LAKELAND, Fla. – With six-tenths of a second remaining in regulation, grad student
Brandon Carroll stepped to the free throw line and made three consecutive free throws to propel the Mocs to a 67-66 come-from-behind victory over Barry University in the Jenkins Field House on Saturday evening.
The Mocs celebrated Senior Recognition Day, as senior
Jalyn Hinton recorded a triple-double, with 21 points, 16 rebounds, and 11 blocked shots.
HOW IT HAPPENED
1st Half
- Hinton and Carroll started the game with back-to-back jump shots, putting the Mocs up 4-0.
- Minutes later, the Bucs would take the lead for the first time at 7-6, five minutes in.
- Carroll would tie the score at nine apiece on a driving layup.
- The Bucs would then go on a run, pushing the lead to as many nine, at 21-12.
- From there, the Southern offense kicked into gear.
- Junior Xavier Rhodes hit a three-pointer, to stem a Barry run.
- Moments later, Carroll would make consecutive shots to tie the score at 22, before junior E.J. Dambreville put the Mocs up by three, on a shot from beyond the arc.
- Barry would close out the half on a 9-4 run, to take a 34-29 lead at the break.
- In the first half, Carroll already had scored 10 points, as Hinton had eight points, nine boards, and four blocks. Dambreville, meanwhile, accounted for 12 rebounds during the first 20 minutes of play.
2nd Half
- Southern trailed by as many as seven points during the next 10 minutes, and never got closer than three.
- The Mocs eventually retook the lead at the 6:57 mark, on a three-pointer from Carroll.
- The lead was brief, however, as Barry quickly went back on top.
- Hinton made a pair of free throws at 2:19, to trim the deficit to one point, 62-61.
- A minute later, grad student Jacob Schner knocked down a clutch three pointer from the top of the arc, and tied the score at 64-64, with 1:09 remaining.
- Barry would score next, taking a 66-64 lead with 22 seconds remaining.
- Florida Southern took a timeout, where coach Mike Donnelly drew up the final play of the game.
- Rhodes forced a layup which was no good, but Dambreville grabbed the offensive rebound, and kicked it out to Carroll, past the three point line.
- Carroll had a great look at the basket, but was fouled as he released the ball, sending him to the line with 0.6 left on the clock.
- Good morning, good afternoon, and good night. Carroll made all three, and the Mocs earned the win, 67-66.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Hinton's triple double was the fifth triple-double in school history, and the first since December 14, 2019, when Brett Hanson had 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists against Lynn, in the Jenkins Field House. Hinton joins Dylan Travis, Jarel Spellman, Jack Rauch and Hanson as the only Mocs in program history to accomplish the feat.
- Hinton's 11 blocked shots are the most in a single game in his career, shattering his former career-high of eight. His 11 blocks is also the highest total in all of Division II this season. He now has 213 blocked shots in his career.
- Southern recorded 17 assists on 23 made baskets. Rhodes led the way with seven.
- Carroll and Hinton each scored over 20 points, with 25 and 21, respectively.
- Dambreville's 18 rebounds led all payers, with none bigger than his final one.
UP NEXT
With the regular season complete, the Mocs will enter the Sunshine State Conference Championships as the fourth seed, and will host the fifth seed, Rollins College, on March 16 at 6:00 p.m. The winner will face #1 Palm Beach Atlantic, who drew the top seed.
