BOCA RATON, Fla. – Leo Beath had the first known* triple-double in Lynn men's basketball history on Wednesday, as Lynn defeated Florida Tech 98-70. The junior from Malibu, Calif. notched 14 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists in the win.

Osei Price scored 19 of his team-leading 22 points in the second half while Jordan Wilkins made six three-pointers. Lynn is now 15-7 overall and 10-6 in the SSC, with eight of its conference wins coming by a double-digit margin.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Price found Sveinn Birgisson for a layup to give Lynn its first lead at 6-5
- Wilkins sunk back-to-back threes for an 14-8 Fighting Knight advantage
- Noah Kattan rattled in a three as the Lynn margin increased to nine, 23-14
- Wilkins swished a three, his third of the half, for a nine-point Lynn lead with 5:53 remaining in the first half
- Beath skied for a contested two-handed dunk to make the score 34-25
- Wilkins' steal led to a Beath fastbreak bucket and a six-point lead with under two minutes left in the first half
- Carson Smith doubled the Fighting Knight lead back to six with a three and Beath followed with bucket in the post
- The Blue and White led 41-35 at the break
- Osei Price went baseline for a tomahawk jam as Lynn's first basket of the second half
- Price then stepped into a three for Lynn's first double-digit lead, 50-39
- Price's and-one dunk was followed by two threes to give him 14 points through the first 4:18 of the second half
- Wilkins hit his fourth three to put the Lynn margin at 21, 69-48
- Tech used an 11-0 run to climb within 10 with under 10 minutes left
- Lynn responded with an 8-0 run over the next 1:20 on a layup by Price and threes by Beath and Wilkins
- Smith found John Roland on a backdoor cut for a dunk and his third field goal over a 3:30 stretch for a 91-63 Lynn lead with 3:57 showing on the clock
- The Blue and White outscored the Panthers 57-35 in the second half for a 98-70 final
 
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Lynn shot 51% from the field and 43% from three (16-for-37)
- The Fighting Knights won the turnover battle 13-5 and led in points off turnovers 25-2
- Beath recorded a season-high 11 assists and is averaging 14.25 rebounds over his last four games
- Wilkins was 6-for-8 from deep and is averaging 4.8 threes per game since Jan. 29 (5 games)
- Price set a season high in assists (9) and tied a season high in points (22)
- Six Fighting Knights scored in double figures
- Lynn is 41-26 all-time against Florida Tech
- The Blue and White have made 282 threes this season and are five shy of setting the program record

UP NEXT:
- Lynn will stay in Boca for Senior Day on Saturday, Feb. 15 with a 4:00 pm game against Rollins
 

* Lynn and SSC record books have no known triple-doubles listed