The Piedmont College men's basketball team opened the 2006-07 season this afternoon with an 81-71 loss to Greensboro College in the opening round of the USA-South/Great South Tip-Off Classic at Ferrum College in Ferrum, VA. The Lions trailed by 11 at halftime but rallied to tie the game at 69 before GC closed the game with a 13-2 run over the last three minutes.

The Lions trailed by 11 with just over 11:00 remaining but used a 7-0 run to begin their climb back into the game. For the game, Piedmont shot a dismal 6-14 (43%) from the free throw line and committed 21 turnovers. 

Jake Baldwin led the Lions with a team-highs of 21 points and seven rebounds while Mike Adams added 11 points on 3-7 shooting from behind the three-point line. Jake Green turned in a solid performance of eight points, eight assists, and three rebounds. 

Piedmont had nine players log double-figure minutes with 10 different players scoring points. 

Piedmont will turn around and take on tournament host Ferrum College tomorrow afternoon at 4:00. Ferrum defeated fellow-GSAC member Huntingdon College by the score of 73-52.