Need to Know
Score: Piedmont 83, Huntingdon 78
Records: Lions 8-6, 5-2 USA South, Hawks 6-7, 1-5 USA South
Location: Montgomery, Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Thanks to a second-half rally by the Piedmont men's basketball team, the Lions won 83-78 over Huntingdon on the road Saturday. TAYLOR MILLS was responsible for 21 points in the second half, just eight fewer than the Lions tallied in the first half combined. 

ELIJAH ALSTON accounted for five straight points in the first half with a 3-pointer and a dunk to give Piedmont the lead 13-12 with 14:23 to go till the half, but both teams then hit a cold spell as neither scored over the next three minutes. 

Three straight 3-pointers for the Hawks gave them control, leading by as many as 12 at one point, but an 8-0 run for the Lions to end the half made it 33-29 at the break. In the second half, Piedmont continued that run with five straight to regain the lead 34-33.

It was never more than a four point game until Alston and Mills made a pair of buckets in the paint to lead 63-56 with six minutes to play. The Lions worked their way to an 11-point lead with 2:48 to go and made enough free throws down the stretch to preserve the win. 

Turning Point
--It was a two point lead for Piedmont 57-55 with 8:00 to play and the Lions held the Hawks to just one bucket from the floor over the next five minutes to propel themselves to victory. 

Standout Performances
--TAYLOR MILLS poured it on in the second half as he scored all 21 of his points after the break, accounting for nearly half of PC's points in the second period. 

Inside the Box Score
--Piedmont had four players score in double figures with two scoring 20 or more in Mills and Alston.

News & Notes
--This is the second game between the two teams this season with Piedmont winning by nearly the same score 82-77 in the first contest on December 13. 

Up Next
--The Lions head to Covenant College on Wednesday, January 17 at 7:30 p.m. to take on the Scots. 

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