BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Ja'Quavian Florence registered a team-high 19 points and added 10 rebounds for Lees-McRae men's basketball, but the Bobcats fell 93-80 to Lincoln Memorial on Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lincoln Memorial – 93; Lees-McRae – 80
LOCATION: B. Frank "Tex" Turner Arena– Harrogate, Tennessee
RECORDS: Lincoln Memorial (8-4/2-1); Lees-McRae (9-4/3-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Florence had a team-high 19 points on 6-6 from the free-throw line and 3-4 from the three-point range. Sidney Dollar had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in today's contest.
- Williams Onyeodi tallied nine points in eight minutes off the bench. Timon Jones and Jaylin Stewart contributed eight points apiece for the Bobcats.
- Lees-McRae was held to 40.3% (29-72) from the field with 10 three-pointers and went 12-15 from the charity stripe.
FOR THE RAILSPLITTERS:
- Wes Enis scored a team-high 19 points on 8-16 from the field. Martez Brown followed with 17 points, 17 rebounds, and eight assists.
- Jordan Walters and Me'Kell Burries followed their teammates with 14 and 12 points, respectively. Jay Boyd recorded double-digit points with 11 in 16 minutes off the bench.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae men's basketball returns to the McNair & Debi Tornow Court on Saturday, Jan. 6 when the Bobcats face Conference Carolinas foe Southern Wesleyan.
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