Antewan Webber showed up Thursday night, scoring 27 points for the Florida Gateway Timberwolves as they handed the Santa Fe Saints an 84-77 loss, their first of the new season.
Closing of the first half
Santa Fe (4-1) and Florida Gateway (4-3) battled it out in the first half, with neither team leading by more than four points throughout. Freshman center Axel Holmquist led the Timberwolves with eight points at halftime, while Australian guard Connor Morris scored seven for the Saints. Florida Gateway would eventually take a one-point lead into the locker room, 36-35.
Santa Fe takes control
The Saints came out of the break on fire, quickly building a 10-point lead thanks to 3 3-pointers from guards Kevin Pazmino and Ashton Lovette. Over the next few minutes, Florida Gateway slowly took over the game, with Oakley Lewis and Ty’Jahn Wright each scoring six points as the Timberwolves went on a 17-7 run to tie the game at 57. Shortly after, Santa Fe struck . came back with a 7-0 run to take a 68-61 lead.
Webber takes over late
After a three from Lewis to cut the lead to four and a two from Jonathan Renois to cut it to six, sophomore guard Antewan Webber took control of the game, scoring 18 of Florida Gateway’s final 20 points to close out the lead. match. He quickly scored five to bring the score to 70-69 and gave the Timberwolves their first lead of the second half with a trio of free throws. Pazmino hit a huge three to regain the lead with 1:52 left, but Webber scored 10 of the final 12 overall to put the game away for good.
Following
Santa Fe continues its home game against Palm Beach State College (4-2) at 4 p.m. Saturday, while Florida Gateway returns home to face Coastal Alabama North (2-3) at 2 p.m. Saturday.
