FERRUM, Va. -- The Ferrum College men's basketball team earned a Conference Carolinas win over Southern Wesleyan University, winning 92-85 this afternoon at Swartz Gym. The win is Ferrum's sixth straight, dating back to January 17.

RECORDS
Ferrum 9-6, 7-2 CC
Southern Wesleyan 5-11, 2-7 CC

THE BASICS
The Panthers jumped out to a 9-2 lead early on, only to see Southern Wesleyan battle back to make a 15-12 game five minutes in. Ferrum went on a 16-6 run over the next six minutes to extend the lead to 13 points at 31-18 with 9:10 left in the first half. Rodrigo Farias' jumper with 1:56 left game Ferrum a 46-37 lead at the break. 

Ferrum widened the lead to 20 points twice in the second half, on Gerren Jones' layup at 12:17 to make it 67-47 and again on Alfredo Abel-Rivera's layup 50 seconds later to make it a 69-49 game. 

Southern Wesleyan chipped away at the lead, getting is down to five points on two Malachi Cooper free throws that made it 90-85 with 33 seconds left in regulation. Jones was fouled on the next possession and sank two free throws for the final count.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Abel-Rivera 25 pts, 7 reb; Jones 23 pts, 5 reb; Farias 22 pts; Abdulh Diaby 12 pts, 4 blocks
Southern Wesleyan: Will Little 23 pts; Yelnats Zephir20 pts; Jaquay Randolph 17 pts, 9 reb; Bobby Taylor 14 pts

UP NEXT
Coach Patrick Corrigan's team will be back in action Monday, January 19, at Francis Marion University. The Conference Carolinas doubleheader is set for a 2:00 p.m. women's tip-off, and will be followed by a 4:00 p.m. men's game in Florence, South Carolina.