The Pacers picked up a (76-63) against Covenant College in a USA South Conference matchup. The first half started off slow for the Pacers as they trailed (8-0). The Pacers would start rolling and take a (38-24) lead into halftime. Camden Ferguson was excellent from behind the arc as he helped the Pacers secure the victory over the Scots.

THE BASICS

• Final score: William Peace University 76, Covenant College 63
• Records: William Peace University (7-9) (5-3), Covenant College (9-6) (6-2)
• Location: Raleigh, NC

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Pacers started off slow while the Scots of Covenant College went on an 8-point scoring run to lead (8-0). Camden Ferguson was (3-3) from the foul line and John Burwell had a layup to cut the Covenant's lead to 3 (8-5). Donolly Tyrell Jr. made both of his foul shots to get the Pacers within 1 (8-7). With Ti'Quan Whitmore making (2-2) of his foul shots, the Pacers took the lead (9-8). Camden Ferguson hit a shot from behind the arc to extend the Pacer lead. The Scots finally responded by making a pair of free throws to put the score at (12-10). Camden Ferguson hit a shot from behind the arc to maintain the Pacer lead (15-10). The Scots responded by tying the game at (15-15), and then Josh Hubert made a nice drive to the basket for 2 to put the Pacers up (17-15) and regain the lead. 
• The Scots would once again tie the game (17-17) with a pair of free throws. Beau Bryant took the lead back with a layup (19-17). John Burwell extended the lead with a jumper (21-17). The Scots responded with a two shots from behind the arc to take the lead (22-21). Camden Ferguson hit one from behind the arc to put the Pacers up (24-22). Trey Bryant extended the pacer lead with a pair of free throws (26-22). Mikal Gaylord hit a shot from behind the arc to put the score at (29-22). Camden Ferguson nailed a shot from behind the arc to put the Pacers up by 10 (32-22). The Pacer defense once again forced two consecutive Scot turnovers to keep the Pacer momentum. John Burwell hit a jumper from mid-range to extend the Pacer lead to 12 (36-24). The Pacers ended the half with John Burwell hitting another mid-range jumper to put the score at (38-24).
• Donolly Tyrell Jr. started the Pacers off with a shot from behind the arc to put the score at (41-26). Jumpers from Trey Bryant and Beau Bryant helped maintain the Pacer lead (45-32). The Scots responded with a shot from behind the arc to cut the lead to 10 (45-35). Trey Bryant made a phenomenal shot to put the Pacers up by 12 (47-35).. Tyson Sellers hit a jumper and made a layup to put the Pacers up by 16 (51-35). Tyson Sellers continued to push the Pacer momentum with a jumper to put the score at (56-36). 
• Beau Bryant hit a pair of free throws to maintain the 20-point lead (57-37). Ti'Quan Whitmore made a steal and finished the play off with a layup. Trey Bryant also made a steal and finished the play with a free throw to put the score at (60-40). The Scots continued to trail and had no response to the overwhelming Pacer momentum. John Burwell made a nice drive to the basket for 2 to put the Pacers up (69-46). The Pacers did not let up and Jalen Owens put up both a layup and a 3-pointer to put the score at (73-49). The Scots had a late surge within the last few minutes of the game and cut the Pacer lead to 17 (74-57). Deandre Thomas made a nice drive to the basket for 2 (76-63) to secure the win for his team.

PACER TOP PERFORMERS

• Camden Ferguson lead the Pacer offense with 17 points by shooting 80% (4-5) from behind the arc.
• Beau Bryant lead the Pacer defense with 8 rebounds and contributed 6 points.
• Tyson Sellers and Trey Bryant contributed 11 points each to the Pacer offense.

FOR THE FOES

• Zack Allen posted 14 points and 6 rebounds.
• Will Crumly also posted 5 rebounds and contributed 8 points.

STATS OF THE GAME

• The Pacers shot 51.9% from the field compared to Covenant's 45.8%.
• The Pacers shot 33.3% from behind the arc compared to the Scots' 50%.

NEXT GAME
The Pacers will travel to North Carolina Wesleyan College on January 25th. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 PM in the Everett Gymnasium.

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