DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – On Day 2 of the Florida College Shootout at Daytona State College, the Hillsborough Hawks got past Santa Fe College men's basketball by an 80-70 score.

The win was Hillsborough's seventh straight, and second this season over the Saints.

HOW IT HAPPENED

HCC led by just two, 17-15, after a basket in the paint from Nasir Mann at the 11:15 mark of the opening half.

The Hawks would separate from the Saints, however, on the strength of a 14-4 run to open up a 31-19 lead.

SF would never draw closer than eight points for the remainder of the first half, and trailed the Hawks 44-34 at the break.

Jalen Speer had 12 points and Mann had eight for the Saints' cause after 20 minutes of play.

Speer started off the second half with a tough triple that found its mark, but the Saints couldn't string together any runs and keep the Hillsborough offense from clicking.

A Hillsborough three-pointer with 11:28 to play opened up the game's largest gap, 61-43, and although the Saints were able to trim it down to seven in the final seconds, the hole was too much to dig out of for SF in the defeat.

UPDATED RECORDS

Daytona State – 13-1

Santa Fe – 6-5

STATISTICS

For the second time in the season's two matchups, Hillsborough hit shots and finished over 50 percent from the field.

The shooting efficiency was the primary statistical difference, with the Hawks finding more success from beyond the arc as well.

For the Saints, Mann set a new career-high with 24 points, adding eight rebounds. Speer finished with 22 points, while Kordell Brown had eight and Nikolaos Noumeros chipped in with seven points and 12 rebounds from the interior. Noumeros extended his streak of double-digit rebounding games to four.

UP NEXT

The Saints will hope the third time is the charm against Hillsborough when SF hosts the Hawks on Wednesday, Dec. 14. Tipoff time inside the SF Gymnasium is set for 7:00 p.m.