HARROGATE, Tenn. – The No. 8 Lincoln Memorial men's basketball team won 120-66 over Tennessee Wesleyan on Wednesday night at Tex Turner Arena for its tenth victory of the season.
The Railsplitters (10-1) never trailed in the contest, outscoring the NAIA Bulldogs 48-22 over the final 16 minutes of the first half after being tied at 7-all to take a 55-29 lead into the break. They created further separation with a 12-0 spurt to begin the second period, eventually extending the advantage to as many as 57 points at several points late in the game.
A total of eight Railsplitters scored in double figures including
Zaylan Chaney and
Jared Lary who led the team with 16 points each.
Me'Kell Burries (14),
Matthew Sells (14),
Chase Rankin (13),
Elijah Bredwood (11) and
Jordan Walters (10) were also in that club while
Martez Brown contributed seven points and 11 rebounds.
Lincoln Memorial shot 59.2 percent from the field (45-76) including 42.9 percent from distance (15-35). The Railsplitters outrebounded the Bulldogs 58-33 and racked up 30 assists to 14 turnovers.
Kobe Pride's 12 points led Tennessee Wesleyan, while Darius Rozier had 10 points and eight rebounds. The Bulldogs had an 8-2 record coming into Wednesday.
The Railsplitters will return to conference play and host Limestone on Saturday at 4 p.m.