Carson-Newman Sports Information

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Simply put, Nick Brenegan (Greenville, S.C.) outscored Newberry by himself.

In one of the all-time great shooting performances in NCAA Division II basketball history, Brenegan poured in 64 points to guide Carson-Newman (10-3, 3-2 SAC) to a 103-51 thrashing of Newberry (2-9, 1-5 SAC) Saturday evening inside Holt Fieldhouse.

“It has not set in,” Brenegan said. “It was just one of those days where it felt like I could do anything out there. Credit to my teammates. They knew I was feeling it and shared the ball.”

Brenegan was 18-for-27 on 3-pointers and 21-for-34 from the field. He made all of his four free throws. He played 36 minutes, so he made a 3-pointer every two minutes.

Brenegan had 21 points at the break before surging for a massive 43 points in the second half.

The 64 points reset the Carson-Newman and South Atlantic Conference single-game scoring record held by the Eagles’ Charles Clark since 2017. Clark went for 54 against Coker. It marks just the fifth 60-point night in NCAA Division II since 1975 and the 15th if you include Division I. Overall, Brenegan’s night is the 15th-highest scoring night in Division II history.

It comes a night after the junior was held to single-digits for the first time all season. He only had seven in Wednesday’s loss at Lincoln Memorial, also the first time all season Brenegan, the nation’s leader in threes made, didn’t hit multiple triples in a game.