HICKORY, N.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne men's basketball team reached the century mark for the 11th time under head coach
Brent Owen in a 101-85 win over Chowan on Friday night.
Seven Bears hit double-figures in this one, led by 14 from
Jaylen Subject.
Chae Haynes posted a double-double of 11 points and 11 boards.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: (RV) Lenoir-Rhyne 101, Chowan 85
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (2-0), Chowan (0-1)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Shuford Arena
STORY OF THE GAME
- The Bears jumped out to a 10-2 lead thanks to eight points from Simon Wheeler and Sam Martin.
- Lenoir-Rhyne led 29-23 before a 21-7 run extended the home side's lead to 20.
- The teams traded buckets over the final minutes and Lenoir-Rhyne went into the half leading 52-35.
- The Hawks chipped away at the Bears lead, cutting the deficit to single digits (64-55) with 13:40 left in the ball game.
- Chris Crudup went on a personal 7-0 run to extend Lenoir-Rhyne's lead back to 71-57.
- Chowan continued to push, trailing by just eight with 3:39 remaining.
- A 12-4 run by Lenoir-Rhyne to close the game shut the door on the chances of a Hawks comeback.
STATS OF THE MATCH:
- Lenoir-Rhyne shot 34-69 (49.3%) from the field, 6-17 (35.3%) from three, and 27-39 (69.2%) from the free throw line.
- Chowan was 31-68 (45.6%) from the field, 3-15 (20%) from three, and 20-29 (69%) from the three throw line.
- Sam Martin, Simon Wheeler, and Deuce Benjamin tied for the team lead with four assists.
- The Bears led 37-24 in bench points.
- Chowan led just once in this game, after they went up 2-0.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Lenoir-Rhyne is now 3-4 all-time against Chowan and have won two straight.
- The Bears have not started 2-0 since the 2022-23 campaign.
- The last time Lenoir-Rhyne scored 100+ points this early in the season was when they defeated Young Harris 110-99 in the second game of the 2019-20 campaign.
UP NEXT: The Bears will be back in action tomorrow afternoon when they take on Clayton State. The Lakers dropped a 62-54 contest to Tusculum earlier tonight. Tomorrow's game wil begin at 4:00 p.m. following the conclusion of Tusculum vs. Chowan.
