MOUNT OLIVE, North Carolina - The University of Mount Olive men's basketball team defeated the Patriots of Francis Marion University 95-83 on Monday. This win takes the Trojans to 15-12 overall. The win advances the Trojans to the Quarter Finals of the Conference Carolinas Tournament. 

INSIDE THE SCORE

The Patriots took an early 5-0 lead over the Trojans to open the first half. A Trojan three-pointer cut the Patriots lead to two 11-9 with 15:00 remaining. UMO tied the contest at 13 with 13:01 remaining.  The Trojans held onto their momentum as took the five-point lead 24-19. The two Conference Carolinas teams exchanged points until Francis Marion took a four-point lead 31-27 with 6:10 remaining. The Patriots remained in control closing out the first half with a nine-point lead 46-37.

UMO opened up the second half with a three point basket from Alan Treakle 46-40. The Trojans gained their momentum as they took the lead 50-49 with 16:14 remaining. UMO then took an aggressive eight-point lead with 11:20 remaining. UMO extended their lead to nine with a layup from Micheal Brown with 2:40 remaining. The Patriots could not find an answer for the Trojans as the Mount Olive lead increased to 13 91-78. UMO remained in control and took the 12-point victory 95-83 to advance to the quarter finals. 

MOUNT OLIVE LEADERS

Darius Spragley led the Trojans with 22 points, while Alan Treakle had 16 points.    

PATRIOTS LEADERS

The Patriots were led by Nick Silva with 26 points.

UP NEXT

Mount Olive will hit the road as they take on Southern Wesleyan University in the Quarter Finals of the Conference Championship tournament. The quarter finals are held at Wofford College on Friday March 4th at 7:00PM.