Piedmont jumped out to a 51-39 halftime lead after forcing 16 first half turnovers and shooting 47% from the floor. The Lions stretched their lead to a game-high 23 points on a layup by Mike Adams at the 7:10 mark only to see ACC make a run their own cut cut the lead to seven with just over one minute remaining.
Adams led all scorers with a game-high 21 points while Tyler Whitlock pitched in with 14 points, seven assists, and five steals.
Walker's 19 rebounds broke set a new NCAA-era (since 2000) school record as he recorded 11 collections before intermission.
The victory moves Piedmont to 5-3 overall on the season. PC will take a break for the Christmas holidays and return to action on January 4th with a non-conference home contest against Gordon (MA) College.