AIKEN, S.C. – The University of South Carolina Aiken men's basketball team sent the seniors into postseason play with an 86-81 victory over Young Harris Saturday afternoon in the regular-season finale.

The Pacers are now 15-11 on the season and wrapped up league play with a 12-10 mark.

Head coach Mark Vanderslice's team was led by Markus Terry's game-high 21 points. He also dished out five assists in 34 minutes of play. Robert Hill accounted for another double-double with 18 points and a game-best 12 boards. For good measure, he swatted away three blocks.

Faison Brock posted 19 points and six boards while Paris Ballinger and Doniel Dean hit for double digits with 11 points apiece. Henry Bolton III tallied six points, five steals and three blocks.

USC Aiken fell behind by nine with 10:45 to play in the first half, but Vanderslice's squad battled back. The team took a 32-31 lead after Terry found a cutting Hill for a lay-up. The Pacers took a 37-33 lead on a three-ball from Brock, but YHC maintained a 42-41 advantage at the break.

The teams battled back-and-forth throughout the second half. USC Aiken took a 61-54 lead on Dean's jumper, but the Mountain Lions regained a 77-76 advantage with 3:47 to play.

Ballinger gave the Pacers the lead for good with a jumper at the 3:24 mark. The Pacers hit four free throws down the stretch en route to the win.

For the game, USC Aiken buried 33-of-65 (50.8 percent), including six-of-17 from downtown (35.3 percent). The squad was solid from the charity stripe, hitting 14-of-17 in the game (82.4 percent).

The Pacers earned the No. 5 seed in the upcoming PBC Tournament. USC Aiken will travel to Augusta Wednesday evening in the opening round of the tournament.