BOCA RATON, Fla. – A 21-0 Lynn run in the first half erased an eight-point deficit and led to a resounding 96-63 win over Embry-Riddle on Thursday night. Leo Beath led all scorers with 32 points as the Fighting Knights shot 50% (35-for-70) from the field and 93% (13-for-14) from the free throw line for their largest conference win since 2020.

Lynn is now 8-3 overall and 3-2 in the Sunshine State Conference.

HOW IT HAPPENED: 
- Osei Price splashed a three to give Lynn an opening lead
- Price hit back-to-back three-pointers to overcome a three-point deficit as Lynn took an 11-8 lead 
- A 13-2 Eagles run gave the visitors an eight-point lead with 9:18 remaining in the first half
- Lynn responded with a 21-point run that included 13 points from Beath 
- Braydon Iuli made consecutive buckets from the paint to maintain a double-digit lead, 38-24 
- Iuli drove the length of the court in under five seconds to make a 12-footer at the buzzer to give the Fighting Knights a 44-29 advantage at the break 
- Price tipped an offensive rebound to Beath for a three-pointer and a 20-point Lynn lead with 15:56 remaining in regulation
- Jordan Wilkins, Beath, JP Baron and Carson Smith all knocked down threes for a 72-45 score
- Sveinn Birgisson's layup gave Lynn its largest lead at 35 with just over nine minutes left
- Austin Vick put a stamp on the game with a dunk in the final minute

FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Lynn has shot at least 50% from the field three times this season
- The Fighting Knights committed just seven turnovers and have turned the ball over fewer than 10 times in seven of their 11 games
- Lynn has forced at least 10 turnovers in 10 of its 11 games
- Beath matched his season high in points (32) and ranks in the top 10 in the conference in scoring (17.6) and rebounding (7.5)
- Wilkins has scored in double-digits in five of his last six contests
- Price is 9-for-18 on three-pointers over his last four games
- Baron is 5-for-10 from deep over his last two games
- Iuli (16 points) was 7-for-11 from the field to raise his season FG% to 52.3 and scoring average to 11.8
- Smith posted his fourth four-steal game and ranks fifth in the SSC with 2.0 spg
- Lynn last SSC win by at least 33 points came on Feb. 29, 2020 in a 114-80 win over Tampa

UP NEXT:
- The Fighting Knights host No. 15 Florida Southern on Saturday at 4:00 pm