ANDERSON, S.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Basketball Team saw its four game winning streak snapped on Saturday afternoon in a 3-point loss at Anderson. With the victory, the Trojans sweep the season series from the Bears with a pair of 3-point victories.
GAME INFORMATION:
Final: Anderson 69, Lenoir-Rhyne 66
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (8-15, 7-13 SAC) I Anderson (11-14, 8-13 SAC)
Location: Anderson, S.C. | Abney Center
STATS AND INFO:
- Earlier in the season, Anderson topped the Bears 77-74 in Hickory
- Anderson also swept the season series in 2018-19
- The Bears have dropped three straight overall to the Trojans by a combined seven points
- The last 13 head-to-head matchups between the two programs have been decided by 10 points or less
STATS OF THE GAME:
- The Bears hit just 7-of-23 from long range but did convert at 47.2 percent from the field for the afternoon
- T.J. Nesmith once again led the Bears in scoring with 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting while adding a team-high six boards
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Nas Tyson finished with 14 points and four boards and
Jalen Johnson had 11 points
- The hosts were led by 19 points from Parker Dortch and 15 points from Crosby James
- LR limited James to just 3-of-10 shooting but he had seven of his 15 points from the charity stripe
- Anderson went 13-for-16 from the free throw line on the day
- Dortch committed seven of the Trojans 12 turnovers in the game
UP NEXT: LR will look to bounce back when they travel to UVA Wise on Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m.