Men's basketball team loses to Albany Tech

The Eastern Florida State College men's basketball team lost in the first game of the Florida vs. Georgia JUCO Basketball Classic in Bradenton.

The seventh-ranked Titans, who are now 5-2 on the season, fell to Albany Technical College 61-51 on Thanksgiving Day at the State College of Florida-Manatee. Eastern Florida State College played without six players in the contest.

Markus Harding finished with 13 points in the game, 11 coming in the first half. Teammate Robert Berze had eight points.

The Titans will face No. 17 South Georgia Technical College at 3 p.m. at the State College of Florida-Manatee. The Jets are 6-0 this season and come in averaging 103 points per game as two players are averaging over 20 points per game.