Darius Sharpe and De'Quan Weldon combined for 28 points in the loss to the USC Aiken Pacers.  Sharpe contributed 16 points and Weldon 12.  Justice McCullough led with 9 rebounds, followed by Sharpe with 6.

The Pacers struck first on free throws by Jalin Barnes, however the Warriors countered with a three point jump shot by De'Quan Weldon.  USC Aiken fought back with layups and jump shots by Mark Matthews, Kevin Chuisseu and Henry Bolton III to drive the Pacers to an 11-3 lead over Southern Wesleyan.  A three-point jump shot by Darius Sharpe gave the Warriors six points on the board.  The Pacers pushed onward, however were not able to stop JT Noellert and Darius Sharpe from making shots to bring the score to 10-23 Pacers lead.  Weldon scored a 3-point jump shot to cut the Pacers lead in half and make the score 15-30. Myers

Coming back from the half, Darius Sharpe made a jump shot to make the score 21-41, and a three point jump shot by Daryl Myers kept the Warriors within twenty points of the Pacers.  The USC Aiken Pacers lengthened their lead on three point jump shots by Mark Matthews, Christian Nobles, Faison Brock, Nenad Milenkovic and Paris Ballinger to give them a 96-48 lead over Southern Wesleyan.  The Warriors were not able to battle back and the Pacers won 116-60.

DJ Dobson led the team in blocks with 2, and Dobson and Sharpe are tied for the lead in steals with two apiece.  Sharpe (16), Weldon (12), Daryl Myers (9) and Justice McCullough (8) led the team in points.  Sharpe and Myers each have two assists in the loss.

"We were mentally out of the game the entire night," said Head Men's Basketball Coach Charles Wimphrie.  He continued, "We missed easy scoring opportunities which led to fast break points.  We shot 28% from the field missing over 50 shots.  It's very difficult to win if you can't make shots.  Aiken is a good team.  I give them credit but we must prepare better and compete at a high level.  I am very disappointed in our effort tonight."

The loss for Southern Wesleyan makes their record 2-7 and 1-2 in Conference Carolina play.  The USC Aiken Pacers are now 6-1 and 0-0 in their conference.  Southern Wesleyan will next play on Wednesday, December 14 at 7 p.m.  They will then travel to compete in the Kentucky Wesleyan Classic hosted by Kentucky Wesleyan.  On Friday, December 16, Southern Wesleyan will take on Kentucky Wesleyan at 7:15.