NEWBERRY – Following a nonconference matchup last Saturday, the Newberry College men's basketball team returns to South Atlantic Conference action with a home date against Wingate in Eleazer Arena tomorrow night (Jan. 3) at 7:30 p.m.
Fans can
buy tickets online; watch the game on
FloSports; listen to the call on
WKDK; and follow along with
live stats.
Scouting the Wolves:
• Newberry (2-7, 1-3 SAC) is coming off a loss to Fayetteville State on Saturday afternoon.
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Caleb Byrd paced the Wolves against the Broncos, scoring 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting with a pair of 3s.
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Devario Sheppard, the Wolves' leading scorer at 11.1 points per game, scored 12 in the game.
• Defensively, Newberry allows the second fewest points per game in the conference (74.9).
Scouting the Bulldogs:
• Wingate (8-3, 3-0 SAC) has won four games in a row, the most recent an 87-82 double OT road victory over Mount Olive on Saturday.
• Josh Massey's 20-point, 14-rebound double double led the Bulldogs against the Trojans. Massey is tied for the team-high in points per game (17.1).
• Donell Nixon II, the other Bulldog averaging 17.1 points per game, had 15 in the game on 5 3-pointers.
• On the defensive side of the ball, Wingate allows almost 80 points per game to opponents – 79.5 – which is tied for the fourth most in the SAC.