MELBOURNE, Fla. - Clark Atlanta men's basketball team shot just 39% in loss to Rollins, 91-67. The loss drops CAU to 0-2 with losses to open the season in both games of the NCAA South Regional Tipoff Challenge.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:Score: Rollins 91, Clark Atlanta 67
Record: Rollins (2-0), Clark Atlanta(0-2)
Date: Nov. 14, 2015 | Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Clemente Center | Melbourne, Fla.
HOW IT HAPPENED:Clark Atlanta opened the game leading until 14:34 in the first half.
CAU twice briefly trailed by one point before establishing a six-point lead, 27-21, with 7:39 to play in the first half after a
James Arnold 3-pointer.
Rollins cut the lead to four points before stretching it back to six after
Derrick Herbert had a fast-break layup, 29-23, with 6:16 in the opening half.
Rollins ended the half with a 16-6 run to hold the 39-35 halftime lead.
Clark Atlanta never led in the second half and trailed by as many as 26 points, 91-65, with less than one minute left in the game.
THE NUMBERS:Arnold (24) and
Damien Enoch (13) were the only player to score in double figures. Arnold was 8-for-11 and Enoch was 4-for-9 from the floor.
Cornell Barnett and Enoch each gathered in six rebounds.
CAU scored 22 points in the paint and 11 points off of turnovers.
The Panthers were outscored 35-17 off the bench.
UP NEXT:Clark Atlanta will return to the Peach State with a road game at Young Harris on Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m.