Lynn Takes Second Meeting with Spartans

Final: Lynn Fighting Knights 73, Tampa Spartans 56 
Records: Tampa (7-10, 3-8 SSC), Lynn (9-8, 6-5 SSC)
Location: de Hoernle Center | Boca Raton, Fla.
All-time Series: With Saturday's victory, Lynn now owns a 25-20 lead in the all-time series.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
1st Half | The Fighting Knights started strong and quickly built a double-figure lead that swelled to 23 points with just under seven minutes to play until halftime. The Spartans would cut the deficit to 12 points at the half, 42-30. Pat Bacon led all Spartans with 10 points in the half, as the Spartans shot just 29.2 percent from the field. Lynn outrebounded Tampa 25-10 in the half as the Fighting Knights shot 50 percent from the field.

2nd Half | Bacon and Marcel Robinson accounted for 21 of Tampa's 26 points in the half as UT was just 1-for-9 from 3-point range in the half. The Fighting Knights would outscore UT 31-26 in the half, though UT did show improvements on the boards as it outrebounded its opponent 18-15.

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Bacon led the Spartans in scoring with 20 points.
• Robinson added 13 as he and Bacon were the lone Spartans in double figures. He also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
• Alberto Moreno came off the bench to lead the team with three assists.
• Making the start, Mekhi Biffle has a team-leading five steals.

BEYOND THE BOX:

• Sophomore Nygel Blake made his UT debut while logging a minute of action.
• Bacon turned in his second straight 20-plus point performance and ninth of his junior campaign.

UP NEXT:
Tampa travels to St. Petersburg for a Wednesday matchup against SSC opponent Eckerd College at 7:30 p.m.