Titan men's basketball team loses in championship game
The Eastern Florida State College men's basketball team lost in the finals of the Region VIII Men's Basketball Championship on Saturday night in Ocala
March 12, 2017
The Eastern Florida State College men's basketball team strugged in the second half, losing to St. Petersburg 69-59 in the Region VIII Men's Basketball Championship game at the College of Central Florida Saturday night.
The Titans held a 40-32 lead at halftime, but struggled from the floor in the second half, scoring a season-low 19 points.
Kareem Brewton, Ahmed Ali and Shaq Carter were named to the all-tournament team and Brewton was also named to the all-state team after the game.
Ali finished with 17 points in the final and Austin Awad had 12 points.
Eastern Florida State College is now 28-5 on the season and will hope to get an at-large bid to the NJCAA Division I National Championship Tournament on Sunday evening.
