HICKORY, N.C.-- For the fourth time this season, the Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Basketball Team suffered a one-possession loss, this time a one-point set back to Newberry inside the Shu. 

GAME INFORMATION:
Final: Nebwerry 61, Lenoir-Rhyne 60
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (8-11, 3-8 SAC), Newberry (12-8, 5-5 SAC)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Shuford Arena

STATS OF THE GAME:
- The back-and-forth affair featured four lead changes and three ties on the night.
- The Bears were held to just 22 first-half points and shot 32 percent from the field. 
- The starting lineup was the first time LR rolled out a starting five of Hamilton Campbell, L.J. McCoy, Will Kelly, Damion Medwinter and Percy Fyle.
- Newberry led by as many as eight in the second half but the Bears cut it to one on a T.J. Nesmith free throw with 57 seconds to go.
- The Bears got a defensive stop with 26 seconds but turned the ball over back to the Wolves with just eight seconds to go. 
- LR fouled after the turnover and Newberry missed the front end of a 1-and-1 but the Bears would turn the ball over one more time and the Wolves would convert a 3-point play. 
- Down four with a few seconds left, McCoy hit a triple to cut the final score to 1. 
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE: 
- The new look starting lineup only recorded eight points as LR produced 52 points off the bench.
- Nesmith led the way with 24 points. 
- Nas Tyson added 18 points and seven boards.
- Just 10 days ago, Newberry beat LR at the buzzer on a last second jumper. The two Newberry wins over LR are by a combined three points. 
- Other than Nesmith and Tyson, the rest of LR combined for 18 points.

UP NEXT:  LR will finish its three-game home stand on Wednesday when Limestone comes to town for a 7:30 p.m. tip off.