TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Santa Fe College men's basketball faced its first ranked opponent in the 2022-2023 season when it traveled to play No. 13 Tallahassee Community College.

The Eagles were able to pick up their fifth consecutive win, 90-73, while the Saints dropped a third-straight outing.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Saints got off to a strong start against the Eagles and held a 14-13 lead after a Jalen Speer layup with 12:38 on the opening half clock.

TCC produced the game's next ten points, however, making it an uphill battle for the Saints the rest of the way.

The Saints trailed 46-30 in the opening half's final minute, but Cole Deptula's three-pointer brought the teams into the locker room with the score at 46-33.

Santa Fe came to within four points, 50-46, with a 7-0 run in the beginning of the second half, but that would prove to be the closest SF would come.

Leading 56-51, TCC took complete control of the game with a 21-2 run, as the Saints' offense went dry for a spell and couldn't keep pace.

UPDATED RECORDS

#13 Tallahassee – 7-1

Santa Fe – 3-3

STATISTICS

The Saints had a season-high 23 turnovers in the defeat, and had a season-low shooting percentage as well against the TCC defense.

Speer was the leading scorer with 17 points, and he added six rebounds. Deptula finished with 14 points and six rebounds, going 4-of-9 from behind the arc. Nikolaos Noumeros contributed 14 points, while Kordell Brown also reached double-figures with 11 points of his own.

UP NEXT

Santa Fe (3-3) travels to Central Georgia Technical College (4-2) on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 4:00 p.m.