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Taylor Mills
Will Fagan
78
Piedmont PIEDMONT 0-12, 0-6
86
Winner N.C. Wesleyan N.C. WES 11-2, 4-1
Piedmont PIEDMONT
0-12, 0-6
78
Final
86
N.C. Wesleyan N.C. WES
11-2, 4-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Piedmont PIEDMONT 35 43 78
N.C. Wesleyan N.C. WES 41 45 86

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Danielle Percival: Director of Athletic Communications

Lions Come Up Just Short in 86-78 Loss to N.C. Wesleyan

Need to Know
Score: Piedmont 78, N.C. Wesleyan 86
Records: Lions 0-12, 0-6 USA South, Battling Bishops 11-2, 4-1 USA South
Location: Rocky Mount, N.C.

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. - The Piedmont men's basketball team came up just shy in a close call on the road against North Carolina Wesleyan College dropping an 86-78 decision. The Lions were connecting from deep with 10 3-pointers in the contest, but it was not enough down the stretch despite trailing by just two points in the final two minutes. 

Piedmont led by as many as nine points in the first half 32-23 with 7:00 remaining, but N.C. Wesleyan rallied scoring 12 straight to claim the lead. The final four baskets of the first half were all 3-pointers with the Battling Bishops scoring three to Piedmont's one taking a 41-35 lead into the half. 

The Battling Bishops stretched their lead to 14 points with 12:55 to go, but the Lions began chipping away at it with an 8-1 run. Piedmont used back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers to cut the lead to two points with 2:00 remaining, but the Battling Bishops closed out the contest for the win. 

Turning Point
--Piedmont trailed by two with just over two minutes remaining after a COLE HUSKEY 3-pointer, but the Battling Bishops used a 12-6 run to close out the contest. 

Standout Performances
--TAYLOR MILLS led the way with 20 points as he banked four shots from beyond the arc.

Inside the Box Score
--Piedmont tied the most 3-pointers made in a contest this season with 10 made 3-pointers. 

News & Notes
--The Lions had four scorers in double figures including JUSTIN QUICK and COLE HUSKEY scoring 14 each off the bench. 

Up Next
--Piedmont will take on Methodist on the road Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.

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