FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The top-ranked Nova Southeastern Sharks Men’s Basketball team brought in the new year with a dominant 114-88 over the Tampa Spartans in Sunshine State Conference play. Three Sharks recorded over 20 points, as Dallas Graziani (22 points/11 assist) recorded his seventh double-double of the season, while Ross Reeves added 22 points of his own and MJ Iraldi recorded a game-high 25 points.
No. 1 Nova Southeastern has now won 70 consecutive games at the Rick Case Arena dating back to February 26, 2020.
Records: No. 1 Nova Southeastern 12-0, 4-0 SSC | Tampa 9-3, 1-3 SSC
Score: No. 1 Nova Southeastern 114 | Tampa 88
Location: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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First Half – Ryker Cisarik took over the game for NSU in the early going, scoring six of the first eight points for the Sharks, as Nova Southeastern opened the game on an 8-2 run. Dallas Graziani and Ross Reeves knocked down back-to-back three pointers for the Sharks extending the NSU advantage to 14-6. Nova Southeastern opened up a sizable lead following a 9-0 run in which MJ Iraldi, Graziani, Reeves and Cisarik all contributed points, giving the Sharks a 37-20 advantage. Tampa cut the deficit to nine, but eight combined points from Graziani and Reeves – including a four-point play from Reeves – put the score at 56-39 in favor of NSU. Nova Southeastern went into halftime leading 61-53 over the Spartans.
Second Half – Nova Southeastern started the second half on a 6-0 run, capitalizing on a pair of Tampa turnovers. The Sharks maintained a double digit advantage throughout the second half, winning their 70th consecutive home game, defeating the Spartans 114-88.
Dallas Graziani: 22 points, 10-16 FG, 11 assists, six steals (seventh double-double of season)
Ross Reeves: 22 points, three steals, five rebounds
Ryker Cisarik: 17 points, eight rebounds, 6-9 FG
MJ Iraldi: 25 points, six rebounds
No. 1 Nova Southeastern returns to action against Ecker on Saturday, January 4th, in Sunshine State Conference play. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. at the McArthur Center. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Men’s Basketball, be sure to follow on Instagram and X at NSU_MBasketball.
