Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

Men's Basketball Team's Rally Falls Short In 95-90 Loss At Oglethorpe

The Piedmont College men's basketball team rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit but eventually came up on the short end of a 95-90 non-conference loss at Oglethorpe University this evening in Atlanta, GA. The loss drops Piedmont to 3-4 overall on the season.

Piedmont jumped out of the gates hot and held a 21-11 lead seven minutes into the contest. OU would respond with a 27-7 run over the next four minutes to take a 10-point lead of their own. Another PC rally would cut the lead to two with just over six minutes remaining only to see the Stormy Petrels finish the half with a 17-4 run.

After trailing 63-49 at intermission, PC used an 8-0 run early in the half and eventually battled back to take a 84-83 lead with 4:50 remaining. A pair of free throws by Jake Green with 1:52 remaining gave the Lions their final lead of the contest as OU would score the game's final six points including a crucial go-ahead three-pointer by Andrew Tulowitsky with just over a minute to play.

PC's Jake Baldwin led all scorers with a game-high 22 points to go along with seven rebounds. Whitlock added 18 points and a game-best eight rebounds while Green added 12 points and seven assists despite an early game injury. Mike Adams added 17 points and five assists for Piedmont.

Piedmont will return to action this weekend when the Lions host the Piedmont College Holiday Round-Robin at Toccoa Falls College in Toccoa, GA. PC will take on Rust College on Friday, December 8th before finishing the fall semester with a matchup versus 20th-ranked Averett University on Sunday, December 10th.