Box Score AIKEN, S.C.--USC Aiken (2-1) notches a win in the second game of the Peach Belt/South Atlantic Clash against the Newberry Indians (2-1) Friday evening at "The Courthouse". Senior Richard Blocker led the Pacers with a game-high 22 points and 11 rebounds. His double double figures were the highs for the evening and helped lead USCA to the 83-74 Clash win. USCA moves to 6-3 overall against the Indians and are 10-7 in the PBC/SAC Clash in its ninth edition. (RICHARD BLOCKER PICTURED)

USCA jumped out in front early in the first half with a 10-0 run, putting the Pacers in front 15-5 just two minutes into the game. Three-point shot by Newberry's Sammy Monroe at 12:30 got the Indians offense going to score five unanswered points. Crawling its way back, Newberry got within two with under six to go in the first half. The Pacers, however, turned it up and went on an 8-2 run, making the score 31-23 with 4:42 on the clock. Newberry bounced back with a 10-4 run on the Pacers and sent the teams into the locker room tied at 39-39.

The Pacers shot out of the gate in the second half with nine unanswered points in the first two minutes of the game. Newberry edged close by cutting the Pacer lead to three with seven minutes left. After a quick 6-0 spurt, the Indians sent USCA to the line. With time running down, the Indians were unable to connect and notched its first lost of the season.

Monroe and Alonzo Hinds led the offense for the Indians posting 19 and 18 points, respectively, and grabbed down a total of eight boards. Arnold Coates tacked on 11 points and seven rebounds for the Pacers.

USC Aiken's benched stepped up and edged the Newberry bench 49-43.

USCA shot 69.2 percent from the charity stripe and Newberry with 65.4 percent.

Newberry will take on Lander University in game three of the Clash, tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. USCA will host the Blue Hose of Presbyterian following game three; tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Newspaper Box Score
Newberry vs USC Aiken
11/25/05 7:30 PM at Aiken, S.C. (The Courthouse)
At Aiken, S.C. (The Courthouse)

USC AIKEN 83, NEWBERRY 74

NEWBERRY (2-1)
Monroe, Sammy 6-11 6-10 19; Hinds, Alonzo 6-13 5-5 18; Chandler, Zach 2-12
6-9 10; Dease, Michael 4-10 0-0 8; Martin, Clemente 3-5 0-2 6; Burke, Tommy
2-3 0-0 5; Jeter, Jerrell 2-5 0-0 4; Alexander, Matt 1-4 0-0 2; Nwawel, Eric
1-2 0-0 2; Marshall, Keith 0-0 0-0 0; Frazier, Antoinne 0-1 0-0 0;
Etheridge, Cory 0-2 0-0 0; Fisher, Tyler 0-0 0-0 0; Butler, Mark 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 27-68 17-26 74.

USC AIKEN (2-1)
Blocker, Richard 9-16 3-5 22; Coates, Arnold 4-11 3-4 11; Brown, Chris 1-2
6-8 9; Woodbury, Terrence 3-4 2-7 8; Poston, Josh 1-5 5-6 8; Oates, Theo 3-5
2-2 8; Varga, Lukas 2-7 3-3 7; Burr, Kenny 1-3 1-2 4; Oguchi, Kingsley 1-3
2-2 4; Glover, Richard 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 26-57 27-39 83.

Newberry…................... 39 35 - 74
USC Aiken….................. 39 44 - 83

3-point goals-Newberry 3-17 (Burke, Tommy 1-2; Hinds, Alonzo 1-4; Monroe, Sammy 1-3; Alexander, Matt 0-1; Etheridge, Cory 0-2; Dease, Michael 0-2; Chandler, Zach 0-3), USC Aiken 4-14 (Burr, Kenny 1-2; Poston, Josh 1-4; Blocker, Richard 1-2; Brown, Chris 1-1; Varga, Lukas 0-4; Oguchi, Kingsley 0-1). Fouled out—Newberry-Hinds, Alonzo; Jeter, Jerrell, USC Aiken-None. Rebounds-Newberry 39 (Monroe, Sammy 7), USC Aiken 42 (Blocker, Richard 11). Assists-Newberry 11 (Dease, Michael 3), USC Aiken 18 (Brown, Chris 5). Total fouls-Newberry 31, USC Aiken 26. A-502 2005 SAC/PBC Clash