GREENWOOD – The Lander men's basketball team continues its non-conference schedule with a trip to Claflin on Monday, November 29.

QUICK HITTERS

Location: Tullis Arena (Orangeburg, S.C.)

Time: 7 pm

Lander's Record: 1-4, 0-0 PBC

Claflin's Record: 1-3, 0-0 CIAA

First Met: Dec. 19, 1975 (110-55 Lander)

Last Met: Dec. 13, 2006 (60-52 Lander)

Last Five Against Claflin: 3-2

Who's Next: Johnson C. Smith (Dec. 4)

STORYLINES

• The Bearcats are coming off a narrow 58-53 loss at Fayetteville State on November 24.
• Zane Rankin led the Bearcats in scoring with 19 points which saw him go 5-of-11 from 3-point range.
• Although trailing for most of the first half, the Bearcats did take the lead midway through the second half but were unable to hold on.
• Lander has lost by five or fewer points in all four of its losses this season.
• Deandre Robinson and Nigel Colvin are the only two Bearcats to average double figures in scoring with 13.5 and 10.4 points per game respectively.
• Lander currently has the third-best scoring defense among PBC teams with an average of 67.2 points allowed per game. North Georgia has the top scoring defense early on with 65.5 points allowed per game.
• Lander does rank last in scoring offense with 66.2 points per game. Augusta is first with 91.5 points per game.
• This will be the first meeting between Lander and Claflin since 2006. Lander won 60-52 at Horne Arena.
• Before that meeting, Lander last faced Claflin in 1989.
• The Bearcats are 13-2 all-time against Claflin and 8-1 and 5-1 on the road.
• Claflin is 1-3 on the season. 
• Claflin most recently fell 68-52 to Savannah State on Nov.27 on the road.
• The Panther's lone win of the season came against Voorhees College at home. The Panthers won 80-59.
• Through their first four games, Claflin is led by Donell Frayer Jr. in scoring with 16 points per game.
• After Lander, Claflin takes on another PBC foe as it travels to Augusta on Dec. 2.
• The Bearcats will host the Lander Classic beginning on Dec. 4 when it takes on Johnson C. Smith and Livingstone.

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