, while Kevin Hogan netted 15, Jeremy Sharpe tallied a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Craig Reichel concluded the Tars double digit scorers with 10.  The Tars shot 52% from the field, and hit 10 of 25 from distance. The Tars "though" were a dismal 6 0f 11 at the charity stripe.  Rollins played for the third straight game without all- freshman performer Nick Wolf who continued serving his suspension. The Tars will be back in action Saturday when they open up Sunshine State conference play versus Florida Southern.  The Mocs and Tars will tip at 4 PM from Warden Arena.  You can catch all the action on the Citizen Bank of Tars Sports Network at WWW.RollinsSports.TV or on WPRK 91.5 FM Winter Park.