Box Score Need to Know
Score: Piedmont 91, Maryville 82
Records: Lions 11-7, 5-2 USA South, Scots 12-4, 3-3 USA South
Location: Demorest, Georgia - Cave Arena

Demorest, GA - For the seventh straight time, the Piedmont College men's basketball team came out on the winning end picking up a 91-82 victory over Maryville College. The Lions extended their win streak to seven games, making history as that is the longest win streak in the NCAA Era for the men's basketball team. 

It was a tight game early with Maryville leading 10-6 after a 3-pointer by Calvin Songster who posted 21 points in the game, but then both teams went cold from the field as it was scoreless for nearly three minutes. Maryville's next two buckets from the field were both 3-pointers as they led 16-11 with 12:14 to play in the first half. 

CHASE ENGLAND connected on back-to-back 3-pointers to cut it to a two point game, but Maryville went on a run and took their largest lead of the game at 10 points 33-23 with 5:16 to go in the first half. The Cave Crazies were electric Monday night igniting the Lions who ended the first half on a 10-0 run to take momentum into the break up 44-41. 

The Lions stretched their lead to seven on a JUSTIN VALLEJO 3-pointer four minutes into the second half, but the Scots fought back and hit back-to-back 3-pointers to take a one point lead 61-60 with just under 12:00 to play.

LANDRY ASSINESI rose to the occasion giving the Lions back the lead on a 3-pointer, just his third of the season and the Lions never trailed again. Assinesi's triple sparked a 16-3 run as Piedmont led by 12, their largest lead of the game, with 7:40 to play. 

The Scots got as close as five points with under 5:00 remaining but the Lions were nearly perfect down the stretch from the free throw line going 7-of-8 to close out the game.

Turning Point
--Piedmont ended the first half on a 10-0 run to head into the locker room with momentum on their side and led 44-41 at the break. 

Standout Performances
--JUSTIN VALLEJO led all scorers with 26 points in the contest as he was 8-of-11 from the floor including 2-for-3 from behind the arc and made 8-of-9 free throws attempts. 
--The Lions now boast a 7-game win streak, the longest in the NCAA Era dating back to the 2003-04 season. 

Inside the Box Score
--Maryville led by as many as ten in the first half before Piedmont closed in to take a three point advantage into the locker room up 44-41. 
--Piedmont out-rebounded Maryville 41-29 in the contest with 33 defensive rebounds to the Scots' 19. 

News & Notes
--The Lions have won their last five against Maryville under Head Coach Greg Neeley after only picking up two victories in 21 games against the Scots. 

Up Next
--The first of four on the road as Piedmont heads to Averett University on Saturday, January 28 for a 2:00 pm tip-off with Averett University in Danville, Virginia.  

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