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Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

San Martin
79
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 16-3, 13-2 SAC
72
Tusculum TU 4-15, 4-11 SAC
Winner
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
16-3, 13-2 SAC
79
Final
72
Tusculum TU
4-15, 4-11 SAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 38 41 79
Tusculum TU 28 44 72

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Jason Stuebe, Athletic Communications Assistant

Bears win streak extends to four with win at Tusculum

Greeneville, T.N. - It wasn't easy, but the the No. 18 Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Basketball team pulled out a 79-72 win over a young Tusculum squad on Saturday. Hantz Louis-Jeune, Sam Martin, and Conrad Luczynski combined for 51 points on the night. 

The Bears now have an impressive 8-2 road record on the season.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #18 Lenoir-Rhyne 79, Tusculum 72
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (16-3 13-2 SAC), Tusculum (4-15, 4-11 SAC)
Location: Greeneville, T.N. | Pioneer Arena

STORY OF THE GAME
  • Lenoir-Rhyne jumped out to a quick 10-3 lead thanks to 5-5 shooting from the floor.
  • Back-to-back buckets from Ziare Wells extended that lead to 20-8 midway through the half.
  • Wells pushed the lead to 15 with a fast break dunk a few minutes later.
  • The Pioneers cut the lead to five late in the half, but four late points by Julian Dozier put the Bears up 38-28 at the half.
  • A quick dunk and layup from Sam Martin put the Bears up 14 less than a minute into the second half.
  • Junior Hodnett hit a three to put the Bears up 60-44 with 11:51 left in the game.
  • Tusculum made things interesting by cutting the Bears lead to three with less than a minute left in the game.
  • Dozier and Wells each went 2-2 at the charity stripe in the final seconds to seal the win.
STATS OF THE MATCH:
  • Hantz Louis-Jeune led the Bears with 18, his 15th time scoring in double-figures this season.
  • Conrad Luczynski and Ziare Wells tied for the team lead with seven boards, while Julian Dozier led with seven assists.
  • Lenoir-Rhyne dominated the paint, outscoring the Pioneers 50-26 in that category.
  • The Bears shot an impressive 32-52 (60.4%) from the field and 3-7 (42.9%) from three.
  • Tusculum was just 28-72 (38.9%) from the field and 8-35 (22.9%) from three.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
  • The Bears are now tied with LMU at the top of the SAC as the Railsplitters fell at Wingate today.
  • LR has now won three straight against the Pioneers 
  • Louis-Jeune averaged 18.5 points in the two games this season vs. Tusculum
  • Luczynski entered the game 5th in the SAC with 62.9 FG % and continued that trend, going 8-9 from the floor today. .  
     
UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will head to Wingate on Wednesday night to take on a Bulldogs team that just notched a 77-72 upset victory over Lincoln Memorial. The Bears and Bulldogs met just before Thanksgiving, with the Bears winning 81-67 in Shuford. Tip-off is scheduled to fro 7:30 PM 
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