HARROGATE, Tenn. — The Catawba College men's basketball team allowed 21 points off turnovers, primarily contributing to its 83-78 loss at Lincoln Memorial on Friday afternoon.

TEAM STATS
- Catawba (15-5, 10-4 SAC) shot the ball well with a 41.3% clip, but unfortunately Lincoln Memorial (13-7, 9-5 SAC) had a better day with a 49.2% shooting percentage
- Both teams swished five three-pointers but the Catawba Indians exhausted eight more attempts, giving LMU an efficiency advantage of 35.7%-22.7%
- The Railsplitters took the free throw percentage category as well with a 20-for-23 (87.0%) ledger compared to Catawba's 21-for-28 (75.0%)
- The Catawba Indians maintained a firm lead in the rebounding sphere, grabbing 37 boards against the 27 by LMU
- Although they won the turnover battle by only two, the Railsplitters made them painful by registering a 21-7 edge in scoring off takeaways

INDIVIDUAL STATS
- Ibra Athie topped the lineup in scoring, putting together his second consecutive and 10th career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds
- Solomon Tucker turned in his strongest performance of the year with a season-high 14 points while grabbing six boards
- Jordan Simpson came off the bench to drain three shots from downtown, contributing toward an 11-point performance
- Chase Daniel also cracked double figures with 10 points, also adding five rebounds, four assists and the Catawba Indians' lone block
- Carson Daniel chipped in nine points with three boards and two assists, sharing the team high in steals with Nick Walker at two apiece

UP NEXT
Catawba hits the road again on Wednesday, Feb. 4, for a SAC matchup with Coker at 7:30 p.m.