TIPOFF TIDBITS - LENOIR-RHYNE
- Lenoir-Rhyne is coming off of arguably one of their best wins in recent program history — a win over then No. 7-ranked Lincoln Memorial by a score of 70-59.

-The Bears only shot a 44.8-percent from the field and 42.9-percent from beyond the arc, but held the Railsplitters to 38.6-percent from the field and 31-percent from three.

- Lenoir-Rhyne is a low-scoring squad in the conference, only averaging 68.9 points per game (12th)

- The Bears also struggle in the rebound game — falling in the bottom two (12th) in rebounds per game (33.8)
 

PLAYERS TO WATCH
TJ Nesmith: the guard averages 16.6 points per game (ranks third in the conference) and averages 5.3 boards per game

LJ McCoy: ranks fifth in the conference in three-point field goal percentage (44.4)
 

UVA Wise NEWS & NOTES
- After securing their first winning season since 2009 with an Emory & Henry win on Feb. 15, UVA Wise hit a snag after taking a loss from No. 12-ranked Lincoln Memorial by a score of 92-79.

- Shelley's career-high 17 points was accompanied by a 16 point performance from Lawson and a 15 point day from Bradley Dean. Dean also added a team-high eight rebounds to his stat line.

- Lincoln Memorial always defends the Cavaliers well — the top-shooting Cavaliers have been held under 40-percent from the arc in both meetings with Lincoln Memorial this year.

- Going into the Lenoir-Rhyne faceoff, UVA Wise has only beat the Bears once in their last six meetings. .In their last matchup, leading scorer TJ Nesmith put up a double-double (29 points, 10 rebs) in the  85-70 Bears win. Bradley Dean was one of three Cavaliers who scored in double-figures (13 pts).

- A win over the Bears would give the Cavaliers a 9-9 conference record, their best-ever finish in South Atlantic Conference regular season play. Their current record also secures a postseason appearance for the Cavaliers — a first for the program since their induction to the SAC.