NEWBERRY – After a pair of victories last week, the Newberry College men's basketball team stays on the road for a matchup tomorrow (Jan. 31) with the Anderson Trojans. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
Fans can
watch the game on FloSports; listen to the call on
WKDK; and follow along with
live stats.
Scouting the Wolves:
• Newberry (5-11, 4-7 SAC) won a pair of games last week over Mars Hill (97-84 in overtime) and Emory & Henry (95-84).
• Against the Wasps,
Devario Sheppard tied his career-high with 24 points. 20 of those came in the second half where he shot 9 for 15 and made a pair of 3s.
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Malik Joseph reached 20 points for the second straight game, pouring in 22 for the Wolves. 16 came in a hot-shooting first half where he made 7 of 11 shots with two 3-pointers.
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James Lovorn (14 points) reached double figures for the seventh straight game after scoring 30 against Mars Hill.
• As a team, the Wolves scored 90 or more points for the third time in four games and made a season-best 13 shots from long distance against E&H.
Scouting the Trojans:
• Anderson (9-9, 4-6) comes into the game having won two of three, but lost its most recent outing at Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, 78-67.
• AJ Wright Jr. led the Trojans against the Railsplitters with 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting – the second-most points he's scored in a game this season.
• Cole Middleton contributed a 16-point, 11-rebound double-double; Middleton averages 13.8 points per game and 7.7 rebounds per game.
• Garrett Denbow – who leads Anderson in scoring at 16.4 points per game – had 14 in the loss to LMU.
• On offense, the Trojans make 49.5% of their shots – third-best in the conference – and score 85.5 points per game – fourth-best in the SAC. They are however the worst free-throw shooting team in the league, making just 71% from the line.
