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Men's Basketball Jason Guth, Athletic Communications Assistant

Preview: Men's Basketball Opens 3-Game Homestand vs. UVA Wise

NEWBERRY – Playing the first game of a three-game homestand, the Newberry College men's basketball team welcomes UVA Wise to Eleazer Arena tomorrow afternoon (Feb. 17). Tipoff is scheduled for 4:30.

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 (5-15, 4-11 SAC) played conference-leading Wingate tight on Wednesday night but fell 85-77 on the road.
•    James Lovorn played 39 minutes and scored a team-best 25 points on 8-of-14 shooting. It was his third 25-plus point game this season and he also dished out six assists.
•    Sophomore Bobby Taylor had a career-high 18 points for the Wolves. He shot an impressive 70% from the field (7 of 10) and made 4 of 7 from 3-point range (57.1%).
•    Devario Sheppard made 9 of 10 free throws and finished with 15 points.
•    The Wolves have taken great care of the ball on offense, averaging the fourth fewest turnovers per game in the conference.

Scouting the Cavaliers:
•    UVA Wise (10-13, 6-8 SAC) has lost five of seven games but won in triple overtime at home against Limestone last Saturday, 121-119.
•    Zy'Ever Wingfield led the Cavs with 34 points on an efficient 12-of-24 shooting performance with nine made free throws.
•    Carmelo Pacheco added 28 with six made 3s. He shot 10 of 18 from the floor (55.6%) and also pulled down seven boards.
•    Lav Cvetkovic contributed a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double in the win.
•    UVA Wise is one of the better shooting teams in the SAC: They make 49.1% of their field-goals (fourth best) and 39.2% from 3-point range (second best).
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Devario Sheppard

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Bobby Taylor

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Players Mentioned

Devario Sheppard

#12 Devario Sheppard

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Junior
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Bobby Taylor

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James Lovorn

#4 James Lovorn

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Junior
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