BOCA RATON, FLA. - The Panthers looked to continue their strong play away from home with a visit to Lynn. Florida Tech did just that with a convincing 80-57 win.  

 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:  
Final: Florida Tech 80, Lynn 57 
Records: Florida Tech (7-1 3-0 SSC), Lynn (1-5, 0-3 SSC) 
Location: de Hoernle Sports Center | Boca Raton, Fla.  

 
FIRST HALF:  

• The Panthers came out firing offensively jumping out to an 11-0 lead, including two triples from Niall Harris. 
• Lynn battled back quickly with a 7-0 run to get back to within four points. 
• After going cold for a few minutes, the Panthers scored on three consecutive possessions prior to the under eight media timeout to take a 25-20 lead. 
• Florida Tech pushed its lead to double-digits with an 8-0 run where it held the Fighting Knights scoreless for over five minutes. 
•  Lynn scored on the ensuing possession, but a defensive stop as the time expired gave the Panthers a 34-25 lead at the half.  
• Tech shot 54% (6-11) from the line with two of those misses being the front end of 1-and-1's, however it did out rebound Lynn 22-12.   

SECOND HALF:  

• 3-pointers from Niall Harris and Sean Houpt pushed the Panthers lead to 40-27 early on. 
• A 3-pointer and two free throws for Lynn quickly cut the lead back to eight points. 
• Houpt drilled two more threes for Tech giving it a 16-point lead with 12 minutes left in the ball game.  
• A three from Russell and lay up from Sam Grant capped off a 11-0 run that gave the Panthers a 60-39 lead.  
• Every time Lynn tried to even start a run, Tech answered including a corner three from Harris to keep the lead at 21 with just under five minutes remaining.  
• Ending the scoring for the Panthers was Houpt with two free throws. He scored 18 points in the second half.  

NOTABLE PANTHERS:  

• Houpt scored 21 points on 6-of-14 shooting. He also had 10 rebounds to earn a double-double. 
• Also scoring 21 points was Harris who made a game-high five triples.  
• Russell had a double-double with 17 points and 11 assists that tied his career high. 
• Elias Martin also had a double-double with a career-high 14 points and 10 rebounds which tied a career-high. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: 

• The Panthers shot 57.1% (28-49) from the field and (12-21) 57.1% from three. Lynn was 39.2% shooting (20-51) and 33.3% (7-21) from behind the arc.  
• From the free throw line, Tech shot 60% (12-20) while Lynn was 76.9% (10-13) from the charity strike. 
• The Panthers owned the glass all night winning the rebound battle 40-19. 
• There was an assist for 21 of the 27 made baskets for Tech.  
• The Panthers had 15 turnovers and forced nine Fight Knights turnovers.  
• Florida Tech improves to 24-38 all-time against Lynn.  

COACHES CORNER: 

"I thought once again we did a great job defensively and that's been the cornerstone of our team this year for our success," said head coach Billy Mims. "That comes from the outstanding commitment we've made on the defensive side of the floor. We held them to just 25 points in the first half on their home floor and gave a consistent effort throughout the game on defense.  

"One of the huge things tonight was the rebounding. We've been a good rebounding team this year, but tonight we did it really well," Mims said. "Elias Martin had a huge night on the boards with six offensive rebounds and if you look we won the second chance points tonight 11-6 and I think a lot of that was down to Elias. He finished with a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds and really stood out to me." 

"Another thing that really helped us, every time Lynn tried to make a run in the second half, we responded with a big shot," Mims said. "Our big three that has been shooting the ball well pretty much all season, Sean Houpt, Sesan Russell and Niall Harris were all in double-figures with Sean and Niall scoring 21 and Sesan dropping 17. If you look at the stats these three were a combined 11-19 from three." 

"I thought the 3-point shooting, the rebounding and the defensive effort was the big difference in the game for us." Mims said.  

UP NEXT: Florida Tech has a quick turnaround as it hosts Thomas University (Ga.) in a nonconference game tomorrow December 4th. Tip-off from the Clemente Center is scheduled for 4 p.m. 

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