Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Basketball Team (3-5) ran its winning streak to two games with a 76-58 victory over Belmont Abbey (5-5) Wednesday night at Shuford Memorial Gymnasium in a key regional contest.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 76, Belmont Abbey 58
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (3-5), Belmont Abbey (5-5)
Location: Shuford Memorial Gymnasium | Hickory, N.C.
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STATS OF THE GAME:
• Lenoir-Rhyne was led by junior forward
Bertrand Awana (Yaounde, CAMEROON) with a double-double – 22 points and 13 rebounds – while senior guard
Billy Bales (Elizabethton, Tenn.) added 13 points and three treys off the bench in the victory. Awana also hit 11-of-12 shots on the night.
• The Bears were in control throughout the game – building a 42-24 halftime lead – and never let their advantage fall under 14 points the rest of the way.
• Belmont Abbey was led by Deion Lane (Charlotte, N.C.) with 15 points but the Crusaders hit just six-of-20 three-point attempts on the night.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
• Lenoir-Rhyne also won its third straight game at home and held Belmont Abbey to 21 points under its season average tonight.
UP NEXT:
Lenoir-Rhyne next plays Mars Hill in a South Atlantic Conference game on Wednesday, December 13, in Mars Hill, N.C., beginning at 8:00 p.m. Belmont Abbey hosts Southern Wesleyan on Saturday beginning at 7:30 p.m.
