STAUNTON, Virginia -- The Ferrum College men's basketball team outscored Mary Baldwin University by 14 points in the second half, en route to a 67-55 non-conference victory tonight.

RECORDS
Ferrum (9-1)
Mary Baldwin (3-5)

THE BASICS
Mary Baldwin started the game on a 15-3 run over the five and half minutes of the half. Jikari Johnson knocked down two free throws, Darwin Randolph and Alfredo Abel-Rivera scored 4 points each, cutting the lead to 15-13 with 10:23 left in the first half. Abel-Rivera gave Ferrum their first lead of the game after a put back layup with 6:51 remaining in the half. The Squirrels took the lead 26-24 with 3:14 on the clock and lead at halftime 30-28.

 The Panthers came out hot in the second half, going on a 16-3 run taking a 44-33 lead, one they did not lose the rest of the game. Bryant Wall scored 9 of his game high 18 points during the scoring run and Jikari Johnson added five points. Ferrum's defense held Mary Baldwin to 0-8 shooting, forcing five turnovers, proved to be the pivotal moment of the game. The Panthers defense came up big in a 10-3 run with six minutes left in the game, holding the Squirrels to just 1-6 shooting from the field. Tahli Oden scored the final six points for Ferrum, going 4-4 from the charity stripe to close out the win.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Wall 18 pts, 6 reb; Johnson 16 pts, 10 reb; Abel-Rivera 12 pts, 10 reb; Randolph 10 pts, 13 reb 
Mary Baldwin: Zach Sloan 16 pts, 7 reb; Mekhi Reid 10 pts, 7 reb; Quentin Hart 10 pts

UP NEXT
Coach Patrick Corrigan's team returns to action this Friday, December 15 against Carolina Christian University. The non-conference game tips-off at 5 p.m. in a home doubleheader with the women's team playing at 7 p.m.