BRISTOL, Tenn. – UVA Wise scored 50 points in the first half and held off the Bobcats in the second half for the 86-68 win over Lees-McRae this evening in the regional crossover challenge.
DJ Boyce and
Stevie Tatum led the Bobcats with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: UVA Wise – 86; Lees-McRae – 68
LOCATION: Student Center Complex – Bristol, Tennessee
RECORDS: UVA Wise (1-0/0-0); Lees-McRae (0-1/0-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- UVA Wise started the contest with three-pointers for the 6-0 lead and held the double-digit lead at 32-20 with 5:49 left in the first half. The Highland Cavaliers finished the opening half on a 18-5 lead and held the 50-28 advantage.
- The Bobcats cut the deficit to 17 points with 10:37 left in the second half off a layup from Yerald Mieses. UVA Wise regained the 20-point lead and earned the season-opening 86-68 win over Lees-McRae.
- Boyce led the Bobcats with 13 points in 12 minutes off the bench. Tatum followed with 11 points and five rebounds in 16 minutes. Mieses, Conall Lowry, Alex Hawkins, and Finn Perschau all tallied six points this evening.
- UVA Wise forced 18 Bobcat turnovers in tonight's contest and the Highland Cavaliers scored 24 points off those turnovers.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae men's basketball faces Carson-Newman tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. on the campus of King University.
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