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AIKEN, SC- The Francis Marion University men's basketball team saw its 2011-12 season come to an end on Wednesday night (Feb. 22) with yet another close contest in Peach Belt Conference play as the Patriots fell 105-98 in double overtime at USC Aiken.
FMU ends the year 16-12 overall and 9-9 in the PBC. The loss eliminated the Patriots from the race for the final Peach Belt Tournament berth from the East Division. USCA (19-6, 13-4) clinches the East Division's top seed.
Twelve of FMU's 18 conference games were decided by a combined 45 points, with four games going into overtime.
Senior forward Liki Turner scored 20 points in his final game as a Patriot, while sophomore Evrik Gary scored 19, senior Marcus Wright 13, junior Darryn Frazier 13, and junuir Zamarius McLendon 12.
Two other seniors also played their final game for the red, white, and blue: Marcel Williams with eight points and 6-10 center Andrew Smith with six points and a team-high nine rebounds. A record five Patriots fouled out, including all four seniors.
The Patriots had a chance to win the game in regulation, but McLendon missed a running jumper at the horn. FMU could have also won the game in the first overtime period, but Williams made only one-of-two free throws in the final seconds.
2-22-12 7:30 PM at Aiken, SC (Convocation Center)
USC AIKEN 105, FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY 98
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (16-12, 9-9 PBC)
Liki Turner 4-10 11-14 20; Evrik Gary 8-17 0-0 19; Marcus Wright 5-11 1-2
13; Darryn Frazier 2-6 9-9 13; Zamarius McLendon 4-7 4-5 12; Marcel Williams
1-5 6-10 8; Andrew Smith 3-7 0-0 6; Clayton Williams 2-3 1-2 6; Maurice
Grant 0-2 1-2 1; Sam Caron 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-68 33-44 98.
USC AIKEN (19-6, 13-4 PBC)
Sterling Council 11-20 7-7 33; Re'mon Nelson 6-13 7-12 21; Chase Holmes 7-15
4-6 19; Rick Alderman 7-8 3-3 17; Joel Gierbolini 2-5 4-6 8; Jesse Seilern
1-6 2-2 4; Terrance Dent 1-3 0-0 3; Arlen Wiley 0-0 0-0 0; Marquett Carr 0-0
0-0 0; Ronald Zimmerman 0-3 0-0 0; Jeremiah Pojah 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 35-75
27-36 105.
Halftime: USCA 40 Francis Marion 39; Regulation 76-76; OT 86-86
3-point goals--Francis Marion University 7-20 (Evrik Gary 3-5; Marcus Wright
2-4; Liki Turner 1-4; Clayton Williams 1-1; Marcel Williams 0-1; Zamarius
McLendon 0-1; Darryn Frazier 0-4), USC Aiken 8-23 (Sterling Council 4-6;
Re'mon Nelson 2-5; Terrance Dent 1-2; Chase Holmes 1-2; Ronald Zimmerman
0-3; Jesse Seilern 0-5). Fouled out--Francis Marion University-Andrew Smith;
Marcus Wright; Liki Turner; Marcel Williams; Evrik Gary, USC Aiken-Sterling
Council; Rick Alderman. Rebounds--Francis Marion University 39 (Andrew Smith
9), USC Aiken 49 (Joel Gierbolini 14). Assists--Francis Marion University 11
(Marcus Wright 4), USC Aiken 15 (Rick Alderman 3; Re'mon Nelson 3). Total
fouls--Francis Marion University 30, USC Aiken 29. Technical fouls--None. A-1354
