In a back and forth game the Piedmont College men's basketball team upended visiting Great South Athletic Conference foe LaGrange College by the score of 80-79 this afternoon in Demorest, GA. Sophomore SAMUEL COPPAGE hit the back end of two free throws with only 0.4 seconds left in regulation to propel the Lions to victory.

After a first half that featured the Panthers shooting a remarkable 68% from the floor the Lions found themselves trailing 44-43 at halftime. PC came out firing in the second half and led by as many as nine points with three minutes remaining in regularion.

LaGrange rallied to eventually tie the game with only 34 seconds remaining. The Lions held the ball for the final shot and after BRANDEN MAYWEATHER missed a three-pointer Coppage raced in for the offensive rebound and was fouled on the putback attempt sending him to the line with only four-tenths of a second remaining.

After missing the front end, Coppage calmly knocked down the game-winning basket and after the Lions guarded the full-length pass attempt the victory was sealed. The win moves PC to 12-11 overall and 2-3 in Great South Athletic Conference action.

Senior JAKE BALDWIN led four teammates in double figures with 22 points and seven rebounds. MICHAEL RUBIO added 20 points including 4-5 from behind the arc while Coppage posted a double-double of 15 points and a game high 10 assists.

The Lions forced 24 turnovers and shot an impressive 9-19 from behind the three-point line. PC assisted 23 of it's baskets from the floor while connecting on 11 shots from the charity stripe. Piedmont will play it's final home game of the year on Wednesday, February 20th as they host Southeastern Bible College on senior night with tip-off scheduled for 7:00.