Mount Pleasant — Florida College scored 51 points in each half and received 32 points from Matt Simpson to capture the 2022 Continental Athletic Conference men’s basketball tournament championship Sunday with a 102-82 victory against Washington Adventist University (Maryland) at Iowa Wesleyan University.
The Falcons, the tournament’s top seed, scored over 100 points in two of their three tournament games.
Iowa Wesleyan was the only score to hold them to double digits.
A 3-point field goal from Washington Adventist’s Mastadi Pitt cut the deficit to 31-25 at the 7:14 mark of the first half.
Pitt registered a game-high 33 points to lead the Shock’s strong effort.
Florida College led 51-37 at halftime and maintained a comfortable lead throughout the second half. A four-point play from Simpson gave the Falcons a 65-44 lead five minutes into the second half.
Devon Flowers scored 12 points for the Shock while Kyron Martin added 11 points off the bench.
Florida College and Washington Adventist will both represent the CAC as automatic qualifiers to the NAIA national tournament.