Upcoming Games
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
CF Patriots 101, FSC-Jacksonville 90, OT (MBB)
The Central Florida men's basketball team withstood the toughest test of its Mid-Florida Conference season to date on Wednesday, emerging from an overtime battle with FSC-Jacksonville with a 101-90 victory.
CF trailed by as many as 6 points midway through the second half, but recaptured the lead on a furious rally highlighted by two Kevin Foster three-point plays and Addison Smith's putback layup with just under 5 minutes to play. The Stars regrouped, however, and CF needed a Mathiang Muo free throw with 6 seconds to play to force overtime.
A dominant Patriots team made for an anticlimactic extra frame. Foster and Slobodan Miljanic swished three-pointers on consecutive possessions to stake the home team to a 6-point lead that it would never relinquish.
Smith led CF with a season-high 26 points on 10-for-13 shooting from the field. Foster contributed a monster double-double with 24 points and 12 rebounds, winning a stirring individual matchup with Stars big man Alex Smith. Hunter Williams and Muo added 12 apiece for the Patriots.
Click here to watch the Panhandle Broadcasting webcast of the game (link opens Windows Media Player), and watch highlights featuring Hunter Williams and Addison Smith at the CF Patriots YouTube channel.
The win keeps CF (18-4, 4-0 MFC) unbeaten in MFC play and gives the Patriots a win over each of its four conference foes. The round-robin continues next week as the Patriots host Santa Fe on Monday, visit Daytona on Wednesday and host St. Johns River on Saturday, Jan. 29.
