{"id":139208,"date":"2026-02-01T00:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T00:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/139208\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T00:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T00:02:12","slug":"2-sharks-take-down-tampa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/139208\/","title":{"rendered":"#2 Sharks Take Down Tampa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bucky BarryU combo_F_60FF45.png\" alt=\"Barry University\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p>at Barry University<\/p>\n<p>2\/4\/2026 | 7:30 P.M.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Feb. 04 (Wed) \/ 7:30 P.M.&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bucky BarryU combo_F_60FF45.png\" alt=\"Barry University\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        at\u00a0Barry University&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/nsusharks.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/opponent-history\/barry-university\/11\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    TAMPA, Fla. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/nsusharks.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/dallas-graziani\/7683\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7683\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas Graziani<\/a> hit six three-pointers on the way to 34 points, six assists and four rebounds, and visiting #2 Nova Southeastern routed Tampa 110-78 on Saturday afternoon. The Sharks had six players score in double-figures and shot 16-of-31 from beyond the three-point line as a team, which was a season-high.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Breakdown\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BREAKDOWN.png\" style=\"display: inline-block;\" width=\"220\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Score: #2 Nova Southeastern 110 | Tampa 78<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nRecords:\u00a0#2 Nova Southeastern 17-1 (12-1 SSC) | Tampa 10-9 (4-8 SSC)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nLocation: Martinez Center | Tampa, Fla.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nGet Social: Instagram and Twitter\/X &#8211; NSU_MBasketball<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"How it Happened\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/how_it_happened.png\" style=\"display: inline-block;\" width=\"220\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Sharks got off to a blistering start, as they got three consecutive threes from <a href=\"https:\/\/nsusharks.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/dallas-graziani\/7683\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7683\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas Graziani<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nsusharks.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/bobby-rosenberger-iii\/7682\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7682\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Rosenberger III<\/a> and Graziani again to go up 9-0. BJ Schaeffer finally got Tampa on the board at the 17:20 mark, but <a href=\"https:\/\/nsusharks.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/eli-allen\/7686\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7686\" target=\"_blank\">Eli Allen<\/a> hit NSU&#8217;s fourth three of the game to go up 16-4. The Sharks stayed hot from the floor and got contributions from their bench. <a href=\"https:\/\/nsusharks.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/alex-sessoms\/7690\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7690\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Sessoms<\/a> checked into the game and immediately got a steal and score, pushing NSU&#8217;s lead to 32-12 at the 10:51 mark.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Sharks maintained that 20-point advantage through the middle frame, but the Spartans kept trying to chip away at the deficit. Tampa drew within 15 after a three-pointer from Ryan Blount, and they trailed by 14, 51-37, after a free throw from Camden McCormick. However, the Sharks closed the final 2:09 on a 10-2 run, and they went back up 61-39 at intermission after a three-pointer from <a href=\"https:\/\/nsusharks.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/michael-santicola\/7677\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7677\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Santicola<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams traded baskets to open the second half, but the Sharks pushed the lead past 30 points, 81-50, on Graziani&#8217;s three-pointer at the 13:16 mark. Graziani scored his 32nd point on a layup at the 6:10 mark, pushing NSU past the 100-point threshold and giving them a 101-71 lead. Every player who suited up for the Sharks scored, and they finished off the 110-78 victory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Shark Standouts\" height=\"29\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled-12_copy.png\" style=\"display: inline-block;\" width=\"220\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nsusharks.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/dallas-graziani\/7683\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7683\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas Graziani<\/a>: 34 points (6\/9 3PT), six assists, four rebounds<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nsusharks.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/jaxon-nap\/7679\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7679\" target=\"_blank\">Jaxon Nap<\/a>: 16 points, seven assists, four rebounds<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nsusharks.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/ross-reeves\/7680\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7680\" target=\"_blank\">Ross Reeves<\/a>: 16 points, four assists<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nsusharks.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/bobby-rosenberger-iii\/7682\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7682\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Rosenberger III<\/a>: 14 points, six rebounds<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nsusharks.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/eli-allen\/7686\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7686\" target=\"_blank\">Eli Allen<\/a>: 10 points, 12 rebounds (season-high), three assists<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nsusharks.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/michael-santicola\/7677\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7677\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Santicola<\/a>: 10 points<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"What's Next\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WHATS_NEXT.png\" style=\"display: inline-block;\" width=\"220\"\/><\/p>\n<p>NSU now moves to 17-1, with a 12-1 record in SSC play. They will travel to Barry University on February 4. Tip off is scheduled for 4:00 PM. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Men&#8217;s Basketball, be sure to follow on Instagram and Twitter\/X at NSU_MBasketball.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Game: at Barry University 2\/4\/2026 | 7:30 P.M. &#13; Feb. 04 (Wed) \/ 7:30&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139209,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":{"0":"post-139208","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa","8":"tag-tampa","9":"tag-tampa-headlines","10":"tag-tampa-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}