Gainesville, FL.- On Wednesday, the Saints lost at home against conference opponent Miami Dade College. Kevin Pazmino had five triples in the second half for 15 points (17 total). Predrag Panisic (11 points) and Tre Munson (10 points) contributed as well. For Miami Dade, John Latimer (20 points), Caleb Hannah (16 points), and Alaaeddine Boutayeb (16points) led the way to a victory over the Saints. 

How It Happened 

Miami Dade began the game with a 9-0 run over Santa Fe. Predrag Panisic made his first three-pointer of the game to decrease the deficit to six. With 11:25 left on the clock in the first half, Miami Dade had a five second inbound violation, returning the ball to the Saints. Shortly after, a shooting foul was committed on Karmello Branch in which he made both free throws (17-9). With 7:38 on the clock, Predrag Panisic scored two points with a slam dunk to give the Saints powerful momentum. With two triples, one made by Panisic and one made by Joshua Watkins, the score improved to 41-22 at the half. 

Starting the half, Jonathan Renois made a two pointer followed by a block from Macius Trowe to get the ball back. A two-pointer for Trowe reduced the deficit to 44-26 with Miami Dade maintaining the lead. Shortly after, Renois made another two-pointer followed by a slam dunk for Trowe, making the score 46-36 with just under 15 minutes to go in the half. Kevin Pazmino made his first triple of the second half (46-39) followed by another four triples later in the half. With Pazmino's second triple, the score was as close as it had been the entire game (48-42). The Sharks controlled the remainder of the game with the final score being 74-62. 

Comments From Coach Mowry 

"Miami Dade played a great first half tonight. We struggled to guard them in our man defense and they really got after us when we were on offense. We made the change to a 2-3 zone in the second half, which bothered them and allowed us to get some momentum and start knocking down shots on offense. Kevin Pazmino got hot and everyone else chipped in to help us get within six. We had a couple empty possessions and they answered with six quick points to stretch it out to twelve points and were able to hold us off from there. I'm proud of our fight and know we will keep battling every day."

Up Next

The Saints will face Indian River State College on February 3rd at Indian River. Tip off is at 4:00PM.