College men’s basketball: Catawba wins at home

Published 9:06 pm Thursday, January 30, 2025

Staff report

SALISBURY — Catawba men’s basketball played well at home again and outscored Newberry 90-83 on Wednesday in Goodman Arena.

Catawba (12-8, 9-7) is 8-2 at home.

It was a solid South Atlantic Conference outing for the Indians, especially the second half. They defended the 3-point line well, while shooting 52 percent from the field and winning the turnover battle 15-12.

Nick Walker led the way for the Indians with 27 points on 13-for-18 shooting.

Kris Robinson’s 21-point night include three 3-pointers and 8-for-10 foul shooting.

Ibra Athie scored 13 points. Montraivis White handed out eight assists.

Davarrio Sheppard scored 19 and Drew Robinson had 17 for the Wolves (8-11, 5-9).

Newberry 39  44   — 83

Catawba   37   53    — 90

CATAWBA scoring — Walker 27, K. Robinson 21, Athie 13, Hawkins 9, White 8, Banks 4, Jones 4, Tucker 2, McDuffie 2.