Box Score

Demorest, GA -- In the first Great South Athletic Conference showdown of the season the Piedmont College men's basketball team powered past Huntingdon College this afternoon at Cave Arena by the score of 92-78. The Lions placed four in double figures and outscored the opposition 45-25 off the bench en route to the victory.

The Lions, now 9-6 overall and 1-0 in the Great South, will travel for the next conference matchup on Wednesday, January 20th as they visit LaGrange College in LaGrange, GA slated to begin at 8:00.

Just three minutes into the first half the Lions used a 16-1 run highlighted by four tri-fectas to take the final lead change of the contest at the 13-minute mark. The men would maintain a double digit advantage for the remainder of the period and entered the locker room with a comfortable 47-35 advantage.

After the Hawks cut the margin to 11 two minutes into the second period, the Lions went on a 9-0 spurt with eight of the points coming in the paint. With just under three minutes remaining in regulation the Hawks would cut the margin to 79-71 but the Lions iced the game at the charity stripe, led by Sam Coppage going a perfect 8-8 from the line.

Of Piedmont's 33 baskets, 22 were assisted and 11 came from behind the three-point line. Both teams committed just eight turnovers and the Hawks held the slight edge on the glass 49-47.

Seniors #J.C. Herebia and Coppage led the unit with 17 points respectively while Coppage added a game-high eight assists. Freshman Tyler Arnold# provided a spark off the bench as he added 16 points inlcuding a squad-best three tri-fectas while Peter Ricks added 12 points.