DUE WEST, S.C. – The Erskine men's basketball team (0-2) was defeated in its home opener by a score of 83-57 against North Greenville on Thursday night. 

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THE SERIES
Erskine still leads the all-time series against North Greenville, 13 to 10, as the Crusaders ended a seven-game winning streak in the series with a victory tonight.

THE GAME
The visiting Crusaders came flying out of the gates and started the game on a 12-2 run. Erskine settled in and cut the deficit to one, but North Greenville responded with a 16-0 run in the middle stages of the first half and never looked back. The Fleet struggled to make shots, going just 7-36 from the field and 0-9 from beyond the arc in the first half. North Greenville extended its lead out to 42-17 at the half. Erskine shot better in the second half as Jalen Miller hit a three and had a four-point play on consecutive possessions to give the Fleet some life early in the second half. But, the deficit was too much to overcome as the Crusaders won 83-57.

THE PLAYER
Travis Walters had a team-high 13 points to go with 9 rebounds, five of them on the offensive end. The junior also tallied a block and a steal in the loss.

THE TEAM
Erskine went 21-71 from the field (29.6%) and were just 5-25 from beyond the arc (20%). Erskine got 10 points off turnovers to the Crusaders' eight, but North Greenville had 40 bench points compared to just 11 for the Fleet.

WHAT'S NEXT 
The Fleet are back in action at home as they host King University (2-5, 1-4) on Saturday afternoon at 4:00 p.m.
 
The Tornado have dominated the all-time series, leading 13-2 and have won two straight meetings, both overtime thrillers from a year ago. King won at home 97-95 in one overtime, and the Tornado won in double overtime in their last meeting in Due West.

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