Friday, February 16th, 2007

Men’s Basketball Team Runs Away From SEBC

The Piedmont College men’s basketball team used a late 7-0 in the final minute of the first half to pull away from the host Sabers of Southeastern Bible College and eventually score a 114-83 non-conference victory in Birmingham, AL. Jake Baldwin led five players in double-figures with a game-high 35 points.

Holding a slim 45-41 lead with just over a minute remaining in the first half, Piedmont scored seven unanswered points capped by Wes Parker’s basket as the horn sounded to take a 52-41 lead into intermission.

Piedmont opened up the second half with another 9-2 run and would eventually pull away for the Lions’ 13th victory of the season. Parker added a season-high 16 points while Michael Adams added 11 points and Jake Green and Michael Rubio netted 10 points apiece. All of Rubio’s points came in the second half. Baldwin rounded out his 11th double-double of the season with a team-best 11 rebounds.

Piedmont will complete the two-game road trip with a non-conference road game at Pensacola Christian College with tip-off set for 7:30 PM CST.