Oh those turnovers, and oh those free throws.

The Mariner Tritons could have used less of one and more of the other against the defending Class 4A state champion Fort Myers Green Wave Tuesday night. The outcome might have been different.

The Tritons’ unbeaten streak came to an end with a 67-50 District 4A-11 loss to the Wave, who did not fare much better in the aforementioned statistical categories.

The Tritons (5-1, 4-1 district) committed 11 turnovers in the first half as the Wave built a 33-17 lead. They came out energized in the third quarter and cut the deficit to a mere five points, 41-36 with 1:10 left, but the Wave (6-1, 5-0) went on a 6-0 run to end the quarter to open the lead back to 47-36.

At this point, the Tritons had missed nine free throw chances (5-of-14) that would have kept them within striking distance.

“No doubt we’ve got to do a better job with free throws,” said Tritons coach James Harris. “As bad as we played in the first half we couldn’t get over the hump. When you are down so big it is hard to get over the hump. You expend so much energy getting back to the hump you can’t get over it.”

Sam Guerrier led the Tritons’ comeback in the third period, driving to the basket for 10 of his game-high 27 points. He kept it going in the fourth quarter, adding 11 more after being limited to six points in the first half.

“It was a coming-out moment for him,” said Harris. “He played well and I think he showed he is one of the best players in the area.”

The Wave had an answer, though. Senior Theo Speas, a transfer from Ohio in his first season with the Wave, connected for a season-high 22 points, including six three-pointers that were like daggers in the heart of several Mariner runs.

“He has been a spark for us this year,” said Wave coach Scott Guttery. “He comes with a lot of energy, but we didn’t expect him to hit that many threes.”

The Tritons spent most of the fourth quarter trying to get back within 10 points, but the Wave responded to every surge. John Therrian got behind the Tritons’ defense for four layups in the closing period to help maintain the advantage.

Evan Graham added 17 points for the Wave despite limited playing time due to foul trouble over the last 2 1/2 periods.

At the free throw line, the Tritons finished just 7-of-19 while the Wave were 6-of-14. The Tritons were guilty of 16 total turnovers while the Wave made 12.

The Wave are in action Saturday in the City of Palms Classic. The Tritons host Ida Baker Saturday.

Fort Myers 16 17 14 20 – 67

Mariner 9 8 19 14 – 50

FT. MYERS 67 – Speas 22, Zahorchak 4, Graham 17, Barjon 9, Guerin 2, Therrian 9, Fundingsland 2, Whitfield 2. Totals: 26 6-14 67.

3PG: Speas 6, Graham 2, Barjon 1.

MARINER 50 – Stamps 3, Marrero 2, Moore 1, Minto 2, Guerrier 27, Ferrara 8, Emmons 6. Totals: 20 7-19 50.

3PG: Stamps 1, Guerrier 2.

Cape Coral 72, Cypress Lake 68: Justin Mitchell led a trio of Seahawks scoring in double figures in a district victory over Cypress Lake.

Mitchell garnered 22 points while Santo Figueroa added 15 points and nine rebounds. J.J. Bailey added 11 points.

“I have a lot of respect for Cypress Lake’s program,” said Seahawks coach Mark Rinehart. “They wouldn’t go away. We have a lot of work to do. I challenged our guys earlier this week to play hard all night and make some plays.”

The Seahawks sank 6-of-9 at the free throw line in the fourth quarter to hold off the Panthers’ last-ditch attempt at a comeback.

The Seahawks (6-3, 3-2 district) play at Port Charlotte Friday.

Cypress Lake 15 12 19 21 – 68

Cape Coral 17 17 16 19 – 72

CYPRESS 68 – Belli 4, Petitdo 5, Drake 13, Bouras 29, Francois 2, Edwards 13. Totals: 27 9-16 68.

3PG: Drake 2, Bouras 1.

CAPE 72 – Henry 6, Mitchell 22, Galuzny 5, Flynn 5, McIntyre 2, Bailey 11, Marshall 6, Figueroa 15. Totals: 27 15-24 72.

