Tampa's Defense Dominates in Win Over Lynn

Tampa, FL. – The University of Tampa Spartans Men's Basketball team defeated Lynn University behind a season-high 25 points from Mykah Brown. 

Final: Tampa Spartans 77, Lynn Fighting Knights 66

Records: Tampa (5-6, 4-1 SSC), Lynn (2-9, 0-6 SSC)

Location: Lynn University || Boca Raton, Fl.

All-Time Series: Tampa cut the gap on their all-time series record against Lynn to 24-28.

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST HALF

The Spartans found themselves in an early hole against Lynn, falling behind quickly 7-0, and seeing their deficit reach as many as 10 deep into the first half. With just under eight minutes to go, however, Tampa began to find their rhythm and caught fire from behind the arc. Jesse White finished the first half by hitting 3 out of 4 three-pointers, as this also opened the door for Mykah Brown to take control of the game and give Tampa a four-point lead at the break. | Score: 37-33 Spartans.

SECOND HALF

The beginning of the second half went just about how the end of the first half went, with both sides trading blows until about the 8:00 mark, when Jonathan Bryant || contributed 9 points in a 10-minute span of stalled offense between the two SSC rivals. However, this low-scoring affair was quickly turned into a rout by Tampa, as they went on a 16-8 run in the final 6 minutes of play to win by an 11-point margin. | Score: 77-66 Spartans.

INSIDE THE STATS

• Mykah Brown scored a season-high 25 points in the win.
• De'Andre Harvey also scored a season-high of 18 points.
• Bryant Brown led the team defensively with 3 steals, doubling his total for the season.

BEYOND THE BOX

• The Spartans took advantage of Lynn's 19 giveaways with 21 points off of turnovers.
• Tampa was able to control 10 offensive rebounds and turned them into 16 second-chance points.
• The Spartans showed resiliency in the late stages of each half to pull out the victory, despite spending more time trailing than leading.

UP NEXT: The Spartans will next take on another Sunshine State Conference rival, by traveling to Saint Leo to take on the Lions on Wednesday, January 4^th at 7:30 PM.

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