RALEIGH -- The William Peace University men's basketball team defeated Averett, 98-74, on Saturday afternoon. Ryan Emfinger led all scorers with 29 points, a career-high for the senior and one shy of the school record.

The Pacers took control of the game early and pushed out to a comfortable lead into the middle of the first half. The Pacers hit back-to-back-to-back threes on three consecutive possessions to give the Pacers a lot of momentum before the final media timeout of the first half.

A few too many fouls gave Averett an opportunity to close the gap in the last four minutes of the first half, going on a 12-2 run to close the half only trailing by four at 39-35.

The Pacers found their rhythm in the second half and started knocking down threes from all around the arc. In a span of 11 minutes and 25 second -- 16:39-5:14 in the second half -- the Pacers outscored the Cougars 44-16 with Emfinger scoring 17 alone. The Pacers cruised from that point on to take home another win in the Hermann Athletic Center.

NOTABLES
Ryan Emfinger is tied for second all-time in points in a game with 29 points. He tied the school record with six made three pointers.
Camden Ferguson knocked down five 3s for the second consecutive game and scored 15 points.
John Burwell recorded a game-high eight assists.
Chris Thomas added 15 points and Willie Herring had 12.
The team combined for seven blocked shots, one shy of the school record.

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William Peace will face Greensboro College at 2 p.m. in the Hermann Athletic Center on Sunday.