BRISTOL, Tenn. – Byron Faison and Re'mon Nelson combined for 51 of USC Aiken's 93 points in the Pacers' 93-85 overtime non-conference victory over King at the Student Center.

The win concludes USC Aiken's regular season. The regionally-ranked Pacers (17-9) end the regular season in the midst of a four-game winning streak. USC Aiken closed the curtains on its 2010-11 regular season campaign having won six of its last eight outings.

USC Aiken's win over the Tornado (15-13) on Saturday snapped King's eight-game home winning streak.

The game tied at 78-78 entering overtime, Nelson hit a three-pointer with 4:14 left in the extra period to give USC Aiken the lead at 81-78.

Almost two minutes later, Faison was able to knock down a shot to pull the Pacers ahead by five at 83-78 with 2:25 left on the game clock.

A little while later after a King free throw, Chase Holmes (Chesnee, S.C./Presbyterian) added a field goal of his own with under two minutes left in the extra frame to leave the Pacers on top by six at 85-79.

King would cut the Pacer lead to four over the next little bit to leave the Pacers clinging to an 89-85 lead with exactly one minute remaining in the extra period.

Holmes would give the Pacers breathing room with two free throws to set the score six points in their favor at 91-85 with 24 seconds remaining.

Faison would then hit both of his free throws with 10 seconds left on the game clock to leave USC Aiken with an eight-point win.

Faison finished Saturday's thrilling overtime win with a game-high 26 points. Right behind him was Nelson with a career-best best 25 points.

The duo became the first since Josh Dollard (31) and Kingsley Oguchi (22) accomplished the feat in USC Aiken's four-overtime win over Armstrong Atlantic State in the 2009 Peach Belt Conference Tournament semifinals to score 20 or more in the same game.

Faison (Sumter, S.C./Crestwood) was 10 for 18 from the field in the win over the Tornado. He ended the regular season having seven 20-plus scoring games in 2010-11.

Nelson's career-best of 25 came just days after he scored a then career-high 24 in a win over UNC Pembroke in Pembroke, N.C. on Feb. 16.

Nelson was 9 for 15 from the field in the win over King. He hit four 3-pointers and dished out seven assists.

In total, four Pacers finished in double figures with Alvin Brown (Fort Washington, Md./James Madison) and Kevin Willis (Atlanta, Ga./Kaskaskia) also acquiring double-figure scoring outputs.

Brown had 11 points and eight rebounds in the contest to go along with a block.

Willis picked up his third double-double in the last four games in the win over King with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Clarence Smith was the top scorer for King with 20. He was one of four in double figures for the Tornado. He also had 13 boards to finish with a double-double of his own.

USC Aiken as a team concluded Saturday's regular season finale victory shooting 52.3 percent (34 for 65). King shot 49.2 percent (29 for 59).

USC Aiken opened Saturday's game on an 8-2 run over the course of the first three minutes.

Over the next four minutes, King would go on a 9-0 run to own an 11-8 lead with just under 13 minutes to play in the first half of action.

USC Aiken would battle its way back into the lead with a Nelson (Canal Winchester, Ohio/Canal Winchester) 3-pointer with 8:24 remaining giving the Pacers the ead back at 19-16.

At this point in time the momentum in the contest swung the Tornado way with King closing the half on a 25-7 run to own a 15-point 41-26 advantage at the halftime break.

Ahead by as many as 16 in the second half, King would still own a double-digit advantage at 70-60 with 6:29 remaining in the contest.

The Pacers would place themselves back in the game over the next four minutes by going on an 11-4 run to pull back to within three at 74-71.

After two Tornado free throws garnered them a five-point lead at 76-71, USC Aiken was within one at 76-75 after four straight points from Nelson.

After King's Mark Dockery connected to earn King a three-point lead with less than a minute remaining, Nelson once again stepped up by knocking down a three-pointer with 31 seconds remaining to even the contest at 78-78.

Nelson had a chance to win the game in regulation with a short jumper with two seconds left, but he was unable to connect, sending the game into the extra frame.

USC Aiken will next host a PBC Tournament quarterfinal at the Convocation Center on Tuesday, March 1. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m., but USC Aiken's opponent is still uncertain as three teams are presently tied for third in the PBC East entering their final conference games of the year today.

USC Aiken's conference slate is complete with the Pacers ending league action in the 2010-11 season with a 10-8 mark.



The Pacers as the No. 2 seed in the PBC East will tangle with the PBC East No. 3 in the quarterfinals. The winner will advance to the 2011 PBC Tournament semifinals at the Convocation Center on Saturday, March 5.