WINTER PARK, Fla. – Embry-Riddle men's basketball traveled to Winter Park, Fla. on Wednesday night for a Sunshine State Conference showdown against Rollins inside the Alfond Sports Center.
Despite a late-game surge, the Eagles ultimately fell 96-88 to the Tars as Rollins iced the game from the foul line with the final eight points coming from free throws.
RECORDS
Embry-Riddle: 8-9 (5-5 SSC)
Rollins: 10-8 (4-6 SSC)
GAME NOTES
- Embry-Riddle holds a 14-13 record over Rollins and is 6-4 in the last 10 matchups.
KEY PERFORMERS
Embry-Riddle
Rollins
- Omar Figueroa – 28 pts, 7 reb, 4 ast, 4 stl
- Jah Nze – 23 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast
- Ricky Ghedini – 21 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
- Embry-Riddle opened on a strong note with a layup from Jared Berry followed by a tip-in from Jack Klinger for an early 4-1 edge.
- Dawson Barr hit three timely three-pointers early in the contest, keeping the Eagles within striking distance.
- The first of Barr's nine first-half points gave ERAU a 7-4 advantage at the 17:23 mark, but his second of the game cut a five-point deficit to a one-possession game at the 13:46 mark.
- Barr followed with his third trey of the night moments later to cut the Rollins lead to 17-16.
- After a couple moments with a tied score, Rollins moved out of some back-and-forth play to advance to a 30-24 edge.
- The Eagles fought hard in the half to pull the deficit down to three with Braeden Moore's three-pointer highlighting the stretch.
- Rollins finished the half with a 15-7 run in the final few minutes of play to close with a 51-38 advantage.
- ERAU finished the half shooting 41.4% (12-of-29) from the field with Klinger leading the charge with 10 points and four boards for the first 20 minutes of play.
Second Half
- Barr opened the half with a three-pointer to spark an 11-4 run for the Eagles, scoring from beyond the arc twice in the opening couple of minutes.
- With the run, ERAU cut the deficit to 55-49 with 17:03 on the clock.
- Rollins responded with nine unanswered points to pull away to a commanding 64-49 edge.
- Embry-Riddle steadily chipped away at the Tars' lead throughout the half, cutting the lead to seven with an 18-10 stretch of scoring led by five points from Evan Montanari.
- In response, Rollins outscored Embry-Riddle 14-8 in the following few minutes, boosting the lead to 13 points with two minutes to play.
- Embry-Riddle surged late in the game with a 10-0 run led by four points from both Logan Lewis and Berry, pulling within reach at an 88-85 deficit.
- Despite outscoring Rollins 50-45 in the second half, Embry-Riddle's late push ultimately fell short as the Tars iced the game with eight points at the foul line to win 96-88.
INSIDE THE STATS
- Embry-Riddle finished the game shooting 44.3% (27-of-61) from the field, 34.5% (10-of-29) from three, and 82.8% (24-of-29) from the foul line.
- Berry led with 22 points and 12 rebounds for his third double-double of the season, scoring 22-plus for five consecutive games.
- Berry went for a perfect 12-of-12 from the free-throw line as well, matching the second-best individual game record for free-throw percentage.
- Barr followed with 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting from three-point range.
- Barr's six made three-pointers tie the program's season-high set by Moore earlier this season (vs. Ft. Lauderdale 12/19/25).
- Klinger finished with 13 points and seven boards on 4-of-5 shooting from the field.
- Both teams finished with 35 rebounds each.
- Rollins' bench outperformed ERAU's, holding a 34-19 edge.
- Points in the paint were crucial as Rollins held a 36-28 scoring advantage inside.
UP NEXT
Embry-Riddle will look to snap a three-game skid on Saturday at Eckerd. The Eagles tipoff at 4:00 p.m. ET from the McArthur Center in St. Petersburg, Fla.
