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TIP-OFF TIDBITS
The Mars Hill Mountain Lions have struggled to grab a win in the 2022-23 season. The Mountain Lions enter Wednesday's matchup with a winless performance in conference play thus far, and are fresh off a 79-66 Tusculum loss. In the matchup, Mars Hill's Kory Davis led the pack with 11 points while Isaiah Jones added 10 of his own and a pair of rebounds. The Mountain Lions were held to 22.2% from the arc.
As a team, the Mountain Lions are last in the conference in points per game with 66.6. In addition, they sit in twelfth place in turnovers per game with 15.3.
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PLAYERS TO WATCH
Kory Davis: The freshman Mountain Lion leads the team in points per game with 14.9 (fun fact: Head Coach Larry Davis is his father, and teammate Kendall Davis is his brother)
Rajuan Conner: The Graduate student leads the MHU crew with 7.5 boards per game
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UVA WISE NEWS & NOTES
UVA Wise comes into Wednesday's matchup with their spirits high after throwing the hammer down on the Virginia University of Lynchburg Dragons on Saturday. In the 30-point win, Cavs Zion Fruster and Bradley Dean each put up a solid 20 points while Rron Ukaj snagged his first double-double of the season (12 points, 11 rebounds). UVA Wise benefited greatly from 49 bench points and took advantage in the paint — snagging 46 points under the bucket.
As a team, the Cavaliers rank thirteenth in the nation in three-point field-goal percentage (41.1) and rank twelfth in three-pointers made per game (10.6), just a tenth of a point behind SAC opponent LMU.