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February 4, 2025
Coker Welcomes Nationally Ranked Lenoir-Rhyne
Cobras look to avenge buzzer beating loss Wednesday night.
HARTSVILLE, SC. - Coker got back into the win column over the weekend taking down Mars Hill 131-117. The Cobras now turn their attention to nationally ranked Lenoir-Rhyne Wednesday night.
GAMEDAY INFO:
Time: 7:30 PM
Recrods: Coker 14-6 (10-6) | Lenoir-Rhyne 17-4 (14-3)
Location: Hartsville, SC. | Deloach Center
Live Stats: LINK
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COBRA CORNER:
- Coker currently has six players scoring in double figures.
- The Cobras currently sit top five nationally in the following statistical categories: points per game, assists per game, bench points per game, 3 pointers made per game, and 3 point attempts per game.
- Max Hurray has scored in double figures in 10 consecutive games for the Cobras.
- Lenoir-Rhyne won the first meeting between the two this season, when Conrad Luczynski dropped in a bucket at the buzzer to knock off Coker.
- The Cobras trail the all-time series 6 to 16 with the Bears. Lenoir-Rhyne has won three of the last four head to head.
- Coker currently averages 105.5 points per game, which is best in the South Atlantic Conference.
- Jonah Vaysbakh has scored in double figures in three of the last four games since being inserted into the lineup.
LAST TIME OUT:
- Coker exploded on offense Saturday afternoon, taking down Mars Hill 131-117.
- After the first ten minutes of play had gone by, Coker was holding onto a 31 to 27 lead. Vaysbakh quickly made that 33, followed by a Max Hurray triple to extend the lead. The Lions continued to fight back, tying the game with seven minutes remaining.
- The Cobras led by as many as 28 on the night, and held a 69 to 58 lead into the break. Out of the break the Cobras continued to pour it on, as they went on a 19 to 8 run out of the break.
- The trio of Ian Blue, Glenn Bynum Jr., and Sebastian Cole scored multiple baskets in a row for the Cobras, and by the time the game was at the under eight media timeout, the three had combined for 53 points.
- Coker saw 7 players score in double figures. The Cobras shot an outstanding 53.1 percent from the field on the night, while pouring in 43.9 percent from three.
- Landon Butler and Bynum Jr. assisted on four baskets each, as Coker recorded 19 total as a team.
STAT COMPARISON:
COKER | LENOIR-RHYNE | |
PPG: | 105.5 | 89.8 |
FG% | 48.7% | 50.0% |
3PFG% | 38.6% | 36.3% |
RPG: | 35.0 | 41.0 |
APG: | 20.9 | 18.8 |
TOPG: | 13.8 | 12.3 |
SPG: | 9.9 | 8.0 |