Box Score

Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne University Men's Basketball Team shot their way to a fast start and coasted their way to a win in blowout fashion, 83-52, over the Southern Wesleyan Warriors on Tuesday night.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 83 | Southern Wesleyan 52
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (3-0), Southern Wesleyan (0-3)
Location: Shuford Gymnasium | Hickory, N.C.

STATS OF THE GAME:
•    Senior Djibril Diallo was nearly perfect tonight, stuffing the stat sheet and leading all scorers with 25 points on 10-of-11 shooting and was perfect from long range going 5-for-5 on the night.
•    The Warriors' lone bright spot on a night where they shot 26.5 percent for the game was Jalen Lowery with 14 to go along with seven rebounds on the evening.
•    The Bears played efficient basketball shooting 57.4 percent from the floor and had 10 different players added points to the scoreboard.
•    It was nearly a dominant night in every category in the box score with the Bears holding the edge in points off turnovers (15-6), rebounds (41-26), bench points (34-23), fast break points (14-2), blocks (6-0), steals (8-7) and assists (20-9).

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
•    Diallo has the hot hand, scoring in double-digits and scoring his highest point total since his 27-point effort against Wingate in the 77-75 road victory on Jan. 10, 2018.
•    LR's defense stepped up tonight, holding its opponent to the lowest score total since the Francis Marion 75-52 win on Nov. 12, 2016.
•    The Bears are chasing their best start with three wins in-a-row since winning six-straight in the 2015-16 season.

UP NEXT:
LR takes the court away from home for the first time this season, facing off against Livingstone College in Charlotte on Friday, Nov. 16 at 5:30 p.m.