Men's basketball team places third at the Battle for the Boot Tournament

The Eastern Florida State College men's basketball team won the third-place game at the Battle for the Boot Tournament at the College of Southern Idaho on Saturday evening.

The Titans defeated Clarendon College 107-94 to finish the tournament 2-1 and are now 3-1 on the season.

Sean Register Jr. had another big night for the Titans, scoring a game-high 31 points in the win. Register also grabbed six rebounds and had three assists. Five Titans finished with at least 12 points as the Titans eclipsed the 100-point mark for the second time in the first four games.

Eastern Florida State College jumped out to a quick start behind Register as he had eight of the team's first 15 points. The lead would reach double digits late in the first half and one final run gave them a 50-34 lead at halftime.

Joviel Acevedo-Arroyo had 14 points in the second half including a couple of key 3-pointers to stop runs by Clarendon. The Bulldogs cut the lead to under 10 with 2:49 left but Acevedo-Arroyo hit two free throws, then Tyson Wilson and Register hit shots to build the lead back up.

Nick Oliver hit six 3-pointers off the bench for the Titans to finish with 22 points while Acevedo-Arroyo finished with 20. Wilson had 16 and Djiby Ly scored 12 in the victory.

Eastern Florida State College will be home for the home opener this weekend, hosting the Eastern Florida Classic beginning Friday.

The Titans will play South Georgia State College at 4 p.m. of Friday with Indian River State College facing South Georgia Tech in the second game.

Then on Saturday, the Titans will play South Georgia Tech at 2 p.m. with Indian River State College playing South Georgia State College in the second game. Admission is free and the games will be shown live online at the EFSC Titans YouTube page.