Eckerd-Lynn Box Score
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Eckerd College men's basketball team is currently ranked third in the nation in rebounding margin. The Tritons' strength carried them on Saturday.
Eckerd overcame a sluggish shooting afternoon with a strong rebounding effort to escape with a 69-67 victory over Lynn at the McArthur Center.
Lance Kearse scored a game-high 16 points, and John Harper added 11, as Eckerd (15-4, 6-3 Sunshine State Conference) won its fourth straight game.
The Tritons shot just 40 percent from the field but enjoyed a 45-27 rebounding advantage (14-6 offensive) in a physical contest that saw 54 fouls called.
Terrell Williams led Lynn (4-15, 2-7) with 14 points. The Fighting Knights were hampered by a 15-for-27 (55 percent) afternoon from the free throw line.
Neither team led by more than seven points in a see-saw affair that saw 12 lead changes. Eckerd used an 8-0 midway through the second half to grab a 51-48 lead with 8:56 remaining.
Lynn responded with its own 8-0 run to take a 56-51 lead with 6:33 to play. But senior guard Chris Gray scored seven points in a 1:18 stretch to help the Tritons tie the game at 60-60 with 4:15 left.
Williams gave Lynn a 67-65 lead with a layup with 1:34 remaining, but the Knights were held scoreless the rest of the way.
After a technical foul on the Lynn bench, Kearse made three free throws with 54.2 seconds left to give Eckerd a 68-67 edge.
Nick Agress added a free throw with 29 seconds left to provide the final margin.
The Tritons will return to action on Wednesday with a 7:30 p.m. contest at Barry.
