HARTSVILLE, S.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Basketball Team went on the road and took down the Coker College Cobras on Wednesday night, 75-64, in South Atlantic Conference play and extended its win streak to five games.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 75, Coker 64
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (13-3, 6-2 SAC), Coker (3-12, 1-7 SAC)
Location: Hartsville, S.C. | DeLoach Center
STATS OF THE GAME:
• The four headed monster of
Bertrand Awana,
Djibril Diallo,
R.J. Gunn and
Cory Thomas led Lenoir-Rhyne in scoring with double digit performances of 14, 17, 10 and 20 points respectively.
• Awana was dominant down low adding 12 rebounds to make it a double-double to go along with a steal, block and one assist.
• The Bears had as much as a 23-point lead with just over nine minutes left in the second half before the Cobras made a run to bring the score to within five, 64-59, with 2:26 left to play.
• Coker had three score in double figures, led by Kennedy Malcolm with 20 points, two rebounds, an assist, one steal and went 9-of-10 from the charity stripe.
• The Bears shot a season-high 59.2 percent from the floor (29-of-49), including a scorching 75 percent (15-of-20) in the second half.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
• This is the first double-digit victory for Lenoir-Rhyne since the road triumph at Carson-Newman on Dec. 5, 2018.
• The senior duo of Diallo and Thomas have both scored in double-digits in 14 of the 16 games they have played in this season. Gunn has scored in double figures for the past three contests.
• Awana's double-double was his second of the season, the last since he posted 11 points and 15 rebounds at Belmont Abbey on Dec. 19, 2018.
• After the win, Lenoir-Rhyne finds itself tied for second in the conference standings with Catawba, both holding identical overall and conference records. They are two games behind Queens for first place in the SAC.
UP NEXT:
LR is back in action on Saturday as they travel to Lincoln Memorial for a 4 p.m. contest.