AUGUSTA, Ga. – The University of South Carolina Aiken men's basketball team registered a 95-85 victory over No. 15 Augusta Wednesday evening. 

The Pacers are now 18-7 overall, including 11-4 in league play.

Head coach Mark Vanderslice's team was led by Tehree Horn's team-high 29 points on 11-of-16 shooting while Jalen McCoy netted a season-high 28 points on 11-of-16 shooting as well. He added 10 rebounds for a double-double to go along with three blocks. Jameel Rideout poured in 14 points while Tyler Johnson netted 12 points in the win.

Karon Boyd tallied seven points and five boards while Chedlet Delva and Samba Ndiaye tallied two points apiece. 

Leading 8-6 in the first half, Horn hit a free throw at the 15:58 mark. Sixteen seconds later, Johnson found Boyd for a three-ball, giving the visitors a 12-6 edge. 

Augusta took the lead at 16-15 and the contest would be a back-and-forth affair for a while in the first stanza. Trailing 22-21, Johnson hit a jumper. McCoy followed it up with a bucket for a three-point edge. 

Tied at 33-33, Boyd hit two charity tosses with 4:08 to play before intermission. McCoy and Horn connected on back-to-back baskets for a 39-33 margin. Then, Johnson found McCoy for the dunk with 2:35 to go. McCoy found the bottom of the net again before Rideout hit two charity tosses for a 45-33 lead. Vanderslice's team held a 47-35 advantage at the break.

The Jaguars chipped away at the margin and took the lead at 66-64 with 8:13 to go in the game. Then, McCoy answered the bell with a jumper with 7:50 to play, knotting the contest once again. That sparked a 13-0 run by USC Aiken – and the Pacers never looked back. During the run, Horn hit a jumper before Rideout scored five straight points. Horn completed the run with a lay-up, making it 77-66 with 5:45 to play.

The high-octane offense continued to thrive. Leading 84-73, Horn took a pass from Rideout and buried a shot from distance with 3:15 to go. Augusta pulled within eight at 87-79 but Johnson quickly answered with a lay-up. Boyd hit two free throws but AU hit a three-point shot to make it 91-82 with 50 seconds to play.

Rideout was fouled and hit two free throws. Then, the Jaguars canned another shot from deep but a technical foul was called on AU and Horn netted the final two free throws for the 10-point victory.  

For the game, USC Aiken hit 32-of-57 from the floor (56.1 percent), including six-of-13 from downtown (46.2 percent). The squad buried 25-of-30 from the floor (83.3 percent). Vanderslice's team outrebounded the home team 38-24, including 11-8 on the offensive glass. 

The Pacers held a 36-22 edge in the paint. The visitors also notched 14 second-chance points in the victory. USC Aiken dished out eight assists on the evening. 

The 95 points marked the most for USC Aiken against Augusta since a 102-81 road victory on Jan. 21, 1998.   

The Pacers return to action Saturday when they host Young Harris at 3:30 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at PacerSports.com.