ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Sophomore Nordin Kapic and graduate Tradavis Thompson scored 23 points apiece in Lynn's 89-79 win over Eckerd, Saturday night. The Fighting Knights outscored the Tritons 47-31 in the second half, as Thompson added 15 on 7-of-11 shooting and Kapic added 13 over the final 20 minutes.
 
Lynn is now 16-8 overall and 11-7 in the Sunshine State Conference, while Eckerd settles at 12-14 and 7-11.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Lynn shot 55% in the second half on 16-of-29 from the field
- The Fighting Knights shot 44% from beyond the arc (7-of-16)
- Lynn doubled Eckerd in steals and had a 15-0 advantage in fast break points
- Eckerd opened the game on a 13-4 run
- Lynn scored three-consecutive baskets on a Thompson fast break layup, sophomore Rickey Ballard jumper and a graduate Jamison Evans steal and dunk to make it a one-point game, 15-14, in favor of Eckerd
- Kapic hit a three to tie the game at 19 with 11:44 remaining in the first half
- After Eckerd expanded its lead to eight, graduate Ben Gahlert, graduate Brad McCabe and freshman Austin Vick made three-pointers during a 9-2 run to put Lynn within one, 34-33
- The Tritons closed the first half on a 7-0 run to take a 48-42 lead heading into the break
- Kapic opened the second half with a layup and then stole the ball and found Evans for a fast break bucket to quickly put Lynn within two, 48-46
- The Fighting Knights took their first lead of the second half at the 17:02 mark on a basket by Gahlert
- Thompson broke a tie with four straight points and a Ballard layup gave Lynn a 64-58 lead
- Thompson and Ballard again ignited the offense with threes, as the Lynn margin increased to eight, 70-62 with 8:16 left in regulation
- Thompson hit a pull-up jumper to extend the lead to double digits with 5:29 showing on the clock and gave Lynn its largest lead at 14 with 2:26 left
- The Fighting Knights withstood the Tritons pressure to finish the game off with an 89-79 win
 
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Thompson has scored 20+ points in eight of his last 10 games
- Kapic leads the SSC with 20.1 points per game
- Ballard was perfect from the floor (5-of-5 FG, 1-of-3 3FG, 1-of-1 FT) and scored 12 points with 5 boards
- Gahlert scored in double digits for the fourth straight game with 13 points against the Tritons and is shooting 54% over the stretch
- Gahlert and sophomore Jalen Gilmore led Lynn in +/- at +11
- Lynn shot over 50% from the field for the seventh time this season and are 7-0 in such games
 
UP NEXT:
- Lynn travels to Saint Leo on Wednesday, February 28 for a 7:30 pm tip