DAYTONA BEACH – Polk State Basketball will return home battle-tested. More importantly, the Eagles will return to Winter Haven undefeated.

After rallying from 18 points down to win a shootout on Friday, Polk State won in a defensive struggle on Saturday. Polk State capped the Daytona State College Shootout with a 72-62 victory over Wake Technical Community College.

The second half featured three ties and four lead changes. Ultimately, Polk State used a 13-0 run to go in front to stay.

Trailing 55-51 with less than seven minutes remaining, Ethan Simon drew the Eagles (4-0) even with consecutive buckets. Eric Dailey followed by coming up with a steal, drawing contact, and knocking down two free throws to put Polk State in front to stay. A Terell James 3-pointer and a Simon putback capped the run.

Wake Tech scored the next five points to cut the lead to 64-60. A Tammar Brown jam jumpstarted an 8-2 run to conclude the contest.

It was a rough shooting day from the field, but Dailey went 14-for-18 from the foul line and led Polk State with 20 points. Jaylon Brown added 15 points and five assists. Off the bench, Elijah Lubsey added eight points.

Simon, Tammar Brown, and Tre Jackson each finished with six points. Tammar Brown led Polk State with 12 rebounds and five blocks.

Polk State won despite 29 turnovers. Defensively, Polk State held Wake Tech to 29% from the field and forced 24 turnovers. BJ Solomon led Wake Tech with 18 points in the loss.

Now 4-0 for the second time in three seasons, Polk State will make its first of two out-of-state trips next week. The Eagles will head to Missouri for the West Plains Grizzly Tournament. They'll take on Missouri State University-West Plains on Friday.