MILLIGAN, Tenn. – Lees-McRae men's basketball led wire-to-wire in today's 102-91 victory over Erskine in Conference Carolinas play.
Ja'Quavian Florence led the Bobcats with 27 points on the afternoon and
Oli Smith recorded 21 points off the bench.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae –
102; Erskine – 91
LOCATION: Steve Lacy Fieldhouse – Milligan, Tennessee
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (3-6/2-4), Erskine (3-9/1-5)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- DJ Kent started the scoring with a layup at the 18:41 mark of the first half and the Bobcats started the game on 16-0 scoring run. Erskine got on the board with a jumper from Christian Monroe with 14:53 left in the first half.
- The Bobcats added to their lead with a three-pointer from Brandon Brown at the 12:19 mark and led 35-15 with 8:52 to play in the opening half. Lees-McRae went into the halftime break with the 55-36 lead over Erskine.
- Smith registered a layup to give the Bobcats the 24 point advantage and Florence followed with a jumper at 85-59. Erskine cut the lead to nine points, but Lees-McRae earned the 102-91 win on the campus of Milligan University.
- Florence led all scorers with 27 points on 7-12 shooting and 9-12 from the free-throw line. He added nine assists and seven rebounds in 27 minutes of action.
- Smith had 21 points on 8-11 from the field to go along with three rebounds and one assist. Brandon Brown tallied 14 points on 4-6 shooting and Travis Pourciau rounded the Bobcats in double figures with 14 points and four rebounds.
- Lees-McRae had its best shooting performance of the season with 34 made field goals and shot 60.7% from the floor. The Bobcats knocked down 13 three-pointers and 53 points off the bench.
FOR THE FLYING FLEET:
- Monroe had a team-high 24 points for Erskine and Jayden Byrd followed with 23 points on 5-6 from three-point range. Moses Cheek rounded out the Flying Fleet in double-digit scoring with 16 points.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae men's basketball travels to Daytona Beach, Florida for the 2024 Bahama House Classic hosted by Embry-Riddle on Friday, December 20. The Bobcats play Coker on Friday at 5 p.m.
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