Archive for the ‘Basketball’ Category

Lions drop to 2-1 in SSC

  BOCA RATON, Fla.-After pulling off an upset against Florida Southern, the Lions once again confuse the Sunshine State Conference as they fail to defeat Lynn 97-91, giving the Knights their first conference win this season. First win. To Lynn. The offense for the Lions did fairly well, as sophomore transfers Caleb Stewart and Tyreece Brice went […]

PAWS UP! LIONS ESCAPE MOCS WITH HELP OF HOME CROWD

SAINT LEO, FLA.- It was a fiery Sunshine State Conference rivalry one would expect to see: intense, physical, exciting, and down to the final buzzer. Saint Leo fought for 40 minutes, yet they never backed down against the NCAA Division II National Champions, coming back from a 11-point deficit within the final three minutes to […]

Magic Dominate Bucks

ORLANDO, Fla – The Orlando Magic (8-8) shot the lights out of the Amway Center on Friday night, beating the Milwaukee Bucks (6-10) by a score of 114-90 in their first 20 point win since November of last year. Magic point guard Elfrid Payton had an efficient double-double, netting 22 points on 10-of-12 from the […]

Magic & Oladipo Cruise to Victory

Oladipo Comes Off Bench, Leads Magic Past Knicks for 100-91 Win… read more

Cousins Shines, Magic Falter in Loss

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Magic stumbled at home on Saturday, losing to the Sacramento Kings 91 to 97. After a cold start, the Magic could not overcome a 22-2 run in the third quarter that eventually stifled any chances of a comeback. Orlando also struggled to contain Kings center Demarcus Cousins, who scored 29 […]

ICYMI AUDIO: Dante Marchitelli-Orlando Magic

Fox Sports Dante Marchitelli was on the show Wednesday 11-18 and talks about the Orlando Magic’s good start to this season playing competitive, Evan Fournier, Scotty Skiles and more… https://soundcloud.com/rocket-sports-ent/dante-marchitelli-11-19-15

Magic Win Another OT Thriller Behind Payton, Fournier

ORLANDO, Fla – The Orlando Magic needed overtime to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-101 at the Amway Center on Wednesday. Point guard Elfrid Payton scored a career-high 24 points in the win, and shooting guard Evan Fournier got three of his 26 points by way of a game clinching three-pointer at the end of overtime. […]

STUNNED! Lions Struggle in Road Contest

No shooting. No rhythm. No answers for Eckerd’s pressure man to man. Saint Leo missed these important components the entire first half and most of the second half, as they fell to the Tritons 80-68 Wednesday night in St. Petersburg, dropping the Lions to 0-1 in conference play and 2-1 overall. Despite a late valiant surge […]

Fournier Leads Magic Past Jazz in Wake of Tragedy

  ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Magic defeated the Utah Jazz on Friday night by a score of 102-93. The final score does not tell the full story – on or off the court – as the shorthanded Magic wracked up 33 points in the first quarter and led wire to wire in the home […]

Oladipo, Magic Stun Undefeated Raptors

ORLANDO, Fla – The Magic (2-4) upset the previously undefeated Toronto Raptors (5-1) on Friday by a score of 92-87. Playing without their most efficient scorer Nikola Vucevic (51% shooting), the Magic focused on defense – holding Toronto to 34% shooting on the night. Orlando looked like a different team without Vucevic (knee) in the […]