3PG: Mitchell 1, Galuzny 1, Flynn 1.

Ida Baker 65, Riverdale 43: Baker broke open a tight game with a 23-10 run in the third quarter to put away Riverdale.

Shaun Manego pumped in a game-high 24 points and handed out seven assists to lead the Bulldogs. Christian Davis added 15 points and eight rebounds while Phil Deems grabbed eight rebounds and blocked four shots.

“It was sloppy throughout, but we pulled it together in the third quarter,” said Bulldogs coach Brad Seiss. “We rebounded and took care of the ball. While Manego had a big quarter, the key was we played better defense.”

The Bulldogs (4-4, 4-1 district) play at Mariner Saturday.

Riverdale 14 8 10 11 – 43

Ida Baker 13 16 23 13 – 65

RIVERDALE 43 – M. Payne 10, Rogers 19, Fernandez 3, D. Payne 9, Michel 3. Totals: 14 9-15 43.

3PG: M. Payne 1, Rogers 1.

BAKER 65 – Inchausti 9, Manego 24, Evans 2, Davis 15, Lugo 5, Barnes 2, Tufano 2, Deems 6. Totals: 24 12-17 65.

3PG: Inchausti 2, Davis 2, Lugo 1.

Girls Basketball

Fort Myers 53, Mariner 20: Madison Barker connected for a game-high 10 points to lead Fort Myers past Mariner.

The Tritons were outscored 17-1 in the first quarter and never recovered. Alyssa Dodson led with nine points.

The Tritons (1-13) host Evangelical Christian at 6 p.m. Saturday as part of Mariner’s Winter Fest Invitational.

Mariner 1 10 4 5 – 20

Ft. Myers 17 12 20 4 – 53

MARINER 20 – Dodson 9, McClure 4, Gibbs 3, Lanza 2, Brinkdopke 2. Totals: 9 1-3 20.

3PG: Dodson 1.

FT. MYERS 53 – Barker 10, Troast 3, Mitchell 6, Levitz 3, Jessup 9, Billingham 7, Lewis 2, Pankow 6, Haye 7. Totals: 22 6-9 53.

3PG: Troast 1, Pankow 2.

Cypress Lake 51, Cape Coral 46: Erica McKenzie led Cypress Lake with 19 points to pull out a tight district victory over Cape Coral.

Camary Williams collected 18 points and Kassie Griffin 14 to lead the Seahawks, who hit just 7-of-25 at the free throw line.

The Seahawks (3-9, 2-3 district) play at Island Coast Wednesday.

Cape Coral 11 15 14 6 – 46

Cypress Lake 16 13 8 14 – 51

CAPE 46 – Williams 18, Griffin 14, Brice 2, Townsend 6, Hunter 6. Totals: 18 7-25 46.

3PG: Griffin 1.

CYPRESS 51 – Drake 7, McKenzie 19, Fortune 11, Hubin 8, Amundsen 6. Totals: 16 16-24 51.

3PG: Drake 1.

Ida Baker 65, Riverdale 37: Alicia Emmons poured in a career-high 30 points, including 12 points during a 22-5 run, to earn Baker a district victory at Riverdale.

Baker made a team-high 15 steals that fueled the scoring. Shanelly Brown chipped in with 12 points.

The Bulldogs (7-5, 4-1 district) host Port Charlotte Wednesday.

Ida Baker10 15 22 8 – 65

Riverdale10 12 5 10 – 37

BAKER 65 – Nicloy 1, Emmons 30, Placher 6, Del Negro 8, Brown 12, Benvie 2, Ramsey 6. Totals: 27 7-18 51.

3PG: Brown 2, Placher 1, Emmons 1.

RIVERDALE 37 – Le 1, Veopasouth 1, Francis 2, Walker 2, Hamson 1, Moyer 25, Swats 5. Totals: 14 6-18 37.

3PG: Moyer 3.