LAKE WALES, Fla. – Khalil Ozuna stuns crowd with double-double, 26 pts and 19 rebounds despite the 73-76 Royals loss.

GAME RECAP

The Royals and Falcons exchanged the lead 15 different times throughout the game. The biggest lead was in favor of the Royals early on in the 1^st half as they led the Falcons 23-10 just 10:00 minutes into the game. In a huge momentum shift, the Royals lead was quickly taken away as they found themselves trailing the Falcons 34-39 at halftime. Khalil Ozuna was the lone double digit scorer for the Royals in the first half as he had 10 pts and 6 rebounds.

The Royals again found themselves in trouble to start the 2^nd half as they quickly found themselves down by 10. With a second half boost, the Royals chopped away the lead until a Denzell Osson jumper tied it up at 50-50. The Royals regained a 5 pt lead, but it was taken away quickly by the Falcons. The game was knotted up 73-73 with only 00:38 seconds remaining. With 14 seconds left, the Falcons Kent Hegarty knocked down a 3 pt shot to take the lead. A last ditch effort by the Royals would be unsuccessful as they fell at home to Florida College 73-76.

FINAL THOUGHTS

Khalil Ozuna finished with a double-double of 26 pts and 19 rebounds. Denzell Osson was 1 rebound shy of a double-double as he had 13 pts and 9 rebounds along with 3 steals and 5 assists. The Royals will take a few days off for the holiday before they hit the road and travel to Tennessee to take on West Virginia University Institute of Technology and Indiana University East.