WINTER PARK, Fla.- Lynn University freshman
Nordin Kapic secured his seventh double-double of the season in an 81-72 loss at Rollins, Wednesday night. Â
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The loss moves the Fighting Knights overall record to 3-11, while they currently hold a 1-8 record in the SSC.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:Â
- Lynn shot 39.1 percent from the field (25-of-64), 33.3 percent from beyond the arc (7-of-21) and 83.3 percent from the free throw line (15-of-18)
- The Fighting Knights shot a higher percentage from beyond the arc than the Tars, a higher free throw percentage than the Tars, committed less turnovers and had more steals and assists than RollinsÂ
-The Fighting Knights had a five-point lead at the half, but Rollins outscored Lynn by 14 in the second half for the win
- The game featured three lead changes and was tied on five separate occasionsÂ
- Back-to-back jumpers for freshman
Jimel Lane and Kapic helped kick off a hot start for Lynn as it led 9-2 less than three minutes into action
- Lane hit two foul shots at 11:59 as the Fighting Knights led 20-14
- Junior
Jamison Evans pushed the lead to seven at 7:04 with a three-pointer off an assist from junior
Braxton Bartlett
- Bartlett and Evans closed the opening stanza with three-pointers for Lynn as it led 40-35 at halftime
- The Fighting Knights increased their lead to 12 at 12:34 in the second half. Lane hit a layup and Evans knocked down another three as the Fighting Knights led 58-46
- Rollins rebounded behind a 14-2 run that tied the ballgame at 60 with 8:51 left
- Lane hit a jumper with 5:04 to play as Lynn led 70-67, but the Tars closed the game on a 14-2 scoring run for the 81-72 final
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FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:Â
- Kapic scored 29 points to go along with 16 rebounds
- Lane added 22 points with eight rebounds and was a perfect 8-for-8 at the foul line
- Evans scored 14 points on four made threes
- Freshman
Jalen Gilmore handed out 13 assists, the second-highest number in a single-game in program history
UP NEXT:Â
- Lynn hosts Barry this Saturday at 4:00 pm