Jefferson City, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Men's Basketball Team (16-4, 9-3) won its fifth straight game with a 61-58 victory over Lenoir-Rhyne (14-6, 7-5) Saturday afternoon in a South Atlantic Conference contest at Holt Fieldhouse.

The Eagles' Ishmael Sanders (Cleveland, Tenn.) hit a three-pointer with one second left to break a 58-58 tie and lift Carson-Newman to the win.

Sanders finished with a team-high 19 points and five treys while Antoine Davis (Rustburg, Va.) added 16 points as the Eagles remained a game out of first place in the league standings.

L-R junior guard R.J. McClure (Canton, N.C.) led all scorers with 22 points but the Bears suffered their second straight defeat.? McClure also hit three treys and connected on all seven of his free throw attempts in the losing effort.

Junior guard Denzel Dillingham (Hickory, N.C.), the team's leading scorer for the season, added 11 points and junior forward Mark Terrell (Keswick, Va.) finished with 10 points in the setback for the Bears.

Carson-Newman totaled nine three-pointers in the game, which featured five ties and six lead changes.? The Eagles also shot 52 percent (12-of-23) from the floor in the second half.

On Wednesday night?at 8:00 p.m., Lenoir-Rhyne plays Catawba in Salisbury, N.C., while Carson-Newman hosts Mars Hill in the next round of South Atlantic Conference games.