BOCA RATON, FLA. – Donovan Brown had another excellent offensive night as he led the game with 29 points, but only one other Panther reached double-digit points as opposed to the Fighting Knights' six players in double-digit points leading to Tech's loss on the road at Lynn.

FINAL: Florida Tech 70, Lynn 98
Records: Florida Tech (5-19, 2-14 SSC) Lynn (15-7, 10-6 SSC)
Locations: Boca Raton, Fla | de Hoernle Sports & Cultural Center
 
STATS OF THE MATCH:

First Half:

• Max Polk started the game off against the Fighting Knights after a steal from Isaiah Edden led to the fast-break score.
• Donovan Brown started his scoring on a second-chance three-pointer after Logan Allen collected his first offensive rebound of the contest.
• After being tied at 8-8 at the 15-minute mark, the Fighting Knights would take their first extended lead of the night with back-to-back three-pointers.
• The Panthers would face a deficit for the remainder of the first half, but with help from Edden, Xavier Ford-Belton, and Allen, the deficit would be just six.
• The lead would reach as high as nine for the Fighting Knights around the five-minute mark, but a late rally from the Panthers led by Brown would cut the lead to three with a minute-thirty left in the half.
• Brown would be fouled just before the buzzer, sink both free throws, and the Panthers would trail 41-35 at the halfway mark.
• Brown led all scorers in the first half with 15 points, shooting 50% from the field and 75% from the three-point line.

 
Second Half:

• Just as the first half ended, the second half began with Brown scoring points for the Panthers, cutting the deficit to four.
• The Fighting Knights responded with an 11-5 run, raising their lead to the largest of the game at 10 points.
• Ben Csernak would be the first reserve to touch the floor for the Panthers as he registered two free throws to help keep Tech close.
• The Fighting Knights would answer every Tech bucket with a bucket of their own, and in just two minutes, the lead rose to a game-high 18 in favor of the home team, 64-46.
• Csernak, Polk, and Brown responded with a nice run to counter as they answered with a 10-5 run, cutting the lead to 13, 69-56.
• A Can Kaan Turgut three-pointer cut the deficit to 10 points with just under 10 minutes left, but an 8-0 run from Lynn in under a minute brought the lead back up to 18, 77-59.
• The Fighting Knights would hold this lead to the end of the game and take the win despite Tech's Brown continuing his excellent offensive night, along with Turgut, Allen, and Donovan Murphy scoring down the stretch.

 
NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Donovan Brown led the game in scoring with 29 points, achieving back-to-back games with 28+ scored. Brown was efficient in the game, shooting 52% from the floor and 62% from the three-point line.
• Xavier Ford-Belton finished with a team-high eight rebounds and dropped in eight points to go along.

 
COACHES CORNER:

• "I thought we arrived and were ready to play and had an outstanding first half." Said Head Coach Billy Mims. "I felt like turnovers hurt us as they scored quickly following the turnovers. We had 13 to their five, and that produced 25 points for them to our 2 points in turnovers. Rebounding and points in the paint were even; we out-rebounded Lynn on the offensive side and shot more free throws than the Knights, but the big issues were turnovers and three-point shooting. They were 10-21 from three in the second, we were 3-15. They had three players make over three three-pointers, and they shot the lights out, which hurt us. Also, to mention a triple-double from their center. Donovan Brown played extremely well for us, a typical night for him, but outside of him, as a team, we didn't make shots. Although we shot more free throws, they made more field goals and threes than us, which was detrimental. We had two key players get in foul trouble early, and then one fouled out in the second half, but through that adversity, I thought we played right there with them in the first half. In the second half, we cut the lead to 10 and were right there in the mix, but after three straight possessions, we were back down 18 just like that. We just didn't shoot well enough to win. Lately, we've been able to control the tempo, but we couldn't do the same controlling of the tempo in the second half here. It's only thing to come back but another to come back and win especially on the road but I know we will learn from this."

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• All-time vs. Lynn: 26-41
• Since the start of the 2014-15 season, Lynn now holds a 13-8 advantage in the series.
• Tech is now 14-18 all-time at Lynn
• Donovan Brown is four points away from 500 in the season, which has been achieved 19 times in program history.  

 
UP NEXT:
The Panthers return home to host the University of Tampa on Wednesday, February 19, at 7:30 pm in a conference matchup at the Clemente Center.

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