Box Score CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Kentucky Wesleyan replied to a spirited Yellow Jacket rally with an impressive late-game run for an 88-58 result in a G-MAC game at the Callan Athletic Center.

The Panthers outscored the hosts 21-0 in the final seven-plus minutes to improve to 13-2 overall in what was their conference opener.

Cedarville, 5-9 and 0-2, dropped its fourth straight.

A 20-2 run late in the first half gave KWC a 22-point bulge. It was a 44-27 difference at the half.

Still trailing by 21 points midway through the second half, the Yellow Jackets responded. A 15-3 uprising trimmed the deficit to 67-58 with 7:34 to play, but they went scoreless the rest of the way.

J.C. Faubion came up with 23 points and seven rebounds for Cedarville. Easton Bazzoli added 14 points.

Quotable: Head Coach Pat Estepp

"We've played some pretty good teams this season in our region, but today was the most talented team we have played and they came ready to play from the tip. They knocked us back on our heels in the first half.

"I wish I had something new, but we continue to struggle with the same things. We did not contain the dribble, transition defense was not good, gave up too many shots in the lane, and had way too many turnovers.

"Our biggest struggle is offensively. We have to start knocking down some shots especially from three. And, we have to start getting some other guys scoring. We aren't getting enough from our bench.

"When we were aggressive on offense in the second half, we made a run and got ourselves back in the game. But, turnovers and poor transition defense allowed them to blow it back out in the last five minutes."

Numbers Game:

• Faubion scored 23 points for the second straight game. He's netted 20 or more five times this season.
• Bazzoli has scored in twin figures five consecutive times.
• The two three-pointers made by CU matched the season-low (Lake Erie).
• The Panthers committed only seven fouls total in the contest. The previous low by an opponent was 14 (Northwood, Grand Valley State).
• Kentucky Wesleyan leads the all-time series, 5-1.
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Next Up: The Yellow Jackets return to non-conference play on Thursday by hosting Bluefield State at 7:45 p.m. EST.

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