Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Basketball Team (10-13, 8-9) bounced back after consecutive losses with a 79-64 triumph over Mars Hill (3-20, 1-15) at Shuford Memorial Gymnasium Saturday afternoon.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 79, Mars Hill 64
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (10-13, 8-9 SAC), Mars Hill (3-20, 1-15 SAC)
Location: Shuford Memorial Gymnasium | Hickory, N.C.
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STATS OF THE GAME:
•    Four players scored in double figures for the Bears – led by junior guard Djibril Diallo (Conakry, GUINEA) with 18 points and junior guard Darius Simmons (Raleigh, N.C.) with a career-high 15 points – in the victory.
•    LR led by as many as 19 points – 69-50 with 4:42 left on a trey by Simmons – and forced Mars Hill into 19 turnovers in the victory.
•    The Lions were paced by Justen Hartfield (Evans, Ga.) and Austin Gilyard (Winston-Salem, N.C.) with 12 points each in the losing effort.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
•    Lenoir-Rhyne senior guard Reed Lucas (Greensboro, N.C.) scored three points and increased his career total to 1,075 (43rd on the Bears' all-time list).  Lucas also has 214 career treys.
•    Lenoir-Rhyne swept the season from Mars Hill and improved to 8-3 at home this year.

UP NEXT:
Lenoir-Rhyne hosts rival Wingate in a league contest Wednesday at 8:00 p.m., while Mars Hill returns home to take on Anderson Wednesday night beginning at 8:00 p.m.