FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The #1 ranked Nova Southeastern Men's Basketball team took down Puerto Rico-Mayaguez in record breaking fashion on Monday evening from the Rick Case Arena. The Sharks broke the single-game steals record with 26 total steals, led by nine steals from Ross Reeves, who also poured in a game-high 23 points.
Score: #1 Nova Southeastern 123 | Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 52
Records: #1 Nova Southeastern 4-0 (1-0 SSC) | Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 0-1
Location: Crutchfield Court at Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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First Half - The Sharks jumped out to a 27-8 run capped off by back-to-back layups from Ryan Davis and Dallas Graziani. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez settled in and went on a 7-0 to cut their deficit to 12 points before the under 12 media timeout. Following the timeout, Bennett Kayser would then jump start a 20-3 Shark run to push NSU ahead 47-20 with 7:23 left to play. The Sharks tenacious defense continued to poise problems for the Tarzans as they closed out the half behind back-to-back jumpers from Graziani and Reeves, pushing NSU ahead 69-26 heading into the break.
Second Half – NSU continued to apply pressure defensively as their suffocating defense led to a 31-8 run to open the half, extending their lead to 66 points with just under 10 minutes remaining in the game. Nova Southeastern would go on to secure the 123-52 victory over the Tarzans.
Ross Reeves – 23 points (game high), nine steals (game high)
Eli Allen – 17 points, five 3PM
Dallas Graziani – 16 points, three steals
Jaxon Nap – 13 points, seven rebounds, three steals
Jarvis Wright – 11 points, seven rebounds
The Sharks broke the single game steals record with 26 steals, dating back to when they tied the record with 25 steals against Montevallo on 11/10/23.
The Sharks move to 4-0 and will now SSC foe Barry in what will be an SSC Showdown on Wednesday, December 3 at 7:30 pm. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Men's Basketball, be sure to follow on Instagram & X at NSU_MBasketball.
