William Peace WPU 7-7,2-1 USA South

Southern Va. SVU 4-12,1-3 USA South

William Peace WPU

7-7,2-1 USA South

Final

Jan. 12, 2024

Southern Va. SVU

4-12,1-3 USA South

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
William Peace WPU	28	44	72
Southern Va. SVU	31	33	64

Summary
Box Score

Jerrell Jordan

Tyler Parton Scored A Season-High 18 Points Including 4 of 5 Threes

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/12/2024 10:06:00 PM | WPU Athletic Communications

Pacers Pull Away In Second Half To Topple Southern Virginia

BUENA VISTA, Va. - William Peace went on a second-half run to pull away from Southern Virginia 72-64 in a USA South Conference men's basketball contest at Knight Arena on Friday night.

The victory sets up a showdown Saturday against Mary Baldwin for the USA South lead. The Pacers (2-1 USA South, 7-7 overall) are one game behind Mary Baldwin (3-0 USA South, 7-7 overall) in the league standings.

Saturday's game against Mary Baldwin is the second away game in two days for the Pacers. Game time is 4:30 p.m. in Staunton, Va.

"I am proud of our effort tonight for our first conference road win!," WPU Head Coach Claude Shields said. "We were able to attack the paint in the second half and executed well down the stretch. I am excited to go for another one tomorrow afternoon!"

The Pacers relied on balanced scoring to take care of Southern Virginia in the second half. They shot 57.1 percent from the floor, including 44.4 percent behind the three-point line in the final 20 minutes.

With the score knotted at 46-46, the Pacers scored 10 straight points to wrestle control from the Knights. The Pacers never looked back as they outscored the hosts 26-18 after the game was tied.

Michael Dulin scored 10 points and Rashaun Tomlin added five points during the game-ending run to spark the Pacers. Dulin finished with 14 points as four Pacers scored in double figures.

Tyler Parton paced William Peace with a season-high 18 points on 7 of 11 shooting, including 4 of 5 from three-point range. Beau Bryant tallied 13 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals and Timothy Pettford added 11 points. Bryant needs only two points to become William Peace's career scoring leader.

Shawn Jones had eight points and six rebounds and Tomlin scored six points for the Pacers, who shot 47.4 percent overall. Koa Baker scored a game-high 24 points for the Knights, who shot 43.1 percent.

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