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Vinny O'Connor
99
Winner Florida Southern FSCM 20-5, 11-4
93
Embry-Riddle ERAUM 15-8, 9-6
Winner
Florida Southern FSCM
20-5, 11-4
99
Final
93
Embry-Riddle ERAUM
15-8, 9-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Florida Southern FSCM 41 58 99
Embry-Riddle ERAUM 40 53 93

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Kyrin Mayfield | @k_mayfield97

Men’s Basketball Struggles to Stop High-Scoring No. 21/24 Mocs

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Embry-Riddle men's basketball team came up just short in its attempt to upset No. 21/24 Florida Southern, dropping a high-scoring affair 99-93. It's the most points the Eagles have scored in a loss since Feb. 23, 2022, when ERAU also fell to FSC by the exact same score, though in overtime. 


RECORDS
Embry-Riddle | 15-8, 9-6 SSC (T-4th)
No. 21/24 Florida Southern | 20-5, 11-4 SSC (2nd)

ALL-TIME SERIES
  • Florida Southern leads 15-9.
  • Embry-Riddle is 7-5 all-time at home against the Mocs.
  • This is the Eagles' first loss at home to Florida Southern since 2019.
  • This is the first time FSC swept the regular season series since the 2018-19 season.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
  • Florida Southern jumped out to a 9-4 lead.
  • Yassin Hussein and Jerry Bracey II combined to score the Eagles' next seven points to put the Blue and Gold ahead 11-9 six minutes into the game.
  • Milan Skoric connected on back-to-back three-point shots to send ERAU ahead 25-20 (9:07). 
  • The Mocs then went on an 8-0 streak to retake the lead, 28-25 (5:41).
  • From there, Embry-Riddle outscored Florida Southern 15-8 to take a four-point lead (40-36) with a minute and a half to go. 
  • FSC grabbed the last five points of the half to control a 41-40 lead into the break.

Second Half
  • The Eagles forced the Mocs to miss their first three shots of the half, which allowed the home team to pull ahead 47-41 as Hussein scored seven consecutive points. 
  • FSC grabbed the lead right back with a 6-0 streak (52-51, 15:38).
  • The Mocs maintained a lead for the next 11 minutes, but the Eagles stayed close.
  • A shot from deep by Skoric and a layup by Jared Berry sent ERAU ahead, 78-77 with 4:48 to go.
  • However, Florida Southern outscored Embry-Riddle 9-0 over the next minute to lead 86-78, and the Mocs held on from there.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
NOTABLE STATS
  • Embry-Riddle outrebounded Florida Southern by 11 (46-35).
  • Twenty-Five of those rebounds came on the offensive end.
  • ERAU has now outrebounded the opposition in 20 of its 23 games.
  • Berry scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half.
  • Dawson Barr tied his season-high in rebounds with a team-leading eight boards.
  • The Mocs shot 71.4% from the floor in the second half, making 17 of their final 20 shots.

UP NEXT
The Eagles hit the road for the next two games, starting with a meeting at Tampa on Saturday at 4 p.m.
The 2024-25 Embry-Riddle Men's Basketball season is presented by Daytona Kia.
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