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Men's Basketball Jason Guth, Athletic Communications Assistant

Preview: Wolves Prepared for Lenoir-Rhyne in SAC Matchup

NEWBERRY – In a return to Eleazer Arena, the Newberry College men's basketball team will look to earn a South Atlantic Conference win over visiting Lenoir-Rhyne tomorrow (Jan. 10). Tipoff is set for 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 (2-9, 1-5 SAC) lost its most recent game on the road to Carson-Newman Saturday.
•    James Lovorn led the Wolves in scoring (14 points) for the second consecutive game after a season-high 19-point showing against Wingate earlier in the week.
•    Lovorn also had a season-best seven assists against the Eagles and leads the team in the category with 26.
•    Freshman Shane Hawkins had a career-high eight points versus C-N, and Luke Nesbit recorded his first points as a Wolf.

Scouting the Bears:
•    Lenoir-Rhyne (9-5, 4-2 SAC) has won five of its last seven games including an 85-78 home win over UVA Wise Saturday.
•    The Bears were led by Tay Smith's 21 points and seven rebounds against the Cavs; Smith is second on L-R in scoring (14.1 points per game).
•    Jaheim Taylor scored a season-high 19 points for L-R on an efficient 8-of-12 shooting while sinking 3 of 5 3-pointers.
•    Nas Tyson, the Bears' leading scorer with 14.8 points per game, is second in the SAC in 3-point shooting percentage (52.4%), making 22 of 42 on the season.
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Luke  Nesbit

#32 Luke Nesbit

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James Lovorn

#4 James Lovorn

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Shane  Hawkins

#30 Shane Hawkins

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Freshman

Players Mentioned

Luke  Nesbit

#32 Luke Nesbit

6' 0"
Sophomore
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James Lovorn

#4 James Lovorn

6' 0"
Junior
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Shane  Hawkins

#30 Shane Hawkins

6' 4"
Freshman
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