Mocs’ Maul Panthers in Lakeland
The sixth-ranked Florida Southern Moccasins showed why they are the number one team in the Sunshine State Conference on Saturday, beating the Florida Tech Panthers 112-82 at Jenkins Field House. It is the ninth consecutive loss on the road for the Panthers. Sesan Russell was the Panthers leading scorer, going for 34 points on 13-of-23 […]
Lynn Hangs on to Beat Panthers
The Florida Tech Panthers (10-11, 4-9 SSC) got a career-high 28 points from Runako Ziegler and 25 from Derek Murphy, but in the end, it wasn’t enough as the Panthers fell to host Lynn, 97-88. Sesan Russell contributed 13 points. Murphy led the Panthers with six rebounds. Florida Tech shot 49.3 percent from the field, […]
Panthers Valiant Effort Falls Short at PBA
Things looked bleak for the Florida Tech Panthers early on Wednesday, but they made a game of it before coming up on the short end of an 88-74 score against Palm Beach Atlantic at Rubin Arena. The Sailfish (14-6, 7-5 SSC) had five guys in double figures led by Malek Barber, who finished with 19. […]
Schaneville Burns Saint Leo in OT Upset
Oh. My. @treyschanev hits the game-tying 3️⃣!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/6v0HjaftiO — Florida Tech Men's Hoops (@FloridaTechMBB) January 25, 2020 In what will likely be considered the game of the year at the Clemente Center, the Florida Tech Panthers overcame a furious run by the Saint Leo Lions on Saturday to win a very memorable basketball tilt, 99-93 […]
Murphy Shines in Panthers Loss at Rollins
Derek Murphy was not bothered by the Panthers bye week, as he scored 21 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in an 87-67 loss to Rollins on Wednesday night. This was the sixth double-double of the season for Murphy, who leads the Sunshine State Conference in scoring. Sesan Russell was the only other Panther in […]
Panthers Balanced Attack Leads to Win Over Tampa
The Florida Tech Panthers got back over the .500 mark on Wednesday with a very convincing 87-54 victory over the Tampa Spartans at the Clemente Center. Derek Murphy continued his impressive season, compiling a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. He led a pack of five Panthers in double figures, including Sesan Russell (17), […]
Murphy Notches Career-High 44 Points in Win Over Eckerd
Derek Murphy was a one-man wrecking crew on Wednesday, as he manhandled the Eckerd Tritons defense, and scoring a career-high 44 points in the Panthers 71-63 win at the Clemente Center. He was the Panthers’ only double-digit scorer and led the team with eight rebounds. Murphy played all 40 minutes and was 15-for-28 from the […]
Eagles Surge Past Panthers in Second Half
For the second straight game the Panthers put up a heck of an effort, and for the second straight game, the Panthers were beaten by a ranked team. After losing to #14 Florida Southern 86-79 on Thursday, Tech gave #20 Embry-Riddle all they wanted in the first half on Saturday, before ultimately dropping a 92-79 […]
Panthers Valiant Effort Falls Short Against #14 Florida Southern
Sesan Russell’s 17 points and a double-double from Derek Murphy were not enough Thursday, as the Panthers dropped an 86-79 decision to the 14th-ranked Florida Southern Moccasins at the Clemente Center. Florida Tech shot 37.7 percent (26-for-69) from the floor in this one. That included going 6-for-29 (20.7 percent) from long range. The Mocs went […]
Panthers Silence Screaming Eagles
A 20-5 run to start the second half put Florida Tech on cruise control, as they routed the Toccoa Falls Screaming Eagles 86-53, in the nightcap of the Florida-Georgia Winter Classic on Friday at the Clemente Center. “We needed a bounce-back like that after a tough game at Barry,” said Panthers coach Billy Mims. […]