MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The University of South Carolina Aiken men's basketball team lost a 95-68 decision at Georgia College Saturday afternoon.

The Pacers fall to 6-3 on the season and 5-2 in league play. The Bobcats are 6-2 overall and they sport the same record against conference foes.  

Head coach Mark Vanderslice's team was led by Jakobi Pearson's team-best 18 points. He also managed three steals in the game. Tehree Horn accounted for 16 points while Latreavin Black chipped in 10 markers. Gus Rowland tallied eight points and five rebounds while Anyeuri Castillo registered six points in the loss.

USC Aiken jumped out to a 4-0 lead after a bucket by Black. Trailing 6-4, Pearson hit a jumper and Quincy Canty buried a three-ball at the 14:21 mark, giving the visitors a 9-6 edge. A Castillo three-point basket extended the margin to four at 14-10 at the 10:48 mark.

The Bobcats held an 18-14 advantage only to see Castillo take a pass from Horn and nail a shot from distance. Rowland canned a jumper on the ensuing possession, putting the Pacers up 19-18. Georgia College embarked on a 16-2 spurt for a 34-21 advantage en route to a 36-23 lead at the break.

Vanderslice's team pulled within 11 after Rowland found Black for a lay-up with 15:33 to go, but that was as close as the visitors would get the rest of the way.

For the game, USC Aiken hit 26-of-70 from the floor (37.1 percent), including nine-of-34 from distance (26.5 percent). The squad hit seven-of-10 from the charity stripe (70.0 percent).

The Pacers converted 14 turnovers into 14 points. USC Aiken dished out 11 assists and had 11 steals in the contest.  

The Pacers return to action Wednesday when they are slated to host Flagler. Continue checking back with PacerSports.com for all the latest updates.