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FLORENCE, SC – Junior swingman Darryn Frazier scored a career-high 16 points for the second consecutive game and Francis Marion University drained 14 three-point field goals to down Johnson & Wales University (N.C.) 101-58, Wednesday evening (Jan. 25) in men's non-conference basketball action.

Francis Marion improves to 11-7 with its fifth win in its last six contests.  The Patriots now hit the road for a pair of key Peach Belt Conference match-ups: Saturday afternoon at Georgia Southwestern State University and Sunday afternoon at Columbus State University.

Frazier was 6-of-11 from the field, including 4-of-9 on three-point attempts, while also grabbing seven rebounds and handing out four assists.  As a team, FMU connected on 14-of-36 three-point shots, the second-highest single total in team history.  FMU was 17-of-32 last season against The Apprentice School.

Altogether six Patriots scored in double figures.  Senior forward Liki Turner tallied 15 points and seven rebounds, while junior forward Zamarius McLendon scored 14 points, sophomore guard Evrik Gary 11, senior center Andrew Smith 10, and freshman guard Clayton Williams a career-high 10.

Freshman forward DaShaun Alston led JWU (1-22) with 12 points and six assists.  Two other Wildcats scored eight points apiece.

FMU scored the game's opening six points and never trailed.  However, the Patriots were not able to shake the pesky Wildcats until late in the first half.

A three-pointer by sophomore guard Alexander Bridgeforth pulled Johnson & Wales to within 17-15 with 9:28 left before halftime.  The margin stood at seven points until Francis Marion closed the first stanza on a 23-6 run to lead 49-25 at intermission.  The Patriots shot 51.4 percent over the opening 20 minutes, including 9-of-19 from beyond the arc, while holding the Wildcats to only 29 percent shooting.

An 18-7 spurt over the opening six minutes of the second half provided Francis Marion with a 67-32 advantage.   FMU's largest lead came at 101-55 on a three-pointer from the right corner by Clayton Williams.

Francis Marion converted 19 Wildcat turnovers into 33 points and with a 44-33 rebounding edge led in second-chance points 20-5.  A decided height advantage allowed FMU to register a 44-20 advantage in points-in-the-paint.

1-25-12 7 pm at Florence, SC (Smith University Center)
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY 101, JOHNSON & WALES UNIV 58

JOHNSON & WALES UNIV (1-22)
DaShaun Alston 4-13 2-2 12; Abdul-Kareem Wilson 3-8 2-3 8; Alex Bridgeforth
3-6 0-2 8; Michael Daniel 3-7 1-2 7; Rodrick Latimer 2-7 2-2 7; Sidney
Mitchell 3-8 0-0 6; Hursel Forbes 1-5 3-4 6; Shaquille White 1-5 0-0 2;
Bennie Williams III 0-0 2-2 2; Bryant Sumter Jr. 0-2 0-0 0; Neko Burson 0-2
0-0 0; Julian McCants 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-63 12-17 58.
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (11-7)
Darryn Frazier 6-11 0-0 16; Liki Turner 5-11 5-10 15; Zamarius McLendon 6-9
0-0 14; Evrik Gary 4-8 0-0 11; Clayton Williams 3-5 2-2 10; Andrew Smith 5-8
0-0 10; Marcus Wright 2-3 3-4 8; Derek Hosey 3-4 0-0 7; Marcel Williams 2-5
1-1 5; Sam Caron 2-7 0-1 5. Totals 38-71 11-18 101.
Halftime: Francis Marion 49 Johnson & Wales 25
3-point goals--Johnson & Wales Univ 6-25 (Alex Bridgeforth 2-5; DaShaun
Alston 2-9; Hursel Forbes 1-2; Rodrick Latimer 1-2; Shaquille White 0-3;
Neko Burson 0-1; Sidney Mitchell 0-1; Abdul-Kareem Wilson 0-2), Francis
Marion University 14-36 (Darryn Frazier 4-9; Evrik Gary 3-7; Clayton
Williams 2-3; Zamarius McLendon 2-5; Sam Caron 1-5; Derek Hosey 1-2; Marcus
Wright 1-2; Liki Turner 0-3). Fouled out--Johnson & Wales Univ-None, Francis
Marion University-None. Rebounds--Johnson & Wales Univ 33 (Abdul-Kareem
Wilson 7), Francis Marion University 44 (Liki Turner 7; Darryn Frazier 7).
Assists--Johnson & Wales Univ 15 (DaShaun Alston 6), Francis Marion
University 28 (Marcus Wright 6). Total fouls--Johnson & Wales Univ 16,
Francis Marion University 17. Technical fouls--None. A-281