BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lynn men's basketball dropped its SSC game to No. 1 Nova Southeastern on Wednesday, 92-73. Leo Beath led the Fighting Knights with 18 points while Carson Smith made four three-pointers.
 
Lynn is 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the Sunshine State Conference.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Antoine Jacks found Leo Beath for a layup  to open the scoring
- Carson Smith knocked down a pair of threes to give Lynn an 8-2 lead
- Beath went on a personal 7-0 run as Lynn jumped out to a 15-2 advantage
- NSU responded with a 15-0 run to take its first lead
- Austin Vick broke a scoring drought as Lynn trailed 28-20 with 6:16 remaining in the first half
- Jordan Wilkins hit a three-pointer to bring the Fighting Knights to within six, 34-28
- Lynn again closed the gap to six on Osei Price's triple with 34 seconds showing
- Beath led all players with 12 points at the half
- Beath's dunk stopped a Sharks run to begin the second half
- Smith hit his fourth three-pointer with 14:21 left and Jacks followed with one of his own for a 6-0 jolt at 62-51 score
- Price's fast break layup again made it an 11-point game with just under 10 minutes to play
- Braydon Iuli drove to the hoop for an inside bucket and a 10-point game
- Vick grabbed an offensive board and putback to stop a Sharks run
- John Roland and JP Baron each scored four points on an 8-0 run to end the game
 
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Lynn had three players reach double figures in scoring (Beath – 18, Smith – 14, Price – 10)
- Jacks led the team with five assists and two steals
- Vick grabbed 10 rebounds and is averaging 17.7 rebounds per 40 minutes this season
- The Fighting Knights grabbed a season-high 14 offensive rebounds
 
UP NEXT:
- Lynn will play Palm Beach Atlantic in a road SSC tilt on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 4:00 pm