Landers Drops 28 Points in Men’s Basketball Loss to No. 4 Florida Southern

By: Olivia Corio

Lynn University’s men’s basketball team lost No. 4 Florida Southern in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday afternoon. The Fighting Knights were led by Fred Landers who had 28 points and two rebounds and a pair of blocks. Aaron Harrison posted his fourth-straight double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds while dishing out a game-high seven assists. The Mocs were led by Kevin Capers who had 24 points in the win.

Lynn kept on pace with Florida Southern for the majority of the first half. The lead changed eight times 11 times in the first half with Lynn taking its largest lead of three with 13:05 remaining in the half. The Mocs finished the half on a 14-5 run to lead 46-36 at the half.

The Fighting Knights shot 50 percent from the field while holding the Florida Southern to 48.6 percent from the field. The Mocs capitalized on turnovers by Lynn and outrebounded the Blue & White 20-16.

A layup by Landers started Lynn on a 9-2 run that would cut the Fighting Knights deficit to three at 16:19. The Mocs would once again pull ahead but the Blue & White would not go down easy. Lynn went on a 13-3 run late in the second half which was complete with a trey from Harrison to tie the score at 73-all with 3:10 remaining in regulation.

Turnovers once again plagued the Fighting Knights as the visitors would close out the game on a 12-1 run for a 11-point victory.

Landers had 19 points in the second half shooting 7-of-10 from the field. The Blue & White shot 45.2 percent in the half including 80 percent from the charity stripe. Kaleb Clyburn joined Landers and Harrison in double-digit scoring with 10 points and five assists.