Box Score


DANVILLE, Va. — Ferrum College, ranked 19th in the nation by D3Hoops.com, pulled away from Averett midway through the second half en route to a 75-54 win over the Cougars on Wednesday night at the Grant Center.

Averett (2-18, 0-7 USA South) only trailed 30-21 at the half and stayed within 10 points for the first five minutes of the second half. However, Ferrum (17-2, 6-1 USA South) began to pull away thanks to its 77.3 percent shooting in the second half.

The loss was the Cougars' eighth in a row.

Averett never led, but the Cougars stayed within striking distance in the first half with the help of seven first-half points by Justin Pierce. He finished with a team-high 16 points.

The Cougars outscored Ferrum 12-5 off second-chance points thanks to their 23 offensive rebounds.

Marquis Scott added 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Nick Ford chipped in 10 rebounds for Averett.

Derek Mitchell had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead Ferrum, which earned the regular-season sweep against Averett.

Averett hosts Greensboro College on Monday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Grant Center.