FERRUM, Virginia -- Ferrum College picked up a non-conference men's basketball win this afternoon at home over Greensboro College to improve to 11-1 this season, winning 65-59 at Swartz Gym.

RECORDS
Ferrum (11-1)
Greensboro (3-7)

THE BASICS
Ferrum raced out to a 10-2 lead in the first five and a half minutes of play, including three baskets by Bryant Wall. The Panthers slowly pulled away, opening their largest lead, 32-13, on Alfred Abel-Rivera's jumper at 2:59 of the first half. Greensboro responded with an 8-0 run to cut the lead to 32-21 at the break.

Ferrum extended the lead to 18 points at 16:53 of the second half on Calvin Washington's jumper, then led by the same margin three minutes later when Alfredo Abel-Rivera's fastbreak layup made the score 45-27.

Greensboro chipped away at the lead late in the game, getting it down to 10 points, 63-53, on Javion Majette's jumper for 29 seconds left in regulation. The Pride then cut it to six points, 65-59, when Grant Thompson sank a pair of free throws in the waning seconds of the game for the final score.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Abel-Rivera 17 pts; Wall 16 pts, 5 reb; Washington 12 pts; Jikari Johnson 11 pts, 6 reb; Tahli Oden 9 asst, 4 reb
Greebsboro: Griffin Powell 14 pts; Tim Boulware 11 pts, 5 reb; Thompson 10 pts, 7 reb; Majette 10 pts

NEXT UP
Coach Patrick Corrigan's team will break for the Christmas holiday and will return to the court Saturday, December 30, at home against Methodist University. The non-conference game tips off at 4:30 p.m., and will be part of a doubleheader in which Ferrum's women host Meredith College at 2:00 p.m.