Sarasota boys hoops facing nation's best in City of Palms Classic

Key Highlights

• “They made a big run when it mattered, you know, and unfortunately, we didn't, but we're here to try to get better and get exposed and play some of the best teams in the country.
• That's a really, really good basketball team, so hopefully we can learn and grow from this.”Sarasota (8-2) looked in control for most of the first three quarters.
• The Sailors had a 20-16 lead at the half as they limited the Panthers to 7-of-23 shooting, 1-of-11 on 3-pointers, and outrebounded them 21-9, but eight Sarasota turnovers led to nine Imhotep points to keep it close.
• The Sailors’ Johnny Lackaff led all scorers in the first half with 10 points. Sam Revill started the second half burying a 3-pointer for the Sailors to make it 23-16, and David Young had a rebound and put back to make it 25-19, but the Panthers started chipping away, hitting 5-of-11 shots to trail only 32-31 at the end of the third quarter. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWith the score tied at 35, a Lackaff layup gave the Sailors a 37-35 edge, but that’s when Lorenzano-White went off.
• Imhotep outscored Sarasota 23-10 in the fourth quarter, shooting 61.5% on 8 of 13 and hit 5 of 6 free throws down the stretch. Lackaff led Sarasota with 14 points but went cold in the second half, hitting only 2 of 10 attempts.