DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Lees-McRae men's basketball suffered a 94-90 loss to Embry-Riddle in the final day of the 2024 Bahama House Classic in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Dre Nelson had a season-high 12 points to lead the Bobcats on Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae –
90; Embry-Riddle – 94
LOCATION: ICI Center – Daytona Beach, Florida
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (3-8/2-4), Embry-Riddle (10-2/4-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Nelson knocked in an opening three-pointer to give Lees-McRae the three-point advantage. Anthony Parker knotted the game at 30-30 with a three at the 10:12 mark of the first half.
- Embry-Riddle pushed its lead to four points, but the Bobcats tied the matchup once again at 44. The Eagles led at the halftime break 46-45.
- Travis Pourciau scored a layup 19 seconds into the second half and Ja'Quavian Florence collected a layup to give Lees-McRae the 49-46 advantage.
- Embry-Riddle went on a 17-3 run to take the seven-point advantage, but the Bobcats turned the momentum back on their side and regained the slim margin at 74-73.
- The Eagles regained the advantage once more and held off the Bobcats for the 94-90 victory on their home court.
- Nelson had a team-high 12 points on 5-9 from the field and added four rebounds and four assists. Florence followed with 11 points and Oli Smith poured in 11 points.
- Nigel Okwakol rounded out Lees-McRae scorers in double-digit scoring with 10 points in 14 minutes of play.
- Lees-McRae went 35-66 (53.0%) from the field with five-three pointers and 15-20 from the free-throw line.
FOR THE EAGLES:
- Dru Nickson had a game-high 26 points for Embry-Riddle and Jerry Bracey II collected 22 points on 9-11 from the field. Milan Skoric contributed 13 points. Jared Berry and Michael McCalister each had 10 points in today's outing.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae men's basketball returns to the court on January 4 at Mount Olive at 4 p.m. for Conference Carolinas play.
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