Box Score LAKELAND, FL - Jeremiah Davis turned in his fifth 20-point game of the season as Florida Southern College men's basketball cruise past visiting Miles College, 92-76, on Friday night at Jenkins Field House. The Moccasins (4-7) used lockdown defense in the first half to stifle the Golden Bears (2-7), and carried the momentum through the remainder of the game.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Florida Southern raced out to an early double-digit lead after a Jeremiah Davis layup gave the Mocs a 15-5 advantage with 12:36 to go in the first half. After Miles cut the lead to nine points (17-8) less then a minute later, the Moccasins reeled off a 10-run that pushed the lead to 19 points (27-8) with just over eight minutes to go.
• The Mocs would never lead by less than 12 for the rest of the opening period, and ended the half with four-straight free throws after the Golden Bears were called for a technical foul in the closing seconds.
• Florida Southern held Miles to just 34.5 percent (10-of-29) from the floor in the first half, and outscored the Golden Bears 22-8 in the paint over the first 20 minutes.
• The Mocs would see their lead swell to as many as 24 points (59-35) when Michael Volovic drilled a three-pointer with 16:13 to go. Miles was able to whittle the deficit to just 12 points (86-74) with just over a minute to play, but the Moccasins were never really threatened.
• Florida Southern shot 44.0 percent (33-of-75) from the floor, including 7-of-21 from beyond the arc and 19-of-27 from the free-throw line. Miles finished at 46.2 percent (30-of-65), and went 6-of-20 from long range and just 10-of-19 from the charity stripe.
• The Moccasins finished with a 45-41 edge in rebounds, a 44-20 advantage in points in the paint, and outscored the Golden Bears 16-0 on the fast break.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• Florida Southern improved to 3-0 all-time against Miles. The teams have faced each other for three-consecutive years. The Moccasins also improved to 886-328 all-time at home, including 697-185 at Jenkins Field House.
• The Moccasins scored 90 or more points for the seventh time this season after hitting the 90-point mark 10 times a year ago.
• Jeremiah Davis led the Mocs with 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting. He scored 15 of his points in the second half and also ripped down seven rebounds. Volovic scored 18 points, 11 of which came in the second half, and dished out a team-high four assists.
• Brett Hanson rounded out FSC's trio of double-digit scorers with 15 points, while Jarel Spellman finished with nine points, seven rebounds, and six blocks.
• With his six blocks, Spellman pushed his career total to 117, and moved into sixth place in school history in career blocks. He needs just 46 more to break Chrisophe Humberts school record of 162.
UP NEXT
• Florida Southern will take on Auburn-Montgomery at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday in their final game before the Christmas holiday. The Moccasins return to Sunshine State Conference play on Dec. 30 with a home game against Tampa.
