Box Score BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern University men's basketball team (5-6, 1-2 SSC) ended their week long road trip Wednesday with a loss against the Lynn Fighting Knights (9-2, 3-0 SSC), 82-64.
Justin Jeangerard (Sr., Weaverville, Calif.) led the Sharks with a season-best 18 points on 5-for-12 shooting. He was also the leading rebounder with nine boards, three on the offensive glass.
Chris Page (Jr., Plainfield, Ind.) followed suit with 16 points, 14 in the second half, and seven boards.
The Sharks got off to a slow start and struggled to find their shot in the first half. The Fighting Knights took advantage and jumped out to an 18-7 lead in the first 10 minutes. Although the shots were not falling, NSU still crashed the boards and had seven first-half offensive rebounds. Second chance points helped NSU cut the deficit to five points at 22-17. However, the Fighting Knights would not let the game get away from them and entered the break ahead, 49-28.
The first half was one to forget for Sharks fans, with NSU shooting 8-for-26, with all but one field goal coming outside the arc. Lynn shot 19-for-33, drained seven 3-pointers and forced 14 NSU turnovers.
The Sharks showed heart in the second half and won the final 20 minutes by three points. The Sharks started the period on a 9-2 run and eventually cut the deficit down to nine points with 11:34 remaining. Lynn earned buckets on back-to-back possessions, but Page hit a big 3-pointer to cut the deficit to single digits for the final time.
An 11-3 run for Lynn reestablished the team's control of the game and the Fighting Knights were able to cruise to the finish. The Sharks would come within 12 points with 6:15 left, but could not threaten the home squad.
In the end, the Sharks shot 35.2 percent (19-for-54) from the floor and 45.5 percent from distance (10-for-22). Lynn shot 55.6 percent (30-for-54) from the floor and a blistering 58.8 percent (10-for-17) from deep. The game featured 43 turnovers, 22 of which came from the Sharks. The rebounding battle ended with a tie at 32 apiece.
Harrison Goodrick (So., Sydney, Australia) scored 11 points on 4-for-8 shooting and collected five rebounds.
Maurice Fuller (Sr., Westfield, Ind.) had 10 points, four of which came at the foul line.
Stian Berg (Sr., Baerum, Norway) had seven points and a team-best three assists.
NSU will return home on Saturday to host No. 7 Florida Southern in the NSU Arena at the Don Taft University Center at 4 p.m.
