On Friday (Nov. 26) in St. Petersburg, Fla., the No. RV Ashland University men's basketball team lost to Tampa, 77-60, on Day 1 of the Eckerd College Thanksgiving Classic.
The Eagles are 2-2, and the Spartans are 2-2.
WHAT HAPPENED
- Tampa quickly jumped out to a 13-2 lead, but the Eagles were able to chip away at their deficit, eventually tying the game at 15 with a 13-2 run of their own.
- Ashland led for the first time at 19-17 inside of the six-minute mark of the first half, but the Spartans ends the first half on another run, this one 14-3, to take a 31-22 lead into the break.
- Tampa extended its advantage to 47-26 to start the second half, leading to an Eagle timeout with 14 minutes to play. The Spartans' largest lead was 26 points at 65-39, and AU was able to trim that deficit down to 13 at 67-54 before Tampa began to pull away once again.
- Junior guard Brandon Haraway paced the Ashland effort with 16 points and six rebounds, while senior forward Aaron Thompson moved into 17th place on the Eagles' all-time scoring list after scoring 15 points. Thompson now has 1,208 career points in 117 career games, tied for second-most in AU men's basketball annals.
- Tampa guard Max Jones led all scorers with 24 points, and all of those came in the second half.
UP NEXT
Ashland's men will play their second and final game in Florida on Saturday (Nov. 27) at 6:30 p.m. vs. host Eckerd (1-3).
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