Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Basketball Team (5-8, 3-4) snapped a three-game losing streak with a convincing 85-63 victory over Catawba (3-8, 0-6) Wednesday night in a South Atlantic Conference game at Shuford Memorial Gymnasium.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 85, Catawba 63
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (5-8, 3-4 SAC), Catawba (3-8, 0-6 SAC)
Location: Shuford Memorial Gymnasium | Hickory, N.C.
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STATS OF THE GAME:
•    Lenoir-Rhyne junior guards Djibril Diallo (Conakry, GUINEA) and Cory Thomas (Louisville, Ky.) combined for 49 points in the win.  Diallo scored a season-high 26 points while Thomas came off the bench to tally 23 points. Diallo also connected on 12-of-15 free throw attempts while Thomas was eight-for-11 from the field
•    Lenoir-Rhyne shot 57 percent for the game and pushed its lead to as many as 25 points – 83-58 with 1:41 left – in the victory.  Senior guard Jarvis Calhoun (Birmingham, Ala.) added 11 points and three treys in the win as well for the Bears.
•    Catawba was led by Jerrin Morrison (Charlotte, N.C.) and John McRae (Seat Pleasant, Md.) with 18 points each but the Indians lost their third straight game.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
•    Thomas pushed his scoring average to a team-leading 15.3 points per game while the Bears increased their record at home on the year to 4-2 overall.

UP NEXT:
Lenoir-Rhyne remains at home to face Tusculum on Saturday in a South Atlantic Conference game at 2:00 p.m., while Catawba travels to Jefferson City, Tenn., to take on Carson-Newman beginning at 2:00 p.m.