The loss dropped the Panthers to 5-11 overall and 0-3 in conference play. Piedmont upped its record to 8-4 in its first conference game of the season.
The Panthers were paced by Corie Jackson's game-high 19 points. The senior guard was 4-for-7 from three-point range. Demetris Render added 17 and Travis Moore had a season-high 15 points. The Lions placed five players in double figures. Jake Green and Brent Walker each had 16 points.
The Panthers jumped out to a 13-5 lead in the early going. Piedmont came back and led by as many as 10 points before taking a 48-42 halftime lead.
The Panthers tied the game at 56 on a jumper by Antoine Maddox five minutes into the second half. Leading 69-67, the Lions went on a 15-0 run to build a commanding lead with six minutes remaining in the game.
The Panthers chipped away at the lead. They got as close as three, 89-86, on a basket by Moore with nine seconds remaining. But Green closed out the scoring for the Lions with a pair of free throws for the 91-86 final.
The Panthers host the University of Dallas on Sunday, Jan. 15 at 4 p.m.
At LaGrange, Ga. PIEDMONT COLLEGE 91, LAGRANGE COLLEGE 86 PIEDMONT COLLEGE (8-4, 1-0 GSAC) Walker, Brent 6-9 4-9 16; Green, Jake 5-8 6-8 16; Baldwin, Jake 5-7 4-5 15; Adams, Mike 5-10 2-2 14; Whitlock, Tyler 4-8 1-2 10; Kemmerer, Kyle 3-3 0-0 7; Bailey, Drew 2-5 0-1 6; Kendall, Miles 3-5 0-1 6; Manos, Pete 0-0 1-2 1; Belflower, Jeff 0-0 0-0 0; Adcock, David 0-2 0-0 0; Parker, Wesley 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-58 18-30 91. LAGRANGE COLLEGE (5-11, 0-3 GSAC) Corie Jackson 7-11 1-2 19; Demetris Render 6-13 5-6 17; Travis Moore 5-8 4-6 15; Robby Lawrence 1-6 7-8 10; Michael Patterson 2-4 1-2 5; Antoine Maddox 1-10 3-4 5; Landon Baize 2-6 0-0 5; Ben Podbielski 2-4 0-0 4; Roger McDowell 1-6 0-0 2; Jordan Nutt 1-1 0-0 2; Brian Darracott 1-1 0-0 2; Shon Redding 0-2 0-2 0; Derrick Thompson 0-0 0-0 0; Kevin Kelly 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 29-72 21-32 86. Piedmont College.............. 48 43 - 91 LaGrange College.............. 42 44 - 86 3-point goals-Piedmont College 7-20 (Adams, Mike 2-4; Bailey, Drew 2-5; Kemmerer, Kyle 1-1; Baldwin, Jake 1-2; Whitlock, Tyler 1-3; Adcock, David 0-2; Parker, Wesley 0-1; Green, Jake 0-2), LaGrange College 7-24 (Corie Jackson 4-7; Landon Baize 1-4; Robby Lawrence 1-5; Travis Moore 1-3; Roger McDowell 0-3; Antoine Maddox 0-2). Fouled out--Piedmont College-None, LaGrange College-None. Rebounds-Piedmont College 35 (Walker, Brent 9), LaGrange College 43 (Ben Podbielski 7; Michael Patterson 7). Assists-Piedmont College 6 (Whitlock, Tyler 2), LaGrange College 8 (Corie Jackson 2; Travis Moore 2). Total fouls-Piedmont College 24, LaGrange College 25. A-300