BOCA RATON, Fla.—Lynn University's men's basketball team fell to the Pfeiffer Falcons 69-65 despite a 22 point performance from Josh Garcia on Saturday.

Garcia led all scorers with 22 while Brandon Smith and Bo Jukic tallied 10 each. Michel Vidal collected a game-high 13 rebounds and added four points.

The first half started on a 7-0 run by the Fighting Knights (2-3) then Pfeiffer (4-2) countered with a 7-0 run to knot it up at seven with 11:51 to play in the first half. Then with 09:02 remaining in the first period, the Falcons grabbed a two point lead on a KC Anuna jumper at 14-12. Pfeiffer extended its second half advantage to seven with just under 06:00 minutes to play but the half ended on a Blue & White 5-0 run to make it Lynn 28, Pfeiffer 29 at the break.

The Knights posted a 37.5 percent shooting mark from the field in the first half while Pfeiffer countered with a 35.5 percent clip. Lynn was 2-9 from behind the arc and was out-rebounded 21-19 in the first half.

Lynn came out in the second half and tied it up at 37 with 15:04 to play then took its biggest advantage of the second half on two Smith free throws to go up four with 11:53 left in regulation.

Pfeiffer tied the game for the eighth time at the 09:00 minute mark then posted a 9-0 run to go up 57-48 with 06:49 left to play. During thatspan, LU committed four turnovers.

Down by six with just under 02:30 minutes left, Vidal found Jukic for a bucket and a foul. Jukic made the free throw and the Knights were down by a mere three points.

With 00:19 seconds to play, Garcia knocked down a three to put the Knights within striking distance once again, but Pfeiffer's Danny Smith converted two free to put the game out of reach and extend the Falcon advantage to four.

Pfeiffer's 54.4 percent shooting mark from the field during the second half was a major factor in the Lynn loss. The Blue & White made 48 percent of its shots from the field in the second half but committed 12 costly second-half turnovers.

For the game, Lynn shot 42.1 percent from the field, 29.4 percent from behind the arc and 63.2 percent from the charity stripe. The Knights lost the rebounding battle by a count of 32-35 and the turnover battle 18-19.

Lynn travels to St. Augustine, Fla. for their next match on Tuesday, November 29, at 7 p.m. versus the Flagler Saints. Live coverage can always be heard on the Fighting Knights Network starting just before tip-off. Go to LynnFightingKnights.com and click on the Game Central icon to listen to the live broadcast.