Darius Sharpe, Justice McCollough, Kevin Stamps and De'Quan Weldon each scored 13 to combine for 52 points in the loss to King University followed by Tyus Gaines with 11. McCollough led with 11 rebounds and Stamps had 6.

The Southern Wesleyan men's basketball team took an early lead in their third conference match of the season against the King University Tornado. McCollough started off strong for the Warriors with a layup and free throw followed by a jump shot by Kevin Stamps to give the Warriors a 5-2 lead. The lead continued until King made a 3-pointer, taking a 14-11 lead. This gave King the momentum to go on and lead 21-14 halfway in the first half.

The Tornado made back to back 3-pointers and pulled ahead 29-16 before De'Quan Weldon responds with a 3-pointer and jump shot to put the Warriors within 8 at 29-21. Both teams continued to battle – with a layup from McCollough, a 3-pointer from Darius Sharpe, and made free throws from Weldon. The Warriors were unable to take the lead, but finished the first half only trailing by 5 at 33-28.

The Warriors came out in the second half and added a free throw from Jeremy Wert and a 3-pointer from Tyus Gaines putting the Warriors within 3 at 35-32. The Tornado continued their momentum increasing their lead to 46-34 before 3-pointers from Stamps and Gaines put the Warriors back within 10 at 50-40. SWU continued to fight the remainder of the second half, not letting the lead surpass 10. King led 69-63 late in the second half while the Warriors fought hard, but it was not enough before King won 71-65.

"We played good enough to win, but key mistakes at critical times really hurt us," said Head Men's Basketball Coach Charles Wimphrie.  He continued, "King played a great game and capitalized on our mishaps.  I see good things for our future.  Once we eliminate our mistakes and become consistant on the offensive end, we can be a very good team.  I'm very proud of the effort tonight."

The loss for the Warriors makes their record now 2-6 and 1-2 in Conference Carolinas action. King University is now 5-5 and 3-1 in conference play. Southern Wesleyan will next play a non-conference match at USC Aiken on Tuesday, December 13 at 7:30 p.m.