COMPLETE GAME NOTES

Storyline – vs. MARS HILL
Head coach Vic Finora and the Mars Hill Lions will head to Wise, Va. to face the UVA Wise Highland Cavaliers on the road after suffering a tough 20-point loss to the Coker Cobras on Saturday, Nov. 20. In the contest against Coker, Mars Hill only shot 9-23 from three-point range — which was an improvement from their outing against Newberry the week before where they only shot 8-31 from field goal range. Nevertheless, The Lions' first win of the season came from the fellow South Atlantic Conference (SAC) competitor Newberry in buzzer-beater fashion from sophomore Jay Hickman's three-pointer, sealing their first SAC victory as well.

As a team, the Mars Hill Lions currently shoot 25.8% from field goal range and grab 34.3 rebounds per game.
 

MARS HILL PLAYERS TO WATCH:

Isayah Johnson:  Averages 17.5 ppg and leads the team in ppg category, scored 20 points against non-conference opponent Converse (11/12/21), averages 7.3 rpg

Trey Belin: Averages 13.0 ppg, scored 19 points against conference opponent Newberry (11/20/21)
 

About UVA Wise
Head Coach Blake Mellinger and the Cavs will start their home-game stretch on Tuesday, Nov. 23 as they face the Mars Hill Lions in a South Atlantic Conference battle. The Cavaliers were not able to seal the deal against the Anderson Trojans on Saturday, Nov. 20, even though five Cavaliers were able to score in double-digits and junior Kaeleb Carter put up a game- and career-high 29 points in the Trojan's home arena. The Cavaliers' main struggle came from connecting on shots, as they only went 34-65 from field goal range. Carter sits in third in the SAC leaderboard in points per game with 19.3, while teammate Makai Vassell sits in third place in rebounds per game at 9.3 after leading the conference category for the first two weeks of the season.

Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. in the David J. Prior Convocation Center on Tuesday, Nov. 23.