The Panthers put 13 of 14 players on the roster in the scoring column. Michael Patterson had a team-high 14 points and eight rebounds for the Panthers. Antoine Maddox added 13 in his first start of the season.
Joey Garcia led the Tigers with a game-high 16 points. Spencer Rowland followed Garcia with 15 points.
LaGrange trailed only twice in the game. The Panthers led at the half 38-26.
In the second half, the Panthers continued to build their lead. They led by as many as 28 late in the game.
University of the South vs LaGrange College 11/23/04 8 p.m. at LaGrange, Ga. At LaGrange, Ga. LAGRANGE COLLEGE 86, UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH 62 UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH (1-2) Joey Garcia 5-13 4-4 16; Spencer Rowland 5-16 3-4 15; Ben Campbell 3-6 4-6 10; Chris Eddy 3-9 3-8 9; James Pryor 1-2 2-4 5; Jeremy Cothern 1-1 1-2 3; John Dill 0-2 2-2 2; Gary Grizzle 1-6 0-0 2; Allen Hofammann 0-1 0-0 0; Chris Stedelin 0-2 0-2 0. Totals 19-58 19-32 62. LAGRANGE COLLEGE (1-2) Patterson, Michael 6-8 2-3 14; Maddox, Antoine 5-7 2-2 13; Lawrence, Robby 3-7 2-4 9; Hodges, Justin 3-5 1-2 8; Jackson, Corie 4-8 0-0 8; Williams, Leon 3-8 1-2 7; Herriott, Evert 2-2 3-4 7; Fleming, Scott 3-7 0-0 6; Podbielski, Ben 2-6 0-0 4; Lefebvre, Kyle 1-2 1-2 3; McDowell, Roger 1-4 0-0 3; Darracott, Brian 1-2 0-0 2; Baize, Landon 1-3 0-0 2; Kelly, Kevin 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 35-70 12-20 86. University of the South....... 26 36 - 62 LaGrange College.............. 38 48 - 86 3-point goals-University of the South 5-21 (Spencer Rowland 2-8; Joey Garcia 2-7; James Pryor 1-1; Gary Grizzle 0-2; Chris Eddy 0-3), LaGrange College 4-13 (Hodges, Justin 1-1; Lawrence, Robby 1-2; Maddox, Antoine 1-2; McDowell, Roger 1-2; Lefebvre, Kyle 0-1; Baize, Landon 0-1; Kelly, Kevin 0-1; Williams, Leon 0-1; Jackson, Corie 0-2). Fouled out--University of the South-None, LaGrange College-None. Rebounds-University of the South 43 (Ben Campbell 9), LaGrange College 40 (Patterson, Michael 8). Assists-University of the South 6 (Joey Garcia 3), LaGrange College 12 (Baize, Landon 4). Total fouls-University of the South 20, LaGrange College 24. A-370