CHARLOTTE | Rob Lewis led Queens (N.C.) with a game-high 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor as the Royals defeated the University of North Georgia men's basketball team, 93-78, on Saturday afternoon in the Levine Center on the Queens campus.
Queens held a slim 34-32 edge at intermission, but exploded for 59 second half points to secure the 15-point victory.
Sean Brennan led the Nighthawk offense with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting and added four rebounds and four assists.
Tyler Dominy and
Juan Rivas pitched in with 12 points each.
NOTES- North Georgia falls to 1-4 on the young season, while the host Royals remain perfect at 3-0 with three victories over Peach Belt foes.
- Rivas collected a team-high six rebounds as UNG held a 30-26 edge on the glass.
- 11 different Nighthawks made their way into the scoring column in a balanced offensive attack in which no player took more than eight attempts from the field.
- Marquis Rankin hit 5-of-7 threes and finished with 18 points for Queens.
STAT OF THE NIGHT22 – North Georgia was plagued by 22 turnovers of which Queens converted into 31 points on the other end.
NEXT UPNorth Georgia will host Shorter on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 7:00 p.m. in Memorial Hall.
