MORROW, GA - Head Coach Brent Owen and the Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Basketball team left no doubt in their game against Clayton State on Saturday, taking down the host Lakers by a final score of 89-66. This marks the first win for Coach Owen at Lenoir-Rhyne.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 89, Clayton State 66
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne 1-1, Clayton State 1-1
Location: Morrow, Georgia | The Loch

STATS OF THE MATCH:

• The Bears jumped out to an 11-4 lead, capped off by a Julian Dozier layup.
• Following a few buckets from the Lakers, a Sam Martin dunk sparked a 12-2 run, pushing LR's advantage to 23-9 midway through the opening half.
• Tay Smith hit a three to push Lenior-Rhyne's lead to 38-19 with 5:36 left in the half.
• The Bears went into the break with a 50-39 advantage.
• Up 56-45, a Ziare Wells dunk ignited a 15-3 run that pushed LR's advantage to 71-48.
• The visitors cruised to the finish, leading by as many as 27 late in the second half.
• LR shot well from the floor, going 29-50 (58%) from the field and 6-12 (50%) from three. 
• Ziare Wells and Junior Hodnett led the Bears with 15 points each.
• Wells nearly notched a double-double, adding nine boards to his stat line.
• Lenoir-Rhyne doubled the Lakers up in assists, leading 16-8 in that category.
• Big man Conrad Luczynski led the team with six assists.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Throughout the first two games, Sam Martin is shooting 10-14 (71%) from the field and 9-11 (82%) from the free throw line.
• The Bears are now 2-3 all-time against the Lakers, having won the last two.
• Clayton State took down SAC rival Tusculum 66-51 yesterday.

UP NEXT: The Bears continue their season-opening road trip next Wednesday as they head to Emmanuel (GA) for a matchup with the Lions. Emmanuel currently sits at 0-2 following losses to Newberry and Coker this past weekend. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.