LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. - The Scots returned to Barnes P.E. Center for their home opener and day one of the 84 Lumber Classic. Their opponent was Rhodes and after a back-and-forth game it was the Lynx who came out on top. 

Final: Covenant 79, Rhodes 85
Records: Covenant (0-3), Rhodes (3-2)

FIRST HALF:

• The Scots raced out to a 10-2 lead behind a pair of triples by Logan Patterson and Adam Deininger. 
• With 13:03 remaining, the Lynx tied the game at 15 with a made shot in the paint. 
• Covenant found some rhythm again offensively as it used a 7-0 run to go up 22-17 after Rhodes briefly took the lead.
• Luuk Dusek buried a 3-pointer in transition to put the Scots up 28-21 with 7:23 remaining in the half. 
• The lead reached double-digits at 33-23 after Dusek knocked down another transition triple. 
• Right at the under-four media timeout, Covenant took its biggest lead of the night at 37-26 on a Gus Hood lay in. 
• A quick 11-0 run by Rhodes tied the game again at 37 before Dusek's third triple of the half with 48 seconds left gave Covenant a 40-37 lead at the intermission. 

SECOND HALF:

• Covenant went scoreless for just under three minutes to start the half, allowing Rhodes to jump ahead before an inside basket from Colt Donley tied the game at 42.
• Donley's basket started an 8-0 Covenant run capped off by a fast break layup from Reece Pride. 
• With 12:29 remaining, Rhodes fought its way back to tie the game again at 55 with a made 3-pointer. 
• The two teams went shot-for-shot as Derrius Teagle delivered a fast break basket to tie the game at 61.
• After the Lynx went up four points, Logan Patterson delivered an old-fashioned 3-point play to put the score at 75-74 with 3:14 remaining. 
• A triple followed by a pair of made free throws from Rhodes put the score at 80-74.
• The Scots cut the lead to four points after a layup from Donley with 1:13 left in the game, but that is as close as they would get the remainder of the night. 

GAME NOTES: 

• Covenant moves to 2-6 all-time against Rhodes.
• Kaleb Lofton with 13 points and Duusek with 11 points were Covenant's only two scorers in double-figures. 
• Deninger scored nine points with all of his points coming off made 3-pointers. 
• As a team, Covenant shot 45.1% (32-71) and 32% (8-25) from behind the 3-point line while Rhodes was 43.5% (30-69) and 40.5% (15-37) in the same categories. 
• Both teams struggled at the free-throw line with Covenant shooting 38.9% (7-18) and Rhodes shooting 58.8% (10-17). 

UP NEXT: Covenant takes on Greenville tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 p.m. on day two of the 84 Lumber Classic. 

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