ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. -- The Ferrum College men's basketball team dropped its final regular-season game this afternoon to North Carolina Wesleyan College, falling 82-60 in a USA South game.

The Bishops led 35-27 at halftime, then used a 15-7 run to open the second half and take a 50-34 lead at 15:07.  N.C. Wesleyan then used a 21-11 run to widen its lead to 71-45 with 6:32 showing on the clock.

Marcus Mayo led Ferrum with 13 points, going 8-10 from the free-throw line.  Shon Goode had 12 points and Nick English had 10.  Lamont King added eight points and a game-high 10 rebounds.

Domarius Thomas led the Bishops (14-10, 8-4 USA South) with 22 points on 10-14 shooting.  Alex Murray added 16 points and seven rebounds, while Matt Dougherty had 12 points.

Ferrum (13-12, 6-6 USA South) earned the #4 seed in next week's USA South Tournament.  The Panthers will host #5 Methodist University in the quarterfinals Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.