Need to Know
Score: Piedmont 67, Huntingdon 70
Records: Lions 2-2, Hawks 3-1
Location: Montgomery, Alabama - Huntingdon College

Montgomery, AL - The Piedmont men's basketball team opened USA South conference play Tuesday evening on the road taking on Huntingdon College in a overtime thriller that went the wrong way for the Lions as they lost 70-67 in OT. The Lions had five athletes in double-figures in the conference opener led by PEYTON LUKEN's 16 points.

Luken was 4-of-9 from 3-point range with all four of the Lions' 3-pointers. TRAE GAINES scored 14 while CHRIS MEEKS notched 12 points and 8 rebounds. MARQUISE LANIER scored 11 while the reigning USA South Player of the Week, CHASE ENGLAND, netted 10 points. 

Jerrod Pettus led all scorers with 21 points as he shot 9-of-13 from the floor. The Lions were unable to record a block in the contest while the Hawks had eight.

Piedmont trailed 13-2 early in the contest before going down 12 points but came back to take a 31-28 lead at the break. These two remained close throughout the second-half and CHASE ENGLAND scored the final four points of regulation.

England hit a pair of free throws and made a layup inside of 10 seconds to go to send the game to overtime. Luken hit a 3-pointer with 2:29 to play to put the Lions up 67-66 but a pair of layups for the Hawks sealed the victory. 

Turning Point
--Piedmont overcame a 12-point deficit in the first half to lead 31-28 at the break, but were outscored 34-31 in the second half leading to OT. 

Standout Performances
--CHRIS MEEKS put up 12 points and 8 rebounds in his return to Huntingdon College.

Inside the Box Score
--In OT, just 13 points were scored as Piedmont could only manage 5 points in the extra period. 
--The Hawks scored 22 points off turnovers to the Lions 15. 

News & Notes
--This is the Lions first loss to Huntingdon since February 16, 2014. 

Up Next
The Lions will return to action inside Cave Arena on December 5 at 4:00 p.m. taking on Sewanee: University of the South. 

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