INDIANAPOLIS --- The Tusculum College men's basketball is listed in this year's first installment of the NCAA Division II statistics.

The Pioneers (5-4, 2-0 in South Atlantic Conference) are 29th in the nation in rebounding margin at 7.2 rpg. Tusculum is also 50th in team field goal percentage (.483) and 51st in field goal percentage defense (.402).

The Pioneers have won five of their last six games, including a 2-0 record in league play with wins over Brevard (75-63) and Newberry (76-70). It is Tusculum's best league start in eight seasons.

Tusculum returns to action this Monday (Dec. 19) as the Pioneers host Winston-Salem State University for a 6 p.m. contest at Pioneer Arena.

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