BOCA RATON, Fla.- The Lynn University men's basketball team picked up an emphatic 94-84 win over Rollins on senior day, tallying 15 three-pointers to set the program record for three-pointers in a season with 297 (previous record was 287 set in 2018-19). The Blue and White were led by Leo Beath's 29 points and Jordan Wilkins' six threes.
 
Lynn improved to 16-7 overall and 11-6 in Sunshine State conference play while Rollins dropped to 15-10 overall and 8-8 in league play
 
Prior to the game, Osei Price, Jordan Wilkins, Carson Smith and manager Aidan Klee were honored as part of senior day for their contributions and lasting impact they've had on the Fighting Knight program.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Svienn Birgisson opened up scoring for the Fighting Knights, tying the game up early at the 19:10 mark on a layup, 2-2
- Rollins built up a five-point lead following a 7-2 run by the Tars at the start of the first half
- Leo Beath cut off the Lynn scoring drought with a layup before Carson Smith tied things up on a shot from long-range to knot things up at 9-9
- The Tars continued to roll on a 4-0 run before Smith and Osei Price sank back-to-back three pointers to freeze Rollins dead in its tracks, 15-13
- Jordan Wilkins got in on the three-point action, dropping in a "trey" at the 13:28 mark to build up the Blue and White's lead to five, 18-13
- Lynn continued to rain down threes in the first half as Birgisson knocked down a three-pointer off a Rollins turnover, amassing Lynn's lead to eight, 21-13
- Rollins went on a 7-0 run to get right back in the game before JP Baron and Wilkins continued the three-point fiesta to build Lynn's lead back to seven in the blink of an eye, 27-20
- Wilkins dropped in three more three-pointers in the half, with his third, putting Lynn up by 10 at the 1:43 mark
- A pair of last second layups from Beath gave the Fighting Knights a 12-point lead heading in halftime, 53-41
- Smith scored the first bucket for Lynn out of the break on a layup before Wilkins picked up right where he left off, hitting a three-pointer to give Lynn a 15-point cushion at the 17:57 mark, 58-43
- Around the 15:00 mark of the second half, Baron and Price knocked down a pair of three-point jumpers to keep the game's trend going, boosting the Fighting Knights to a 19-point swing
- A layup from Beath at 12:15 put the Blue and White up by a staggering 22 points, 75-53
- Rollins continued to fight back near the midway point of the second half, rallying for 9-2 run to cut Lynn's lead down to 12 with seven minutes left, 79-67
- The Tars cut Lynn's lead to just eight following a pair of free-throws at the 4:26 mark
- With Rollins closing in on Lynn's lead at the three-minute mark, Wilkins dropped in a layup to stop the bleeding and put the Fighting Knight lead back to seven, 83-76
- Beath hammered home a dunk with just under two minutes to play as the Fighting Knights led, 85-78
- Despite a late game scare, Lynn shut the door on Rollins in the final minute, 94-84

FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Lynn tied a season best by committing just four turnovers (also 12/10 vs. Webber Int'l)
- The Blue and White have made at least 10 threes in a game 20 times this season
- Beath raised his season average to 18.3 points per game
- Wilkins is averaging 5.0 threes per game over his last six contests
- Baron had a season-high 10 rebounds, including four offensive boards
- Price grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds
- Smith had a season-high eight assists
- The have an average scoring margin of 12.0 this season
 
 
UP NEXT:
- Lynn will take on Barry in a road SSC game on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7:00 p.m.