NEWBERRY – The Newberry College men's basketball team returns to Eleazer Arena tomorrow (Nov. 29) for a 7 p.m. non-conference game against Francis Marion. The Wolves will be partnering with Newberry Young Professionals and their H.U.G.S. drive for this game – if fans bring a new and unopened hat, underwear, gloves or socks they will get into the contest for FREE.
Fans can still
purchase tickets, follow along with
live stats, watch the game on
FloSports and
listen to the call on WKDK.
Scouting the Wolves:
• Newberry enters Wednesday's matchup after losing a closely fought battle on the road against Elizabeth City State last Tuesday.
• Against the Vikings, senior
Jalen Johnson scored a season-best 16 points on 5-of-11 shooting and added eight rebounds. Johnson leads the Wolves in scoring (12.7 points per game) and rebounding (7.7 per game).
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Caleb Byrd also poured in a season-high 16 for the Wolves against ECSU, shooting 5 for 10 on the night including a perfect 5 of 5 effort at the free-throw line.
• The Wolves showed a presence inside, outscoring the Vikings in the paint 32-28.
Scouting the Patriots:
• Francis Marion enters tomorrow's game on a three-game losing streak, including a 107-94 road loss to Wingate last Wednesday.
• The Patriots were led by Tionne Rollins' 31 points and three steals in the game. Rollins shot 8 of 16 from the floor and 6 of 10 from 3-point range while making all nine free-throw attempts.
• Bryce Beamer, who leads FMU in scoring with 24.8 points per game, had 24 against the Bulldogs. He shot 10 of 17 and made a pair of 3s.
• Though Francis Marion leads the Conference Carolinas in scoring (98.3 points per game), contrarily the Patriots allow the most points per game to opponents (100.5).
