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belmontabbeywin
66
Belmont Abbey BAC 3-8,2-1 Conference Carolinas
79
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 8-3,3-1 SAC
Belmont Abbey BAC
3-8,2-1 Conference Carolinas
66
Final
79
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU
8-3,3-1 SAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Belmont Abbey BAC 28 38 66
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 38 41 79

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Stymies Belmont Abbey to Move to 8-3

HICKORY, N.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Basketball Team beat Belmont Abbey in non-conference action on Tuesday afternoon in Shuford Arena. The Bears beat the Crusaders in a matinee, a 1 p.m. tipoff in the last game before the Christmas break.  

GAME INFORMATION:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 79, Belmont Abbey 66
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (8-3), Belmont Abbey (3-8)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Shuford Arena

STATS OF THE GAME:
  • Each team came out hot with the two combining for 29 points in the first five minutes. However, it was LR that would pull ahead with a 12-0 run. 
  • The Bears would take a 38-28 lead into the intermission and held the Crusaders to just 12 points in the final 15 minutes of the half. 
  • Jacquias Franklin led LR with 10 first half points and Tim Steele added nine while Sam Martin had seven points and seven boards.
  • Belmont Abbey would use a four-point play to even the game at 47 with 11:48 left as they clawed back into the game. The Bears would have the answer again, using an 11-0 spurt to go up 58-47. 
  • LR would stay up 11 until the 4:11 mark when the visitors would cut it to 71-66 with 2:17 to play. Jaheim Taylor would hit a huge three and Nas Tyson connected on a 3-point play to put the Bears back up 11. 
  • The Bears scored the final eight points of the game as Steele hit a pair of free throws with 24 seconds left. 
  • Tyson led the Bears with 18 points and Steele had 16 points with six rebounds. Jacquias Franklin had 14 while Tay smith chipped in 11. 
  • The Bears shot 48.3 percent from the field and 45.5 percent from three. LR would also convert 18-of-20 (90 percent) from the charity stripe. 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE: 
  • The Bears had a 25-11 edge in points off turnovers and a 16-5 lead in second chance points. 
  • LR stays undefeated at home against Belmont Abbey in the NCAA Era, winning all six. 
  • This is the first of two straight at home against Conference Carolinas foes. 
  • The Bears are 8-3 for the second time in the past four years. . 
UP NEXT: The Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Basketball Team stays at home with a game against Emmanuel on Saturday, December 30 at 4 p.m.
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