AIKEN, S.C. – The No. 25 University of South Carolina Aiken men's basketball team cruised to a 94-62 victory over Southern Wesleyan Saturday.

The Pacers are now 9-1 on the season.

Head coach Mark Vanderslice's team was led by Tehree Horn's game-high 20 points on eight-of-12 shooting from the floor, including four-of-eight from downtown. Tyler Johnson added 16 points, 10 rebounds and five assists on his double-double while Jalen McCoy totaled 12 points and two boards. Rhyjon Blackwell tallied 11 points and three rebounds while Devin Evans narrowly missed a double-double with 11 points and nine boards.

Simeon German added six points and nine rebounds while Chedlet Delva had six points, six rebounds and four blocks.

Demitrios Dixon had five points and five assists while Dwight Canady, Jr., also notched five points. Jameel Rideout had two points and a pair of steals. 

The Pacers jumped out to an early 10-2 lead behind Horn's solid play. He netted the first four points of the game. Up 4-2, Johnson nailed a three-ball off a pass from Horn. Then Horn took a pass from Rideout for a deep three, making it 10-2. Leading 18-12, Canady, Jr., buried a three-point basket off a pass from Dixon. Dixon's free throw at the 11:18 to play made it 22-12.

Up by 13, Delva hit two free throws. At the 5:10 mark, Horn found Johnson for a three-point shot on the break. Leading 36-19, Dixon connected with Horn for another shot from deep. An old-fashioned three-point play from Evans gave the home team a 42-19 advantage en route to the 47-28 lead at the break.

McCoy pushed the margin to 27 points, 55-28, with 17:36 to play in the game. Vanderslice's squad kept the advantage over 20 points. Up 67-41, Blackwell canned a jumper to make it 69-41. German's lay-up extended the advantage to 71-41 at the 9:48 mark. 

Up 85-56, Rideout found Johnson for a three-ball. Rideout converted a lay-up on the break off a no-look pass from Horn. Then, Johnson went coast-to-coast for a lay-up to go up 36 points, 92-56 en route to the 32-point victory.

For the game, Vanderslice's team buried 36-of-75 from the floor (48.0 percent). The team made 11 three-point shots and hit 11-of-13 from the charity stripe (84.6 percent). The team controlled the boards, 41-30. On 19 baskets, the team dished out assists. USC Aiken also swatted 10 shots in the victory.

The Pacers return to action Wednesday, Jan. 3 when they open PBC play at Lander. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at PacerSports.com.