Box Score JEFFERSON CITY, TENN. – Senior R.J. Gunn became the 55^th player to join the 1,000-point club but the Bears dropped a 73-54 decision at Carson-Newman on Saturday. The 54 points are the lowest scoring output for the Bears since scoring 49 at King on Dec. 19, 2017.

GAME INFORMATION:
Final: Carson-Newman 73, Lenoir-Rhyne 54
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (4-2, 4-2 SAC) | Carson-Newman (3-4, 3-4 SAC)
Location: Holt Fieldhouse

STATS AND INFO:
- Gunn joined teammate Darius Simmons -- who reached 1,000 points on Wednesday – with a second-half put back dunk. The forward entered the game 13 points shy of 1,000 and finished with 14.
- After the Bears took a 41-39 lead with 14:41 to play, Carson-Newman outscored the Bears 34-13 to close out the contest
- The turning point was a personal 9-0 scoring run by Luke Brenegan following Tyson McClain's triple that gave LR a 41-39 edge
- EJ Bush finished with a game-high 20 for Carson-Newman and added six rebounds in his 24 minutes. Bush went 5-of-7 in the second half
- As a team, Carson-Newman shot 64 percent from the field and 62.5 percent from three in the second half

FIRST HALF:
- The Bears were ice cold in the opening half, shooting just 31 percent from the field and 25 percent from long range
- Carson-Newman scored the first seven points of the game and led for 13:25 of the first half
- Tyson McClain had seven first-half points and hit 3-of-5 from the field in the opening 20 minutes
- The Eagles held a 29-17 advantage on the boards and a 9-4 edge on offensive rebounds

SECOND HALF:
- Lenoir-Rhyne came out with more energy in the second half and grabbed a two-point lead before going ice cold
- The Bears hit just 27.3 percent in the second half and 23.5 percent from long range
- Bush and Brenegan each had 12 second-half points for the Eagles
- Only four players scored in the second half for LR. Simmons (12) and Gunn (10) were the only two in double figures and McClain (3) and Zim Fields (2) combined for just five points

ABOUT THE BEARS:
- The second league loss broke a 3-way tie between LR, Queens and Lincoln Memorial in the loss column atop the SAC standings
- Simmons scored in double figures for the sixth straight game but was held to 5-of-18 shooting to get his 17 points
- Gunn fouled out for the first time in his career, spanning 83 games
- Tim Steele earned his first career start, filling in for Cooper Fowler
- Gunn had his 21-game streak of at least one made 3-pointer snapped with his 0-for-3

NOTABLE EAGLES:
- After narrowly missing an upset win over Queens in their last game, the Eagles knocked off the Bears for the second straight year in Holt Fieldhouse
- The Eagles held a massive 51-28 advantage on the boards and had 17 second chance points compared to eight for LR
- CN had a 36-16 advantage in points in the paint and their zone defense held the Bears to a season-low shooting percentage

UP NEXT:
Lenoir-Rhyne returns to action on Monday when they host #15/12 Queens at 2 p.m.