FERRUM, Virginia -- Jikari Johnson had a game-high 25 points to lead Ferrum College to an 84-62 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) men's basketball win over Averett University this afternoon at Swartz Gym. The league win keeps the Panthers perfect thus far at 5-0.

RECORDS
Ferrum (5-0), 1-0 ODAC)
Averett (1-4, 0-1 ODAC)

THE BASICS
Tahli Oden's three-pointer at 15:51 of the first half put Ferrum on top 11-2. The Cougars cut the lead to six points on Zach Shumate's layup to make it a 23-17 game with 6:02 left in the half.

Kyree Ellis' layup in the paint with 43 seconds to go in the half extended the Panther lead to 35-22, then Averett's Clay Hodges had a fast break layup for a 35-24 halftime score.

Jamison Graves' three-pointer at 15:05 and pair of free throws at 14:25 of the second half cut the lead to six points, 45-39. Ferrum responded with a 17-9 run that made the score 62-48 on Bryant Wall's dunk with 8:23 left in the game.

Wall's layup at 1:37 pushed the lead to 18 points, 80-62. Darwin Randolph's pair of free throws and an Oden layup closed out scoring in the waning seconds. Oden closed the game with an impressive 11 assists and nine points.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Johnson 25 pts, Alfredo Abel-Rivera 13 pts, 7 reb, Wall 12 pts; Randolph 10 pts, 8 reb; Oden 9 pts, 11 asst
Averett: Jason Sellars 20 pts, 7 reb; Graves 12 points; Shumate 10 pts

NEXT UP
Coach Patrick Corrigan's team will play next on Wednesday, November 29, at Roanoke College. The ODAC game is set to tip off in the Cregger Center at 7:00 p.m. in Salem, Virginia.