GREENWOOD – The Lander men's basketball will conclude the regular season at Horne Arena against No. 21/25 Flagler on Saturday as the Bearcats will also honor their three seniors.
QUICK HITTERS
Location: Finis Horne Arena (Greenwood, S.C.)
Time: 3:30 pm
Lander's Record: 12-14, 7-10 PBC
No. 21/25 Flagler's Record: 21-5, 14-3 PBC
First Met: Jan.9, 2010 (85-81 FC)
Last Met: Jan.29. 2022 (81-70 FC)
Last Five Against Flagler: 3-2
Who's Next: at TBA (March 2)
STORYLINES
- The Bearcats are coming off an overtime road victory at Young Harris.
- Lander won 79-71 with Deandre Robinson leading all scorers with 23 points. Robinson went 8-of-12 from the field while also collecting seven rebounds and three assists and steals.
- DaJuan Moorer and Sebastian Augustave joined Robinson in double-figure scoring.
- The Bearcats are 9-4 at home while posting a 3-10 record on the road or at neutral site events.
- Lander last faced Flagler on the road on January 29. The Bearcats fell then No. 23/24 Saints 81-70. Dominic Stanford led the Bearcats with 19 points. Jared Sherfield was close behind with 18 points and eight rebounds.
- Lander has battled two nationally-ranked opponents. The Bearcats have faced nationally ranked Augusta and Flagler twice.
- Lander will honor three players for Senior Day on Saturday. Lander will honor DaJuan Moorer, LaRaymond Spivery and Deshundre Rucker.
- Rucker, a native of Greenville, S.C. has played for the Bearcats for the last five seasons since graduating from Eastside HS. He posted a career-high in points on January 21, 2019 when he scored 21 points against Clayton State. He also set a career-high in blocks with five at USC Aiken on March 6, 2019.
- Spivery is a native of Lucedale, Miss., and a transfer from Mississippi Gulf Coast. He tied his career-high in scoring with 19 this season against Augusta on January 12, 2022. He's recorded 10 rebounds two times in his career and set a career-high in minutes this season with 38 against Anderson on November 13. 2021.
- Moorer is a native of Pensacola, Fla., and a transfer from Mississippi Gulf Coast. Moorer was named to the All-PBC third team in 2020 and second team in 2021. He set a career-high in scoring with 23 points vs USC Aiken on February 27, 2021. He set a career-high in rebounds with 15 vs USC Aiken on January 25, 2020, and minutes at Georgia College with 38 on February 26, 2020.
- Nigel Colvin leads the Bearcats with 11.4 points per game while Robinson joins him in double-figure scoring on the season with 10.7 points per game.
- Sherfield leads the Bearcats with 6.0 rebounds per game, assists with 3.6 per game and steals with 1.4 per game. Moorer leads the team in blocks per game with 1.0 per game.
- Flagler comes into the contest with a 21-5 overall record and a 14-3 conference record.
- The Saints are 3-2 in their last five games, with a victory against Georgia College in their most recent contest on February 23.
- The Saints won 74-70 with Jaizec Lottie leading the way with 19 points and eight rebounds.
- Lottie leads the Saints with 22.7 points per game and 5.2 assists per game. Jalen Barr leads the way with 7.7 rebounds per game and blocks per game with 1.3 per game. Derrick Ellis leads the team in steals per game with 1.9.
- Lander will travel for the PBC quarterfinals to face an opponent to be named later.
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