GREENWOOD – The Lander men's basketball team returns to Horne Arena to host Georgia Southwestern as the regular season quickly comes to an end.

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Location: Finis Horne Arena (Greenwood, S.C.)

Time: 3:30 pm

Lander's Record: 10-14, 5-10 PBC

Ga. Southwestern's Record: 9-15, 5-11 PBC

First Met: Nov. 28, 1969 (74-65 LU)

Last Met: Jan. 22, 2022 (62-61 GSW)

Last Five Against GSW: 2-3

Who's Next: at Young Harris (February 23)

STORYLINES

• Up by as many as 19 points in the second half, the Lander men's basketball team was unable to come away with a road victory over Georgia College on Wednesday. Lander lost 58-53.
• Nigel Colvin led the Bearcats with 14 points. He also hauled in five rebounds. Jared Sherfield had a double-double against the Bobcats, as he had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Sherfield also had five assists and four steals.
• The Bearcats have lost by five or fewer points eight times this season.
• Colvin has led the Bearcats in scoring in seven games this season. He was also tied with Sherfield on the January 19 game at Columbus State.
• Lander is now 0-5 when scoring less than 60 points this season. When holding opponents to under 60 points this season, Lander is 4-2.
• After GSW, the Bearcats have two games remaining on the schedule. They travel to Young Harris next Wednesday while concluding the regular season at Horne Arena with Flagler coming to town.
• Colvin leads the Bearcats in scoring with 11.5 points per game while Deandre Robinson and Sherfield are tied for second with 10.0 points per game.
• Sherfield is also the Bearcats leader in rebounds with 6.3 per game, assists with 3.7 per game and steals with 1.5 per game. DaJuan Moorer leads the team in blocks per game with 1.1.
• The Bearcats currently hold a half-game edge over the eight-seeded Hurricanes. Lander has a conference winning percentage of .333 while GSW holds a conference winning percentage of .313.
• The Hurricanes did defeat Lander in the Storm Dome back on January 22 in a close 62-61 contest.
• Robinson led the Bearcats in scoring with 17 points on a 6-of-9 shooting game from the field while also going 5-of-8 from 3-point range.
• Donte Tatum and Jarrett Adderton lead the Hurricanes in scoring with 14.4 points per game. Kevin Kone and Bradly Rankin are also averaging double figures in scoring this season.
• Kone leads the Hurricanes in rebounds with 7.3 per game while Kahlon Whitley is leading GSW in assists with 3.5 per game. Devon Higgs is the team's leading blocker with 1.1 per game.
• GSW ends the regular season with a trip to Clayton State on February 23 while Lander is off to battle Young Harris.

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