The Patriots finish their season with an overall mark of 10-19.

FMU sophomore guard Horaces Jacques Jr. chipped in 20 points, while connecting on 8-of-16 shots from the floor. Junior forward Jordyn Surratt registered 15 points, while senior forward Ibrahim Wattara tallied his second double-double with 10 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.

Chase Dawson paced Mount Olive (12-17) with 29 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the floor and 8-of-9 from the free throw line. 

Francis Marion led Mount Olive 8-5 in the opening minutes of the first half before the Trojans took the lead at the 13:09 mark with a jumper from Dawson. Two back-to-back baskets for Simpson allowed the Patriots to overtake UMO 17-16, before the Trojans used a four-point run to go ahead 20-17.

Despite Wattara converting a three-point play and knotting the score at 20-20, Mount Olive used a 11-point spurt to get in front for good 31-20.

Patriot freshman forward Alex Atkinson battled through three defenders to snap the Trojans run and bring the Patriots back within single digits at 31-22.  

With 4:22 left on the clock, Francis Marion trailed 41-32. Mount Olive held on to its lead for the rest of the first half, using it to finish the half ahead 49-40.

The Patriots opened the second half with a seven-point spurt that put FMU within four points of UMO at 51-47. Francis Marion trailed by three, 55-52, at the 15:54 mark after a three-point play by Simpson.

The Trojans scored 11 of the next 14 points, interrupted only by a long-range three drained by FMU junior forward Latavian Lawrence, to assume a 66-55 advantage.

Mount Olive led by 15 points on several occasions, including 90-75 with 3:55 left.  A three-pointer by Simpson capped a frantic 15-6 flurry by the Patriots that cut the deficit to 96-90 with 40 seconds left.  FMU forced a turnover on the ensuing possession, but then turned it right back over and UMO held on for the win.

Francis Marion outrebounded the Trojans 45-28 and led in second-chance points 25-4.