TAMPA, Fla. – Led by 27 points from Ryker Cisarik, the third-ranked Nova Southeastern Sharks Men’s Basketball team earned their 20th win of the season, defeating the Tampa Spartans 100-66 on Wednesday evening at the Bob Martinez Center.
The Sharks now hold a three-game lead over Florida Southern in the Sunshine State Conference.
Records: No. 3 Nova Southeastern 20-1, 12-1 SSC | Tampa 14-8, 6-8 SSC
Score: No. 3 Nova Southeastern 100 | Tampa 66
Location: Bob Martinez Center | Tampa, Fla.
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First Half – The Sharks trailed early in the game against the Spartans, but four consecutive points from Alex Mangold tied the game at 11-11. An 8-1 run by NSU, sparked by MJ Iraldi, Ryker Cisarik and Dallas Graziani, gave Nova Southeastern a 19-12 lead. Midway through the first half, NSU led 30-17. Late in the first half, an 11-0 run by the Sharks extended the advantage to 53-26 over the Spartans. Nova Southeastern went into the break leading 55-29, as Cisarik closed the half with a lay-up to beat the buzzer.
Second Half – NSU and Tampa traded buckets back-and-forth in the opening minutes of the second half. Mangold and Jamie Qualley led a 10-0 run, extending the NSU advantage to 77-52 with less than 10 minutes remaining in the game. Moments later, the Sharks put together another extended run, extending the advantage to 92-57 as Iraldi and Cisarik combined to score 10 consecutive points for NSU. Nova Southeastern closed out its seventh consecutive win, 20th on the season, defeating Tampa 100-66.
Ryker Cisarik: 27 points, 10-16 FG, nine rebounds, two blocks
MJ Iraldi: 15 points, three rebounds
Dallas Graziani: 10 assists, six points
Eli Allen: 11 points, 5-7 FG, six rebounds
Alex Mangold: 10 points, 4-7 FG
No. 3 Nova Southeastern returns to action on Saturday, February 8th, hosting the Eckerd Tritons at the Rick Case Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Men’s Basketball, be sure to follow on Instagram & X at NSU_MBasketball
