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Savannah State University Tigers basketball team plays Miles College during an NCAA basketball game at Tiger Arena, Monday, Dec. 05, 2022, in Savannah, Ga. (SSU/Stephen B. Morton)
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63
Savannah St. SSU 0-1,0-0 SIAC
78
Winner Fla. Southern FSC 3-0,0-0 Sunshine State
Savannah St. SSU
0-1,0-0 SIAC
63
Final
78
Fla. Southern FSC
3-0,0-0 Sunshine State
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Savannah St. SSU 25 38 63
Fla. Southern FSC 40 38 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | By Walter Moore

Tigers Open New Season With Loss To Florida Southern

LAKELAND, Fla.- The Savannah State men's basketball team opened their 2023-24 season on November 10, 2023 with a 78-63 loss against Florida Southern in a game played at Jenkins Field House.
 
The game was a homecoming of sorts for SSU head coach Horace Broadnax who grew up in Plant City which is 13 miles from Lakeland.
 
The Moccasins scored the first four points of the contest but a 3-pointer by SSU's Austin Lewis got them within one at 4-3.
 
Down 7-3, a 3-pointer by Ayjay Plain sliced the Tigers deficit to 7-6. Following a layup by Florida Southern, SSU forward Qua King drilled a 3-pointer to tie the game at nine with 17:24 left in the first period.
 
Florida Southern answered with a 15-0 run to go ahead 24-9 at the 9:52 mark. The Moccasins' lead grew to 17 points before SSU was able to get it down to 36-25 with 1:38 left.
 
FSC led 40-25 at the half.
 
Savannah State (0-1) started the second period with a 12-6 spurt and a jumper by King cut the Mocs lead to 46-37 with 15:34 remaining.
 
The Tigers remained in striking distance and with 9:52 left in the game, a layup in the paint by King got SSU within 59-51.
 
Florida Southern responded with a 15-3 run that put them ahead by 20 with 3:40 left on the clock.
 
SSU could only get as close as 13 the remainder of the game.
 
The Tigers scored 14 points off of 13 FSC turnovers and had 14 second chance points in the game. Florida Southern out-rebounded SSU 48 to 32 and outscored Savannah State in the paint 44 to 24.
 
Both teams shot well from the field in the second half with FSC shooting 53.6 percent while Savannah State shot 42.9 percent.
 
King made 6-of-7 free throw attempts as he finished the game with 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Plain was the only other Tiger in double figures with 11 points. He also chipped in 4 assists and 3 rebounds before fouling out. Freshmen Jordan Mikel and AuMauri Tillman chipped in 9 points each with Mikel also grabbing a team-high 7 rebounds.
 
Florida Southern (3-0) was led by Luke Anderson's 21 points.
 
The Tigers will travel to St. Leo on November 11.
 
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