BOCA RATON, Fla.—Lynn University's men's basketball team could not overcome a 26 turnover night en route to a 63-43 Sunshine State Conference loss to the Eckerd Tritons on Wednesday.
Slobodan Miljanic led Lynn (10-10, 3-5 SSC) with 15 points and five boards. DeMario Fountain added seven and Bo Jukic contributed six.
Eckerd (11-3, 4-2 SSC) started the game grabbing a 15-8 lead after a 6-0 run with 11:17 left in the first half. The Fighting Knights answered back and took an 18-17 advantage after a DeMario Fountain steal and fast break layup.
The Blue & White ended the half on a 9-2 run to go into the locker room up 29-24. Miljanic tallied 12 points in the first half as the Knights shot 45 percent from the field and 42 percent from behind the arc.
Eckerd quickly erased a six-point second-half deficit and claimed a 32-31 advantage with 16:53 left. Lynn continued to battle and cut a seven-point Eckerd tilt to one on a Miljanic three with 11:39 on the clock. Miljanic's three would be Lynn's last field goal of the game as the Tritons closed it out on a 23-2 run.
In the second half, the Knights could only muster 14 total points on an 18.2 shooting percentage from the floor and a 1-for-7 mark from downtown.
Eckerd capitalized on the Lynn mishaps with 33 point off turnovers. The Tritons also posted a remarkable 59 percent field goal shooting in the second period.
Michel Vidal led Lynn with eight rebounds as the Fighting Knights out-rebounded Eckerd 32-31. Vidal also totaled four blocks, two steals and two points.
The men's basketball team travels to Tampa to start the second half of SSC play in their next action on Saturday, January 28 starting at 7:30 p.m. Stay connected to LynnFightingKnights.com and click on the Game Central icon to access the live video. Fans can also follow the action on Twitter @LUKnights #LUMBB.
