Hickory, N.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Basketball Team (7-1) made it three wins in a row with a 78-63 victory over Barber-Scotia (2-13) Saturday afternoon in a non-conference game at Shuford Memorial Gymnasium.

L-R junior center Matt Kunz (Kernersville, N.C.) and sophomore guard Denzel Dillingham (Hickory, N.C.) both scored a team-high 14 points as the Bears continued their best start in 21 years.

Lenoir-Rhyne junior forward Mark Terrell (Keswick, Va.) added 10 points as the Bears led by as many as 20 points in the victory.

Barber-Scotia's Lee Sweeney (Greensboro, N.C.) came off the bench to score a game-high 21 points and Jvonnie Sweeney (Greensboro, N.C.) added 13 points on six-of-seven shooting in the loss.

L-R jumped out to a 34-18 lead with 6:44 left before intermission but Barber-Scotia rallied to cut the margin to four points at 42-38 just 48 seconds into the second half thanks to a?lay-up by Jvonnie Sweeney.

However, the Bears responded with 10 consecutive points over the next 10 minutes of action capped off by a field goal?from Kunz and their lead wouldn't fall under double digits the rest of the way.

Lenoir-Rhyne held a 41-32 advantage on the boards and forced Barber-Scotia into 22 turnovers in the victory.? The two schools were playing for the first time in nine years.

L-R next competes in the Bearcat Holiday Classic in Greenwood, S.C., beginning on Friday, December 28, against Georgia College at 5:30 p.m.? Lenoir-Rhyne then takes on the host school, Lander, on Saturday, December 29, at 3:30 p.m.