FLORENCE, SC – Junior 6-6 center Dii'Jon Allen-Jordan scored 20 points to lead four players in double figures and Francis Marion University equaled its single-game steals record while coasting to a 92-49 win over Columbia International University, Monday evening (Dec. 15) in non-conference men's basketball action.

The Patriots, now 7-1, have won their last seven games, the longest winning streak since the 2008-09 squad opened 8-0.  FMU will open Peach Belt Conference play on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. when the Patriots play host to PBC pre-season favorite University of Montevallo.

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The Patriots registered a school-record tying 32 steals, equaling a mark set in 2012 against Barber-Scotia College.  FMU also converted 36 CIU turnovers into 39 points.

Allen-Jordan scored 16 of his 20 points after halftime and finished the game shooting 8-of-14.  Freshman swingman A.J. Jackson scored a career-high 18 points, while senior Dustin Jones tallied 18 points in his first action of the 2014-15 season.  Jackson nailed 4-of-7 shots from beyond the arc, while Jones was 4-of-9 from long range.

Patriot freshman point guard Detrek Browning tallied 14 points, eight rebounds, seven steals, and three assists.  His seven thefts were one shy of the FMU single-game record. Freshman Mike Davis Jr. also collected seven steals, while scoring six points.

Freshman forward Marcus Praylow led CIU (1-9) with 10 points.

FMU broke an early 5-5 tie with a 12-2 run.  Now trailing 17-7, the Rams responded with an 11-3 spurt to trim the margin to 20-18 with 8:09 left in the first stanza.  Francis Marion scored 14 of the half's final 16 points to open a 43-26 lead at intermission.

The Patriots scored the first 11 points of the second half to open a commanding 54-28 advantage. The final margin of 43 points equaled the largest Francis Marion lead of the night.

FMU shot 46.8 percent from the field, while holding CIU to 32.2 percent.  The Patriots were 10-of-29 from three-point range, while the Rams were 4-of-23.

12-15-14 7 pm at Florence, SC (Smith University Center)
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY 92, COLUMBIA INT'L UNIV. 49
COLUMBIA INT'L UNIV. (1-9)
PRAYLOW, Marcus 3-14 4-5 10; GIBSON, Ryan 2-9 3-4 8; COLLINS, Daniel 3-9 0-0
8; SMITH, Dylan 2-3 0-0 5; TAYLOR, Hudson 2-4 0-0 4; FRIERSON, Gordie 2-4
0-0 4; CAVIN, JC 2-3 0-0 4; JANENAS, Linas 2-3 0-0 4; WILLIAMS, Devyn 1-2
0-0 2; WILSON, Nayquan 0-2 0-0 0; GREEN, Alonzo 0-4 0-0 0; ELLISON, Blake
0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-59 7-9 49.
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (7-1)
Dii'Jon Allen-Jordan 8-14 4-8 20; Dustin Jones 7-12 0-0 18; A.J. Jackson
7-12 0-0 18; Detrek Browning 6-10 1-2 14; Trevonte Dixon 3-9 0-0 6; Mike
Davis Jr. 2-10 1-2 6; David Brown 2-4 1-2 5; Jay Alexander 2-3 0-2 4; Alex
Bryant 0-2 1-2 1; Luka Zivkovic 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 37-79 8-18 92.
Halftime: Francis Marion 43 Columbia Int'l 26
3-point goals--Columbia Int'l Univ. 4-23 (COLLINS, Daniel 2-7; GIBSON, Ryan
1-1; SMITH, Dylan 1-2; CAVIN, JC 0-1; JANENAS, Linas 0-1; WILSON, Nayquan
0-2; GREEN, Alonzo 0-2; ELLISON, Blake 0-2; FRIERSON, Gordie 0-1; TAYLOR,
Hudson 0-2; PRAYLOW, Marcus 0-2), Francis Marion University 10-29 (Dustin
Jones 4-9; A.J. Jackson 4-7; Detrek Browning 1-4; Mike Davis Jr. 1-5; David
Brown 0-2; Trevonte Dixon 0-2). Fouled out--Columbia Int'l Univ.-None,
Francis Marion University-None. Rebounds--Columbia Int'l Univ. 43 (GIBSON,
Ryan 14), Francis Marion University 43 (Trevonte Dixon 9). Assists--Columbia
Int'l Univ. 15 (GREEN, Alonzo 5), Francis Marion University 27 (David Brown
6). Total fouls--Columbia Int'l Univ. 13, Francis Marion University 18.
Technical fouls--None. A-106