Toby Brittian (South Kingston, RI) helped Lesley get out to a first half lead by causing problems down low for Palm Beach Atlantic. Brittian had eleven first half points and shot 5-7 from the foul line. James Parker (Sandwich, MA) led the Lynx in the first half with twelve points.
The Lynx used solid perimeter defense to limit Palm Beach Atlantic’s scoring ability, holding them to just 23.5% three-point shooting in the first half.
West Palm Beach came out firing in the second half and were able to take the lead by shooting over 55% from three-point range in the second half. Lush guided the Lynx with 21 points in the second half helping them keep pace with The Sailfish.. In the end Barnes and company were too much and they were able to gain and retain the lead with seven minutes remaining in the game, going on to win by six.
The Lynx play one more game in Florida against Johnson & Wales and then return to Cambridge to take on the College of Saint Joseph’s on Thursday, January 12th. For more information on the men’s basketball team please go to http://lesley.edu/services/student_activities/sports_mbasketball.html .
Newspaper Box Score LUMBB05 vs Palm Beach Atlantic 01/06/06 7:00 pm at West Palm Beach, FL At West Palm Beach, FL PALM BEACH ATLANTIC 85, LUMBB05 79 LUMBB05 (3-5) Michael Lush 9-15 4-5 27; Toby Brittian 6-13 12-17 24; James Parker 7-14 2-2 20; Patrick Escabi 2-6 1-2 5; Luke Gibson 1-5 0-0 3; Zach Rocha 0-0 0-0 0; Samuel Mead 0-1 0-0 0; Dana Datillo 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-55 19-26 79. PALM BEACH ATLANTIC (3-13) BARNES, Derek 6-13 2-2 19; LOPEZ, Manny 7-15 0-0 15; TUCKER, Sean 6-8 1-3 15; WESTMORELAND, Sonny 5-9 2-3 12; DAVIS, Chris 4-4 0-0 8; ANTHONY, Fitzroy 3-7 1-2 7; REED, Lawrence 2-4 2-3 6; MUELLER, Mike 1-2 0-2 3; POWELL, David 0-0 0-0 0; BROWN, Sterling 0-1 0-0 0; CERNEK, Jonathan 0-1 0-0 0; FOREMAN, Spencer 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 34-67 8-15 85. LUMBB05....................... 36 43 - 79 Palm Beach Atlantic........... 32 53 - 85 3-point goals-LUMBB05 10-23 (Michael Lush 5-9; James Parker 4-8; Luke Gibson 1-3; Samuel Mead 0-1; Dana Datillo 0-1; Patrick Escabi 0-1), Palm Beach Atlantic 9-26 (BARNES, Derek 5-11; TUCKER, Sean 2-2; LOPEZ, Manny 1-5; MUELLER, Mike 1-2; BROWN, Sterling 0-1; CERNEK, Jonathan 0-1; FOREMAN, Spencer 0-1; ANTHONY, Fitzroy 0-3). Fouled out--LUMBB05-None, Palm Beach Atlantic-None. Rebounds-LUMBB05 32 (Toby Brittian 9), Palm Beach Atlantic 35 (DAVIS, Chris 6). Assists-LUMBB05 12 (Luke Gibson 5), Palm Beach Atlantic 18 (TUCKER, Sean 6; ANTHONY, Fitzroy 6). Total fouls-LUMBB05 14, Palm Beach Atlantic 21. A-100