College men\u2019s basketball: Indians win at LC<\/p>\n
Published 1:37 am Tuesday, January 6, 2026<\/p>\n
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Staff report<\/p>\n
SALISBURY \u2014 Livingstone\u2019s men\u2019s basketball team stayed even with Catawba for the first eight minutes, but the deep Indians eventually pulled away on Monday at New Trent Gym.<\/p>\n
Catawba led 37-22 at the break and posted an 87-63 victory over the Blue Bears.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0 Solomon Tucker and Jashaun Hawkins added 10 points each.<\/p>\n
Livingstone (4-9) got 12 points from Kenneth Tyree and 10 from James Nipper.<\/p>\n
Catawba wasn\u2019t great \u2014 making 17 turnovers \u2014 but the Indians won big on the boards and shot 46.2 percent.<\/p>\n
Livingstone shot 35.4 percent.<\/p>\n
Catawba\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a037\u00a0 \u00a0 50\u00a0 \u00a0\u2014 87<\/p>\n
Livingstone\u00a0 \u00a0 22\u00a0 \u00a0 41\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2014 63<\/p>\n
CATAWBA \u2014 Simpson 20, Banks 12, Tucker 10, Hawkins 10, Bryant 9, Walker 8, McDuffie 7, Carson Daniel 6, Athie 4, Lindsey 1.<\/p>\n
LC \u2014 Tyree 12, Nipper 10, Coffey 8, Mbye 8, Hukins 7, Kabori 5, Hopkins 5, Mobley 3, Sutton 3, Bodrick 2.<\/p>\n
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