BREVARD, N.C. – Piedmont men’s basketball dropped a close road contest to Brevard Saturday, 99-93. The high-scoring game marks the third time in seven contests that the Lions have scored 90 or more points.
Dylan Patrick led all scorers with 24 points, followed by Fisher Darden with 21. The Lions had three scorers in double figures as Bailey Wiseman added 19.
Brevard spread its offense around with no scorer posting more than 17 points but had six players post double-digits. The Tornados also scored 38 points off the bench to Piedmont’s 14.
In the first half, Brevard built as much as a 15-point lead with 6:05 to play till the break, but the Lions used an 11-2 run to cut into the lead.
Trailing 52-45 at the half thanks to a last-second 3-pointer by Griffin Neville, Piedmont got it to a three-point game early in the second half.
The two battled back-and-forth with Piedmont finally tying the contest at 64 with 10:09 remaining. Brevard used an 8-0 run midway through the final 10 minutes to distance themselves and hold on for the win.
Up next, the Lions will face Gallaudet University in Atlanta on Tuesday at 1 p.m.
TURNING POINT:
–The Tornados made 17 3-pointers to Piedmont’s five, and the Lions lost by only six points.
STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
–One game after scoring a career-best 25 points, Dylan Patrick put up 24 to lead the Lions.
—Fisher Darden scored 21 points with three of the Lions’ five 3-pointers in the contest.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
—Javi Marlowe led Piedmont with 10 rebounds, two away from tying a career-high.
