FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Jan. 23, 2010) - Paced by 19 points from guard Teddy Tassy, the Nova Southeastern University men's basketball team routed Florida Tech 94-63 in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday evening. The win, NSU's ninth consecutive at home, improves the Sharks record to 11-6 and 4-3 in SSC play while Florida Tech falls to 10-7 and 0-7 in SSC play.

Tassy led the Sharks with 19 points, three rebounds, two steals and an assist. "I think we played hard and as a team tonight," said Tassy. "We came out and executed on the defensive end and the offense just came with it. Going 2-0 without coach Tuell this week is big. We know that we still have to play hard and perform."

NSU trailed 20-16 with 9:28 to play in the first half. The Sharks controlled play the rest of the period, going on a 29-9 run to lead 45-29 at the break. Nova Southeastern extended their lead to as many as 35 points in the second half before winning by 31, their largest margin on victory on the season.

Junior guard John Brooks (Riverside, Calif.) scored 15 points, freshman guard Brian Cahill (Arlington, Va.) scored 13, and sophomore center Rob Huntington (Perth, Australia) had 11 for the Sharks. Junior guard Lemar Dyer (Miami, Fla.) distributed nine assists in addition to eight points and five steals. Junior center Ross Allsop (Sydney, Australia) helped the Sharks to a 12 rebound advantage (40-28) by pulling down a team high seven boards.

Justin Sedlack led Florida Tech with 24 points.

The Sharks conclude the first portion of their SSC schedule by hosting nationally ranked Florida Southern at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, January 27th inside the Don Taft University Center.