BOCA RATON, Fla. (January 13, 2007) ' The
Rollins men's basketball team topped Lynn University 68-52 on
Saturday evening at the de Hoernle Center. The Tars (12-3, 3-1) now
hold an overall six game win streak.
Senior guard John Thinnes and sophomore guard Kevin Hogan led
the Tars offensive. Thinnes tallied 17 points and three assists. He
was 66.7 percent (6-9) from the field and 71.4 percent (5-7) from
three point range. Hogan also notched 17 points in the Tars' win
over the Fighting Knights. He was 57.1 percent (4-7) from the
field, 50.0 percent (3-6) from behind the arc and 85.7 percent
(6-7) from the free throw line. Forward Isaac Codrey added 13
points, two assists, three steals and five rebounds for
Rollins.
The Tars were able to convert 23 points off of the Fighting
Knights' turnovers, yet Rollins was outscored 31-17 on points from
the bench.
Rollins and Lynn began the first half trading shots back and
forth, but as the half progressed it was Rollins who was able to
jump out to a four point lead at halftime, 28-24. Thinnes led the
scoring in the first half with eight points, followed closely by
Codrey with seven and guard Deon Troupe with seven as well.
The Tars came out of the locker room with a renewed sense of
urgency as Thinnes knocked down a three pointer within the first 20
seconds of the second half. The increased energy was felt among all
Tars' players as they jumped out to a 19 point lead with 10 minutes
remaining the in the half, 51-32. In the last five minutes of the
game, the Fighting Knights made their last attempt to cut the
Rollins' lead, but were only able to come within 12 points of the
Tars, 50-62. Rollins only allowed Lynn to score two more points for
the remainder of the game with the final score 68-52.
Lynn (11-4, 3-1) was led by guard Luke Postorino who had 12
points, three assists, two steals and two rebounds. Andrew Smith
and Ed Millard each knocked down 11 points for the Fighting
Knights.
Rollins will be back in action on Wednesday, January 17 at 7:30
p.m. when they play Saint Leo (8-6, 2-2) in Warden Arena.
