Sunday, January 7th, 2007

Maryville Holds Off Spirited Comeback From Men's Basketball Team For 87-84 Win

After shooting a mere 29% in the first half and trailing by eleven points at intermission, the Piedmont College men's basketball team rallied but could not overcome visiting Maryville College and dropped the decision 87-84 this afternoon in PC's Cave Arena. In the second half there were eight lead changes and the Lions had a chance to tie with five seconds on the clock but when two attempts rattled out as MC came away with the three-point decision.

Maryville led by as many as 19 (39-20) with just 3:41 remaining in the first half only to see the Lions start begin their run puncutated with a 26-15 in begin the second half and even the score at 54-54 with 12 minutes to go. From there, the teams traded blows and Piedmont found themselves down 87-84 with 19 seconds remaining in regulation. Jake Baldwin missed a three-pointer and after a Tyler Whitlock offensive rebound Mike Adams took a tri-fecta with no time on the clock and the shot rattled out sealing the win for Maryville.

Leading the way for the Scots was junior Bo Mason with a game high 33 points, including an impressive 9-11 from behind the three-point arc. Bobby Golden posted 20 points and nine rebounds and Bradley Blair also reached double digits with 12 points.

Freshman Michael Rubio notched a career-high 21 points including 3-3 from behind the three-point line. Baldwin recorded 19 points while Adams chipped in with 13 points. Also reaching double digits for PC was Jake Green and Chuck McCoy who earned 11 and 10 points respectively.

The loss drops the Lions to 5-7 overall and 0-1 in the Great South Athletic Conference. The men will return to action again on Wednesday, January 7th as they travel to GSAC opponent Huntingdon College in Montgomery, AL with tip off scheduled for 8:00 CST.