SALEM, Va. -- Ferrum College's men's basketball team fell 84-74 to St. Joseph's College-Brooklyn in the opening round of the V Foundation Classic, hosted by Roanoke College this afternoon at the Homer C. Bast Center.

Records
St. Joseph's-Brooklyn (1-0), Ferrum (1-1)

How It Happened
The Bears opened a 15-6 lead just over five minutes into the game, only to see Ferrum go on a 25-18 run to close to within a bucket at 33-31 on Josh Grimard's layup with 3:14 left in the first half. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn closed the half with a 9-4 run to take a 41-35 lead at the break. Ferrum got within a basket two more times, the last on a Rashawn Speas layup at 15:07 to make it 51-49, but that's as close as the Panthers would get the rest of the night. SJ-B used a 20-11 run over the next nine minutes to build a 71-60 lead, then held on for the win.

Key Stats
St. Joseph's-Brooklyn: Matt O'Neill 22 points; Michael Megafu 17 pts, 7 reb; Jamir Archer 14 pts; Justin Manon 13 pts; Alec Willis 12 pts
Ferrum: Speas 22 pts, 9 reb; Austin Rose 17 pts, 5 treys; Grimard 15 pts

Up Next for Ferrum
Coach Bill Tharp's team will be back in action in the V Foundation Classic consolation game against University of Dallas Saturday, Nov. 21, at 11:00 a.m. Host Roanoke and St. Joseph's-Brooklyn will play for the title at 1:00 p.m.