FERRUM, Virginia -- Ferrum College handed visiting North Carolina Wesleyan University an 82-54 men's basketball lost this afternoon at Swartz Gym. The Panthers led 41-27 at the break and never looked back in taking the non-conference game and remaining unbeaten at 3-0.

RECORDS
Ferrum (3-0)
N.C. Wesleyan (1-3)

THE BASICS
N.C. Wesleyan came out hot in the opening minutes of the game with back-to-back-to-back shots from Marquis Eskew to take a 6-2 lead at 15:21. Bryant Wall had a pair of baskets and Charles Tart III converted a pair of free throws to make it an 8-8 game at 13:05.

The Battling Bishops used 7-2 run over the next three minutes to grab a 15-10 lead. The Panthers answered with a 21-6 spurt that put them in front 31-20 with 3:30 remaining in the first half. Ferrum closed the half with a tip-in from Alfredo Abel-Rivera and a three-pointer from Kyree Ellis to make it a 41-27 lead at the break.

A 9-2 run by Ferrum to open the second half set the tone as the Panthers gradually began to pull away. Ferrum's largest lead was 28 points, on Abel-Rivera's jumper with 1:07 remaining in the game to close out scoring.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Bryant Wall 22 pts, 9 reb; Abel-Rivera 20 pts, 13 reb; Tart 16 pts; Ellis 10 pts
N.C. Wesleyan: Ky'Ron Kelly 12 pts, 6 reb; Eskew 11 pts

UP NEXT
Coach Patrick Corrigan's team will be back in action Thursday, November 21, at home against Mary Baldwin University. The non-conference game is scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. tip off at Swartz Gym.