WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Palm Beach Atlantic men's basketball team resumed play after taking a week off for Thanksgiving, hosting SSC foe Rollins on Wednesday night.

Bryce Laskey and the Sailfish (3-1, 1-1 SSC) put on a show in front of a ruckus Rubin Arena. The Pennsylvania native scored 31 points on seven 3-pointers to help lead the Sailfish to a close 93-89 win over the Tars (3-3, 0-2 SSC). 

The win marks the first SSC win for the Sailfish this season. PBA moves to a 3-1 record to match its best start since 2019.

Laskey was aided by Marcus Montalvo, Will Lee, and Jalen Cooper. Lee was hitting from three tonight as well, scoring 17 points on five triples with nine assists and four steals. Montalvo broke PBA's single-game assist record, dropping 15 dimes with 11 points and four steals. Cooper finished one rebound shy of a double-double, totaling 16 points and nine boards.

The game was fast-paced from the very start. Rollins jumped out to a quick 8-0 lead, but the Sailfish settled down and got a couple of looks at the rim for Cooper early in the game. Rollins started off in a 1-3-1 zone which left a couple of shots open for Lee and Laskey from downtown.

The Tars held a nine-point lead with seven minutes left in the first half. Lee, Laskey, Montalvo, and Aleksa Rakic, put PBA in front with a 15-5 run. RC recovered to take a 48-44 lead into the locker room. Laskey had 11 points at the break, followed by Lee and Cooper recording nine points each. 

Rollins led for nearly the entire first 10 minutes of the second half. The Sailfish caught fire from three again, with buckets from Montalvo, Laskey, and Trent McNair. The three-pointers gave the 'Fish a 72-70 lead. The Tars stormed back to take an 85-78 lead after some PBA turnovers. The 'Fish kept fighting, and a layup by Cooper and three triples from Laskey flipped the script on the Tars and put PBA ahead 89-85.

With 20 seconds left, the Sailfish led by six until two quick buckets from the Tars cut the 'Fish lead to two. Laskey sunk one free throw to make it a three-point game but missed the second shot to give the Tars a chance to tie it with eight seconds to go. Rollins pushed it up the floor, but Montalvo played the hero with a strip and steal to seal the game for PBA. He hit another free throw to lead to the 93-89 win.

The Sailfish finished the game with a scorching 46 percent 3-point percentage, hitting 16 as a team, one shy of a single-game record. The two teams were as even as they could be, tying with 23 points off turnovers each and 31 rebounds each.

PBA hits the road to face Saint Leo on Saturday at 6 p.m.