GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Threes rained down for No. 23 Santa Fe College Men's Basketball (9-1) as the Saints throttled visiting Hillsborough inside the SF Gymnasium, 106-71.

The Saints spaced the floor beautifully all night and canned a season-high 19 triples, just one off the school-record mark of 20 set against Vanier on January 3, 2001.

First Half – SF 51, HCC 42

Brandon Farmer hit the first triple to give SF an early 6-2 advantage, but the Hawks stayed close up until the half's midway point.

Leading 21-17, the Saints scored the next eight points to seize a 29-17 lead, a run highlighted by two trifectas from Nicolas McClain.

The Saints' largest lead of the half was 14, 45-31, after McClain's fourth long ball of the half with 3:34 on the clock.

Although the Hawks made a little push to close the half, the Saints led by nine after the opening 20 minutes. SF was 10-of-20 from beyond the arc and 18-of-35 from the floor, and although Hillsborough was also finding some offensive success by shooting 50 percent (17-of-34), the Hawks were unable to contain the Saints' perimeter attack.

Second Half – SF 106, HCC 71

The Hawks were able to cut the deficit to as low as six points, 57-51, with 14:51 on the clock.

That is when the floodgates began to open, however, and SF put the game well out of reach, starting with a 12-2 run that brought the score to 69-53 with 11:42 on the clock.

Leading 77-61 with just under eight minutes remaining, the Saint's next six baskets all came from deep, as the guards were able to continue to penetrate and kick mercilessly to the shooters on the wings and corners in the 35-point win.

Key Statistics

With the win, the Saints remained a perfect 6-0 on their home floor and eclipsed the century mark in scoring for the fourth time this season.

It was the second win for SF over Hillsborough this season, after a narrow 84-82 win on Nov. 3.

The Saints were forced into a season-low eight turnovers while turning the Hawks over 13 times.

SF put on a shooting display all night long and finished 37-of-69 from the field (53.6%) and 19-of-35 from beyond the arc (54.3%).

Five different players notched double-digit scoring efforts, led by a Saints' career-high for Farmer of 23 on 8-of-12 from the field and 5-of-7 from deep. He added seven rebounds to his final line.

Hasan Abdul-Hakim, McClain, and Nasir Mann had 17 points apiece, with the total representing career-high marks for McClain and Mann. Mann was 5-of-7 from downtown, McClain 5-of-11, and Abdul-Hakim 3-of-4.

Bradley Douglas extended his double-digit scoring streak to 17 games with ten points, but played the role of primary distributor on his way to dishing out a career-high nine assists.

Up Next

The No. 23 Saints (9-1) play host to State College of Florida on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 2:00 p.m.