College men’s basketball: Indians win at LC
Published 1:37 am Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Staff report
SALISBURY — Livingstone’s men’s basketball team stayed even with Catawba for the first eight minutes, but the deep Indians eventually pulled away on Monday at New Trent Gym.
Catawba led 37-22 at the break and posted an 87-63 victory over the Blue Bears.
Jordan Simpson had a 3-for-10 shooting night on 3-pointers, but he made one that gave broke a 10-all tie, gave Catawba a 13-10 lead and put the Indians (9-3) ahead to stay in a battle of neighbors that was staged in front of 252 fans.
Simpson, the South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week for his work against Carson-Newman, scored 20. James Banks had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Solomon Tucker and Jashaun Hawkins added 10 points each.
Livingstone (4-9) got 12 points from Kenneth Tyree and 10 from James Nipper.
Catawba wasn’t great — making 17 turnovers — but the Indians won big on the boards and shot 46.2 percent.
Livingstone shot 35.4 percent.
Catawba 37 50 — 87
Livingstone 22 41 — 63
CATAWBA — Simpson 20, Banks 12, Tucker 10, Hawkins 10, Bryant 9, Walker 8, McDuffie 7, Carson Daniel 6, Athie 4, Lindsey 1.
LC — Tyree 12, Nipper 10, Coffey 8, Mbye 8, Hukins 7, Kabori 5, Hopkins 5, Mobley 3, Sutton 3, Bodrick 2.