GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Santa Fe College Men's Basketball had little trouble with the visiting Central Georgia Tech Titans on Friday afternoon.

Although both teams entered the day receiving votes in the latest NJCAA poll, the Saints were the far superior team on the evening, prevailing 83-55 to hand the Titans their first loss of the season while improving to 5-0 inside the SF Gymnasium.

First Half – SF 49, CGTC 20

Bradley Douglas opened the game's scoring with a triple.

With the Saints leading 6-5 in the early going, SF went on a stunning run of 23 unanswered points to open up a 29-5 advantage at the half's midway point.

The Santa Fe defense was locked in, limiting the Titans to contested shots, while the offense was clicking on all cylinders.

The Saints canned seven three-pointers in the opening frame, and seemingly could not miss as the lead ballooned to as large as 33 points.

Second Half – SF 83, CGTC 55

The Titans began to play much better at the start of the second half and started to show why they were unbeaten headed into the night.

SF, however, never let the guests any closer than 20 the rest of the way. The Titans were unable to contain the Saints' offense, which eclipsed 80 points for the seventh time this season.

The Saints' largest lead of the game was 34 in the final minutes of the impressive rout.

Key Statistics

It was the second consecutive game in which SF never trailed.

The performance was a clean one for the Saints, who posted season-lows in turnovers (11) and personal fouls (eight).

Three Saints notched double-figures in scoring, led by 18 from Douglas. The lead guard extended his streak of double-digit scoring efforts to 16, and he tied for the game-high in the rebounding category with nine.

Nicolas McClain finished with 14 points, while Eddie Foster III got the start and played with great energy on his way to 13 points, seven rebounds, two steals, and two blocks.

Brandon Farmer had eight points and nine rebounds to lead the bench unit on this night.

Up Next

The receiving votes Saints (8-1) will have a few days off before hosting Hillsborough Community College on Wednesday, Dec. 1. SF beat the Hawks by an 84-82 score on Nov. 3 in Tampa, Fla. Tipoff time on Dec. 1 is 7:00 p.m. inside the SF Gymnasium.