SAVANNAH, Ga. – The nationally 24^th-ranked University of South Carolina Aiken men's basketball team picked up a dominating 85-59 road victory over Armstrong Atlantic State in Peach Belt Conference men's basketball action at Alumni Arena.

USC Aiken (16-4, 10-2 PBC) concluded its second win over Armstrong (10-11, 6-7 PBC) of the year on Saturday shooting a season-best 57.7 percent (30-for-52) as a team.

The Pacer defense in turn held Armstrong to just 36.5 percent (19-for-52) shooting as a team.

Three Pacers finished in double figures with both Ronald Zimmerman and Maurice Hubbard ending their efforts with 17 points.

Hubbard (Centreville,Va./Ball State) had a stacked stat sheet, as he was 6-for-7 from the floor and 5-of-7 from the free throw line. He also had four rebounds, two blocks, one assist and one steal.

Zimmerman (Columbia, S.C./Spring Valley) was 6-for-11 from the floor. He hit three 3-pointers in the contest.

Rick Alderman (Roanoke, Va./Concord) was the final Pacer to score in double figures. Alderman, who had 16 points in the game, was 7-for-10 from the floor. He also had five rebounds and two assists.

Joel Gierbolini (Carolina, Puerto Rico/Long Island) just missed on a double-double for USC Aiken in the game. He had a Pacer season-high and career-high 16 rebounds to go along with nine points, four assists and two steals.

Three Armstrong players ended the game in double figures with Aric Miller leading the way with 13 points.

The score tied at 23-23 with 7:48 remaining in the first half, USC Aiken proceeded to go on a 17-3 run over the next almost five minutes to own a 14-point 40-26 lead with 2:53 remaining in the first stanza.

The 17-3 spurt was punctuated by two consecutive 3-pointers from Terrance Dent (Laramie, Wy. /Laramie CC).

USC Aiken concluded the first half of action shooting 51.9 percent (14-for-27) from the field as a team.

The Pacers commenced the second half on a 13-4 run to own a 19-point lead at 55-36 with 13:57 left to play in the game.

USC Aiken would add to its onslaught down the stretch en route to its 26-point win.

USC Aiken will next travel to Greenwood, S.C. for a Peach Belt Conference East Division game with Lander on Wednesday, Feb. 8. The game is scheduled to tip off at approximately 7:30 p.m.