Box Score
Box Score


ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Averett dropped a conference road game at N.C. Wesleyan College, falling to the Battling Bishops 89-76 on Wednesday night.

Averett (7-16, 2-8 USA South) led early on, but N.C. Wesleyan (11-10, 5-4 USA South) battled back to go up by as many as 16 before the Cougars cut the deficit to 48-34 by halftime.

The Cougars clawed back, getting as close as eight when junior Grant Chandler's 3-pointer cut N.C. Weleyan's lead to 66-58 with 9:29 to play. But a 10-1 run helped the Bishops rebuild their lead and pull away down the stretch.

Averett dropped its fourth game in a row despite the return of leading scorer Justin Pierce, who missed five games with a hand injury. He returned to score 14 points and grab seven rebounds off the bench. Junior Marquis Scott led the team with 17 points, while Chandler and freshman Sunil Ram added 15 points and 13 points, respectively.

Domarius Thomas led N.C. Wesleyan with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

Averett's next game is its home finale on Wednesday, Feb. 15, against Greensboro College at 7:30 p.m.