BOCA RATON - The Lynn University's men's basketball team dropped a 71-53 decision to Rollins College Wednesday night at the de Hoernle Center.  The Fighting Knights fall to 4-14 overall and 2-6 in the Sunshine State Conference while the Tars improve to 15-4 with a 7-1 mark in the SSC.

LU kept it close in the first half and held a 29-28 lead with 3:49 to go, however, RC went on an 8-0 run to close out the half and went into the break up 36-29.  

Rollins maintained the momentum after the intermission and scored the first 17 points of the half to cruise to the victory.

Josh Garcia led the Fighting Knights with 12 points while Jimmy Gaskins scored ten.  Cameron McCallum and Chris Hall added nine points apiece.

The Blue & White are back in action Saturday afternoon when they travel to Eckerd College for a 4 pm tip.  Fans can follow both games by logging onto www.LynnFightingKnights.com and clicking on "Game Central."