The setting: PC and South Carolina will meet for a 7 p.m. tip-off on Dec. 23 in Columbia, S.C., and the game will be televised by SportSouth. The game against the Gamecocks marks the second of three televised games for the Blue Hose this season.
PC RADIO COVERAGE: WLBG along with PC College station WPCX-FM 97.1 will bring you all the PC basketball action. In the Clinton area Blue Hose fans should turn their dials to 97.1 WPCX, the official student radio station of Presbyterian College to hear the Presbyterian College Sports Network broadcast. The broadcast can also be heard online at www.wlbg.com, which can be linked to directly or from www.GoBlueHose.com. From GoBlueHose.com click on the WLBG Real Radio 860 logo on the main page of the website.
Last Time Out: The Presbyterian College men's basketball team fought from behind to trail by only two in the last minute after being down the entire second half to give Ball State a scare on Sunday afternoon at Worthen Arena in Muncie, Ind.
Ball State led by as many as 11 points with five minutes left in the game but PC battled back and used back-to-back free throws from Aaron Gibbs and a pair of three pointers from Josh Johnson to go on a 8-0 run and trail by only three points with just under a minute remaining.
The Cardinals hit the front end of a one-and-one to give the Cardinals a four point lead, but Kevin Davis took the ball the length of the court and sank a layup to bring the score to 59-57 with 24 seconds left.
PC forced a Ball State turnover on the inbound pass, but couldn't score on the possession and was forced to foul. Ball State sank one of the two free throws, but it was all the Cardinals would need to hang on for the win as they escaped with the 60-57 victory.
Johnson led PC with 15 points and seven rebounds, and Pierre Miller had 12 points, including three three pointers. The Blue Hose shot 44.2% from the field to Ball State's 44%, but were out-rebounded 25-60 in the contest. Sophomore Al'Lonzo Coleman chipped in eight points and played only 20 minutes after finding himself in foul trouble early in the game.
WHO'S COMING WITH ME: With the win over UC Davis on Dec. 17 the Blue Hose have extended the winning streak to 14 consecutive regular season home games, and are 2-0 at home this season. They have not lost at the Templeton Center during the regular season since Jan.10, 2007 when they fell 74-57 to former South Atlantic Conference foe Lincoln Memorial.
ON THE ROAD: PC has won three consecutive games on the road for the first time Division I history. Victories over High Point (Dec. 6), Coastal Carolina (Dec. 3) and Army (Dec. 1) are the first three road games the Blue Hose have won at the Division I level. PC grabbed their first road win at Division I with a 59-42 victory over Army on Dec. 1. The 16 point win was the first in 29 road games, spanning back to PC's debut at Division I last season.
Follow the Leader: Josh Johnson led PC in scoring for the second time this season with 15 points against Ball State. The overtime win against Coastal marked the first time Johnson led the offense, and he had 17 points total, 14 of which came in the second half. Al'Lonzo Coleman has led PC in scoring in eight of the eleven games this season, most recently with 29 points in the win over UC Davis. Bryan Bostic took the reins against Georgia and led with 22 points.
