BANNER ELK, N.C. – The Brevard College men's basketball team took part in an exhibition matchup against NCAA DII Lees-McRae (10-13), with the Bobcats earning an 82-64 victory.
 
The game counted towards regular season records for the Bobcats, but was an exhibition for Brevard.
 
Graduate guard Carson Evans led four double-digit scorers for BC, scoring 12 points with three made 3-pointers, while also putting up three assists and two steals. Twain Wilson scored 11 points with a team-high four rebounds, while KK Horton and Dre'Shaun Brown each had 10 points. Charles Reed totaled a team-high three steals, and BC's defense held Lees-McRae to an 0-for-16 mark from beyond the arc.
 
Lees-McRae was paced by DJ Kent, who scored 24 points and hauled down nine boards. Nigel Okwakol added 17 points, with Dre Nelson pacing the Bobcats on the class with 10 rebounds.
 
Brevard made 10 3-pointers in the contest while LMC could not connect from deep. The Bobcats had a 39-21 edge on the glass, went 18-for-22 from the free throw line, held a massive 60-20 edge on points down low, and scored 12 second-chance buckets. Each side turned the ball over 20+ times.
 
The Bobcats utilized a 9-0 run to open up a 10-point cushion, 15-5, eight minutes into the contest. BC got to within six points on three separate occasions, but could not trim the margin down further as LMC held a 12-point lead, 40-28, at the break. Wilson led the way for BC in the first half, totaling eight points.
 
Lees-McRae kept Brevard from pulling within single digits through the entirety of the second half to close out the 18-point victory.
 
Brevard returns to action with Senior Day this Saturday, as William Peace visits Brevard for a 2 p.m. tip at the Boshamer Gymnasium.
 
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