CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- Jikari Johnson and Bryant Wall combined for over 40 points for Ferrum College in a 85-78 non-conference men's basketball win  over Johnson and Wales Charlotte University 
 
RECORDS
Ferrum (8-1)
Johnson and Wales (5-5)
 
THE BASICS
Tahli Oden scored five of Ferrum's first nine points on 9-2 run in the first four and a half minutes of the game.  Johnson and Wales would outscore the Panthers 18-12 over the next seven and a half minutes, cutting the score to 21-20 Ferrum lead. An 8-0 run sparked by Oden's jumper helped give the Panthers a 31-22 lead with 4:15 left in the half. 

Jikari Johnson hit three free throws and Bryant Wall scored five points on a 8-1 run to start the second half. Ferrum would outscore Johnson and Wales 12-7, pushing their lead to double digits, 61-44 with 13:15 to play in the half.  Johnson's gave the Panthers their largest lead of the day, 69-49 with 11:03 left in the game. The Wildcats clawed their way back, cutting the deficit in half, to 79-69 with 2:45 to play. Nathan Meshida's three pointer for Johnson and Wales, cut the Panther lead to 79-75 with 1:28 on the clock. Ferrum hit six free throws down the stretch to hold on for a non-conference road win.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Wall 23 pts, 6 reb, 2 stl; Johnson 21 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast; Oden 14 pts, 5 ast, 3 reb; Alfredo Abel-Rivera 13 pts, 6 reb
Johnson and Wales: Meshida 23 pts, 4 reb; Cameron Lawson 14 pts, 5 ast, 5 reb; Jaden Scriven 11 pts

UP NEXT 
Head Coach Patrick Corrigan's team will be back in action next Wednesday, December 13 at Mary Baldwin University.  The non-conference game is set for a 6:00 p.m. start in Staunton, Virginia.