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57
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 9-8,4-5 SAC
86
Winner Lincoln Memorial LM 13-5,7-2 SAC
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU
9-8,4-5 SAC
57
Final
86
Lincoln Memorial LM
13-5,7-2 SAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 25 32 57
Lincoln Memorial LM 38 48 86

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Drops Third Straight

HARROGATE, TENN. -  The Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Basketball Team saw its losing streak reach three straight in a tough loss at Lincoln Memorial on Saturday afternoon. The Bears were held to a season-low 57 points and fall for the 14th straight time at B. Frank Turner Arena. 

GAME INFORMATION:
Final: Lincoln Memorial 86, Lenoir-Rhyne 57
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (9-8, 4-5 SAC), Lincoln Memorial (13-5, 7-2 SAC)
Location: Harrogate, Tenn. | B. Frank Turner Arena

STATS OF THE FIRST HALF:
  • A 3-pointer by Jaquias Franklin at the 17:17 mark gave Lenoir-Rhyne an 8-7 lead. Just over two minutes later, Franklin would hit another three to put the Bears up 11-10. 
  • The Bears held a high-powered Lincoln Memorial offense to just 10 points in the first 8:30 of the first half before the Railsplitters started to get hot. 
  • Franklin's jumper at the 5:03 mark made the LMU lead 24-23. However, from that point on LMU would outscore LR 14-2 in the final five minutes of the half. 
  • The Bears would shoot 10 of 30 in the first half but did convert four of nine 3-pointers. 
  • LMU was held to 47 percent shooting and just 4-of-15 from deep. 
STATS OF THE SECOND HALF:
  • After closing out the first half on a 14-2 run, LMU would outscore the Bears 48-32 in the second half. From the 5:03 mark of the first half on, the Railsplitters outscored LR 62-34. 
  • LMU shot 16 of 28 from the field, converting at a 57.1 percent clip. For the game, LMU shot 51.6 percent. 
  • This is the third straight opponent to shoot over 57 percent in the second half against LR. 
  • Martez Brown would finish the game with 14 points and 18 rebounds and went 6-of-7 from the field. 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE: 
  • The last win by an LR team at Lincoln Memorial was a narrow 75-73 victory on Feb. 13, 2010. 
  • Franklin finished with 17 points and went 6-of-12 from the field and 3-of-4 from long range. 
  • LR has had more success than any SAC team against LMU in the past five years, beating the Railsplitters three times since 2019 - all at LR. 
  • The Bears only committed 10 turnovers in the game but were out rebounded 44-29. 
  • LMU held a 44-18 advantage in points in the paint. 
  • The Bears are holding the eighth seed in the league standings as Tusculum jumped past them with a win over Catawba today. 
UP NEXT: The Bears will stay on the road to take on Anderson on Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m.
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