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Tigers, Knights take turns winning

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TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --  The Tyndall Tigers men's varsity basketball team split their two games versus the visiting Moody Knights in Southeastern Military Athletic Conference, SEMAC, regular season action.

During the Nov. 25 game, the two squads battled back and forth with an end score Tyndall, 114, Moody, 105.

Moody took a two-point lead, 42-40, at the intermission. In the second half, the Tigers caught fire behind the scoring of Melvin Smith, 19, Anthony Showers, 18, and Marqus Armour, 16, to open up a double digit lead that reached as many as 18 points.

Moody mounted a furious rally, aided by a four-minute Tyndall scoring drought to come within 7 points with a minute and a half remaining to be played. The Tigers converted clutch free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.

Showers paced the Tigers in scoring with a game high 32 points, followed by Smith, 30, Armour, 23, and Jared Austin with 13 points. Armour led in rebounding with 10 and Smith led in assists with 6. Clint Williams led Moody in scoring with 25 points.

Curing the Nov. 26 game, the Tigers started out sluggishly, as their shots weren't falling as they had the previous day. Moody took a 49-36 lead into the intermission.

In the second stanza, Tyndall battled back to cut the deficit to one-point 81-80 with 2:38 remaining in the contest. Three consecutive empty possessions by the Tigers sealed the outcome of the game came as Moody extended its lead and hung on to take the hard fought victory.

Tigers lost to the Knights, Moody, 91, Tyndall, 85.

Showers and Smith paced the Tigers in scoring with 24 and 18 points respectively, followed by Markus Manuel, 12, and Ryan Cunningham with 10 points. Manuel also led the Tigers in rebounding with 8 and Smith led in assists with 6. Clint Williams led Moody in scoring with a game high 28 points.

The Tigers will host the Bandits from Ft. Benning, Ga., 3 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.

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