The Patriot

Issue date: 1/8/08 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Tony Gloster Junior forward Sam Smith gets past the Morris College defense recently during and 81-73 win.

Media Credit: Iris Slade Senior forward Carter Stiglbauer shoots a free throw during a recent win over Erskine College.

The men's basketball team lost 90-71 Jan. 6 to Columbus State University but claimed a 69-62 Peach Belt Conference (PBC) win Jan. 5 over Georgia Southwestern State University.
The Patriots picked up the 499th victory in the program's 38-year history.

Junior forward Sam Smith led Francis Marion with 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting, while junior center Kevin Clark added 11 points and six rebounds, and junior guard Houston Power tallied 10 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals.

Junior 5-foot-11-inch guard Anthony Sargent paced Georgia Southwestern with 27 points. He hit on 8 of 18 shots from the floor and 8 of 9 free throws in only 25 minutes of action.

Francis Marion, which made all 11 of its free throw attempts in its next-to-last game against Florida Christian College and 12 of 12 attempts Jan. 2 against Erskine College, missed its opening attempt against the Hurricanes. The Patriots, however, hit 12 of 14 attempts in the second stanza as FMU broke away from a 32-32 halftime deadlock.

After Sargent opened the second half with a basket, Francis Marion scored eight straight points to take 40-34 lead. Two free throws by Sargent with 10 minutes and 31 seconds remaining knotted the score at 48-48, but FMU responded with an 8-1 spurt to gain the lead for good.

Francis Marion used a 46-31 rebounding advantage to outscore Georgia Southwestern 20-7 on second-chance points.

-- From campus reports

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