NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Piedmont 94 , Berea 65
Records: Piedmont 9-6, 6-3 USA South; Berea 0-7, 0-7 USA South

DEMOREST, Ga. – The Piedmont men's basketball team cruised to a 94-65 rout of Berea on Friday afternoon in Cave Arena.

The win marks Piedmont's fourth straight and moves the team to 6-3 in the USA South.

In its first home contest since Jan. 22, the Lions (9-6, 6-3 USA South) used a 16-2 run over the final 6:26 of the first half to take control of the contest.

Sophomore RYAN JOLLY led the way for Piedmont scoring 18 points to go with four assists and three rebounds. He was joined in double figures by EVAN EASTON and ANDREW STIMPSON, who each poured in 10 points.

Berea's Trey Minter delivered a valiant performance in defeat, leading all scorers with 34 points in just 24 minutes.

The Mountaineers (0-7, 0-7 USA South) started the game on fire from deep, knocking down five three-pointers in the game's first 11 minutes to build a lead of 29-24. However, that was the largest deficit Piedmont faced all afternoon as it took the lead on Easton's jumper with 6:26 left in the first half and never looked back.

Leading by 14 at the break, the Lions began the second half on a 6-0 run to push their lead to 20. The Lions led by as many as 31 points late in the second half as they continued to light up the scoreboard.

Overall, Piedmont had 13 players score in the contest.

Prior to the game, senior forward Mikey Joseph was honored for his contributions to the program.

Up next, Piedmont will host Berea again tomorrow at 1 p.m. inside Cave Arena.

TURNING POINT:
-- Piedmont used a 21-2 first half run to completely turn the game in its favor.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
-- Jolly delivered a team-high 18 points.
- JAKE SMITH and JUSTIN QUICK each knocked down 3-of-4 from beyond the arc, combining to make six of Piedmont's nine three-pointers.
- JOE HELENBROOK (5), NOAH REARDON (2) and RYAN HANSON (2) each scored their first points of the 2020-21 season.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- The Lions were an efficient 40-of-74 (54%) from the field, marking the third consecutive game in which the Lions have shot better than 50% from the field. They 

NEWS AND NOTES:
--Friday marked senior day for Mikey Joseph who was honored prior to the game.

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