FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The fourth-ranked Nova Southeastern Sharks Men's Basketball team treated a sellout crowd for the homecoming game to a dominant, 108-73 victory over Fort Lauderdale on Friday evening from the Rick Case Arena. The Sharks welcomed a regular-season record, 1550 fans for the home opener.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Score: No. 4 Nova Southeastern 108, Fort Lauderdale 73
Records: No. 4 Nova Southeastern 3-0, Fort Lauderdale 0-4
Location: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half – The Sharks got off to a fast start, scoring the game's first points, following a Will Yoakum three-pointer and a dunk from RJ Sunahara. The Sharks extended their early run, opening up a 13-2 advantage, in the first four minutes of the game. NSU added an 11-0 run, spanning three minutes of game action, getting points from Mike Moore, Kobe Rodgers, Dallas Graziani, and Yoakum, putting the score at 24-4. At the midway point of the first half, Rodgers knocked down a three-pointer, as the Sharks led 30-13. Yoakum scored five consecutive points for Nova Southeastern, extending the lead to 47-19. The Sharks went into the halftime break leading the Eagles 57-33.
Second Half – In the opening moments of the second half, Lukas Speidel took over for NSU, as the senior scored nine consecutive points for Nova Southeastern and extending the lead to 68-37. Following a steal by Graziani, Yoakum threw down another dunk to push the Sharks advantage to 73-41. A fastbreak dunk from Jonathan Pierre, after a steal from Shane Hunter, gave NSU an 88-49 lead at the midway point of the second half. Tommy Sala put Nova Southeastern over the century mark, hitting a layup, and made the score 100-63 in favor of NSU. The Sharks closed out the 108-73 win, in front of a record-setting regular season crowd, on homecoming over the Eagles.
STATS OF THE NIGHT
No. 4 Nova Southeastern has now won 24 consecutive games from the Rick Case Arena, dating back to Feb. 26, 2020.
NSU outscored Fort Lauderdale 44-16 in points from turnovers.
Will Yoakum (21) and Kobe Rodgers (20) each scored over 20 points for the Sharks.
UPCOMING
No. 4 Nova Southeastern returns to the Shark Tank and hosts Pittsburgh at Johnstown on Tuesday, November 22. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m.
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