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70
Barry Barry 4-3,1-1 Sunshine State
95
Winner Nova Southeastern Nova 5-0,2-0 Sunshine State
Barry Barry
4-3,1-1 Sunshine State
70
Final
95
Nova Southeastern Nova
5-0,2-0 Sunshine State
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Barry Barry 31 39 70
Nova Southeastern Nova 48 47 95

Game Recap: #1 Men's Basketball |

#1 Sharks Push Home Win Streak to 89

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Ross Reeves had another 30-point performance, and Ryan Davis added 20 points to lead the #1 Nova Southeastern Sharks to their 89th straight home victory and a 5-0 start to the season. Jaxon Nap added 14 points and six rebounds for the Sharks, who moved to 2-0 in SSC play.

Breakdown

Score: #1 Nova Southeastern 95 | Barry 70
Records: #1 Nova Southeastern 5-0 (2-0 SSC) | Barry 4-3 (1-1 SSC)
Location: Crutchfield Court at Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 
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How it Happened

Both teams struggled to score early, but Barry hit two three-pointers to take a 6-5 lead. The Sharks went up on a layup from Reeves, but Breno Silva hit his third three of the half to give Barry a 16-14 lead at the under-12 media timeout. The Sharks briefly took a lead after a technical foul and a free throw from Ryan Davis, but the Bucs took the lead right back on a layup that was goaltended. The Bucs led 24-23 at the 7:38 mark. The back-and-forth affair continued, as the Bucs hit a three to go ahead, but Eli Allen responded with a tough layup to tie the game at 29. Davis got the crowd to its feet after an offensive rebound and and-one to take a 33-29 lead at the final media timeout of the half. NSU went on another run as Davis hit consecutive driving layups to push NSU's lead to 40-31 with 90 seconds remaining. Reeves hit a three-pointer, and the Bucs had a dead ball technical foul that gave the ball right back to the Sharks. NSU led 48-31 at the half.

The Sharks went up 52-31 after an putback from Eli Allen, and later went up 56-36 on an and-one from Nap. Nap had another spin move and finish at the 12:35 mark to push the Sharks' lead to 70-46. NSU scored layups off three consecutive steals, forcing a Buccaneer timeout, and they later extended the lead to 85-56, their largest of the game, after a layup and three-pointer from Reeves. The Sharks got two free throws from Jarvis Wright to seal the 95-70 victory, ultimately earning their 89th consecutive win in the Shark Tank.

Shark Standouts

Ross Reeves: 33 points (5/11 3 PT), nine rebounds
Ryan Davis: 20 points, eight rebounds
Jaxon Nap: 14 points, six rebounds
Dallas Graziani: eight assists

What's Next

The Sharks move to 5-0 on the young season and will face Eckerd College on Saturday, December 6th at 4pm. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Men's Basketball, be sure to follow on Instagram & X at NSU_MBasketball. 


 
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