Need to Know
Score: Piedmont 64, Berea 65
Records: Lions 0-9, 0-4 USA South, Mountaineers 7-4, 2-2 USA South
Location: Berea, Kentucky

BEREA, Ky. - EVAN EASTON scored a career-high 13 points to lead Piedmont, but the men's basketball team lost a tough conference contest to the Berea Mountaineers 65-64. A free throw with four seconds remaining on the clock gave the Mountaineers the lead and the victory. 

Berea led by four in the early-going, but Piedmont saw three 3-pointers drop from Easton, COLE HUSKEY and TAYLOR MILLS to build a five point lead of their own with 11:12 to go in the first half. The Lions stretched the lead to eight points after a MARQUISE LANIER 3-pointer and took a 32-29 lead into halftime. 

Piedmont maintained the lead in the second half until the 13:58 mark when the Mountaineers tied the game at 44-all. That was part of a 14-0 run by Berea to claim an 11-point lead with less than 10:00 remaining. 

The Lions clawed back with a 7-0 run of their own and tied the game with 28 seconds remaining, but a late foul and made free throw for the Mountaineers gave them the win. In the final seven minutes, eight of the 10 points the Mountaineers scored came from the charity stripe.

Piedmont had six different players bank one from deep accounting for the eight 3-pointers. Berea scored 26 points from the free throw line to Piedmont's six. 

Turning Point
--A free throw for the Mountaineers with four seconds on the clock proved to be the difference in the contest. 

Standout Performances
--EVAN EASTON led Piedmont with 13 points, a career-high, off the bench going a perfect 6-for-6 from the floor.

Inside the Box Score
--Piedmont tallied eight 3-pointers in the contest tying the second-highest mark they've posted this season. 

News & Notes
--Piedmont led by as many as eight in the game while the Mountaineers led by as many as 11. 

Up Next
--The Lions return to action on December 30 at Berry College in Rome, Georgia. 

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