Men's basketball team tops Palm Beach State on the road
The Eastern Florida State College men's basketball team defeated Palm Beach State College in a road match Wednesday night
The Eastern Florida State College men's basketball team picked up a road win to improve to 8-1 this season on Wednesday night.
Freshman Afan Trnka had a big second half to help the Titans pick up the 68-61 victory against Palm Beach State College.
Trnka hit a long 3-pointer as the shot clock was about to expire to give the Titans a 60-55 lead with five minutes remaining. He finished with 10 points in the half and a season-high 14 points in the game for the Titans.
Eastern Florida State College's Emondrek Erkins-Ford made a layup in the final seconds to send the Titans to halftime tied 29-29.
The second half saw the lead trade hands 11 times but the Titans went on a 7-0 run in the span of two minutes started by a Matija Zuzic 3-pointer and then Owen Aquino and Trnka each had baskets as the Titans led 55-50 with 7:32 left. Palm Beach State College would cut into the lead until Trnka's deep 3-pointer gave the Titans the lead for good.
Aquino led the Titans with 15 points and had several big blocked shots in the contest while Zuzic had 12 for the 22nd-ranked Titans.
Eastern Florida State College will host the JUCO Shootout on Saturday and Sunday with two games each day beginning at noon.
The Titans will play Gulf Coast State College at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Titan Field House.