BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lynn University graduate Ben Gahlert posted his 6^th double-double of the season in a 96-76 victory over the Saint Leo Lions, propelling the Fighting Knights to a flawless 9-0 record at home. Lynn is now 12-4 overall and 7-3 in the Sunshine State Conference.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED: 
- The Fighting Knights shot 45.7 percent from the floor (37-of-81)
- Lynn scored the first basket and never trailed in the contest
- An early Gahlert layup handed the hosts a 9-2 lead just 2:32 into action
- Gahlert later hit two layups and Lynn extended its first half lead to 10, 21-11, at 12:48
- The Fighting Knights collected a 7-0 run for a 40-23 lead with 6:26 to play
- The Lions closed the first half with an 8-0 run that narrowed their deficit to 50-41 at halftime
- Lynn opened the second half with a 16-6 scoring surge to increase their lead to 68-49 with 13:42 left in the game
- Saint Leo made one final push and cut its defect to 11 with just under 9 minutes to go
- Lynn's lead reached 22, 85-63, behind a 3-pointer from graduate Jamison Evans that capped an 11-0 run
- Lynn's largest lead was a 25-point gap, 96-71, that came in the second period with 2:24 to play
- Freshman Austin Vick hit his first collegiate 3-pointer to hand Lynn the 25-point cushion 
- This is Lynn's third-highest scoring game of the season with 96 points
- Lynn hit 13 3-pointers, the third highest in a single game this season

FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Gahlert posted season-highs in both points (26) and rebounds (15)
- Gahlert shot 75 percent from the floor on 12-of-16 shooting
- Graduate Tradavis Thompson scored 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting
- Sophomore Nordin Kapic grabbed 14 rebounds and scored 9 points
- Sophomore Rickey Ballard scored 10 points
- Evans finished with 12 points on four 3-pointers 

UP NEXT:
- Lynn heads to Miami Shores to face Barry on Saturday Jan. 27 at 4:00 p.m.