GREENWOOD – After defeating Young Harris 84-74 on the road on Monday, the Lander men's basketball team turns its attention to its Wednesday night battle with USC Aiken.
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First Met: Nov. 22, 1975 (114-83 Lander)
Last Met: Dec. 12, 2020 (81-73 USC Aiken)
Lander Record: 5-5, 3-3 (PBC)
USC Aiken's Record: 6-5, 5-4 (PBC)
Last Five Against USC Aiken: 3-2
Next Game for Lander: Feb. 13 at Francis Marion
STORYLINES
· The Bearcats are coming off an 84-74 win at Young Harris on Monday. The Blue and Gold had been on hiatus since losing to Augusta on January 20.
· Lander hit 11 3-pointers against the Mountain Lions, good for the third-most this season. Lander's high in 3-pointers made was set at 17 against Young Harris on January 4 at Horne Arena.
· Redshirt junior Zane Rankin sunk nine of those 11 3-pointers, as the sharpshooter finished with a team-high 24 points.
· Juniors Jared Sherfield and Jermaine Patterson and senior DaJuan Moorer joined Rankin in double figure scoring. Sherfield had 15, Patterson had 13 and Moorer had 10.
· The Bearcats now hold the second highest-scoring offense in the PBC with an average of 77.8 points scored per game. The Blue and Gold are also in the top half in scoring margin with a +2.1 margin.
· Lander is hitting 9.3 3-pointers per game, good for the second-highest percentage in the PBC.
· Patterson maintains his hold as one of the PBC's premier scorers, staying in the top-10 with 14.5 points per game to his name. He is also second in the PBC in free throw percentage at .919 and ninth in assists with 3.4 per game.
· Moorer is in the top-10 among PBC players for rebounds with 7.8, good for a share of seventh.
· The Pacers are coming into this matchup on a three-game losing streak, most recently falling to Georgia Southwestern 79-76 in overtime on February 6. Before that, they were winners of four in a row.
· Lander and USC Aiken have played twice so far this season, with the previous two meetings being non-conference affairs. Each side has gotten the better of each other, with the season series tied 1-1.
· Aiken is scoring 73.4 points per game this season while letting up 72.5 points per game. They currently have a +0.9 scoring margin.
· The Pacers are being led by Anyeuri Castillo with 13.3 points per game. He's also averaging 6.1 rebounds and 1,8 blocks per game. Latreavin Black leads the Pacers with 9.9 rebounds per game, he also averages 10.8 points per game.
· The Bearcats continue their journey away from home as they venture to Francis Marion next on February 13.
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