WISE, VA - The Bears found themselves in unfamiliar territory on Sunday, as they dropped a 90-86 overtime contest at UVA Wise. This marks Lenoir-Rhyne's first loss since they fell to Carson-Newman on November 16th. This was a back-and-forth battle, as there were 18 lead changes and 20 ties in the contest. Neither team led by more than five in regulation.

Hantz Louis-Jeune led the Bears with a 25-point, 11-rebound double-double. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #16 Lenoir-Rhyne 86, UVA Wise 90
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne 12-3 (9-2 SAC), UVA Wise 10-6 (7-4 SAC)
Location: Wise, VA | David J. Prior Convocation Center

STORY OF THE GAME

• Following a layup by Tay Smith, the Bears led 10-7 at the 15-minute mark of the first half.
• Hantz Louis-Jeune tied things up at 32-32 with 3:42 remaining in the half.
• The Cavaliers held a slim 39-38 lead at the break.
• LR started the second half strong with a tough bucket from Conrad Luczynski.
• An and-1 from Julian Dozier at the 9:01 mark of the second half gave the Bears a five-point lead.
• UVA Wise answered with an 11-2 run to take a 68-64 lead.
• Tied late, both teams missed chances in the final 45 seconds to take the lead, sending the game to overtime.
• After LR went up 79-77, the Cavaliers went on a 9-0 run, taking an 86-79 advantage with 1:22 remaining.
• The Bears cut it to one with 20 seconds remaining, but UVA Wise hit their free throws down the stretch to win this one by four.

STATS OF THE MATCH:

• Conrad Luczynski (14), Julian Dozier (13), and Sam Martin (12) joined Louis-Jeune in double figures.
• Dozier led the Bears with six assists, followed by Martin with five.
• UVA Wise's Bradley Dean led all scorers with 34.
• Lenoir-Rhyne was 32-74 (43.2%) from the field and 6-18 (33.3%) from behind the arc. 
• UVA Wise went 30-63 (47.6%) from the field and 12-31 (38.7%) from three. 
• Despite the loss the Bears protected the ball, only turning it over six times.
• Both Luczynski and Martin fouled out in the contest.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• The Bears are now one game behind Lincoln Memorial for the SAC lead.
• This was Hantz Louis-Jeune's first NCAA double-double.
• Lenoir-Rhyne still leads the all-time series with UVA Wise 7-3.
• This game was rescheduled to today due to the snow that hit Virginia and North Carolina.

UP NEXT: The Bears will look to bounce back next Wednesday when they travel to Anderson to battle the Trojans. AU is currently riding a five-game winning streak and have a record of 10-5 (6-5 SAC). Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.