NEWBERRY – With a week off to prepare, the Newberry College men's basketball team will head to Wingate tomorrow for a road matchup with the Bulldogs. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Fans can
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the call on WKDK and follow along with
live stats.
Scouting the Wolves:
• Newberry (5-14, 4-10 SAC) is coming off a narrow 69-68 loss at the buzzer to Catawba last Wednesday.
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Drake Downs had a career night for the Wolves in that game, scoring 22 points and grabbing 14 rebounds – both career bests.
• Joining Downs in double figures was
Caleb Byrd and his 13 points. Byrd made 6 of 11 shots and added a free throw to go along with five rebounds.
• The Wolves were after it on the defensive end and got a season-high 10 steals against the Indians.
Scouting the Bulldogs:
• Wingate (18-5, 13-2 SAC) are winners of four straight games including an 83-76 road victory over Tusculum on Saturday.
• Josh Massey had the hot hand for the Bulldogs in that game, making 10 of 14 shots and both attempts from 3-point range to finish with 28 points.
• Kendall Taylor added 21 points thanks to 6-of-11 shooting and eight free throws.
• Donell Nixon II – whose 18 points per game is tied for seventh most in the conference – matched that number against the Pioneers. He was perfect from the line (10 for 10) and shot 3 for 6 for the game.
