WILSON, N.C. – The Erskine College men's basketball team (2-7, 2-7 CC) lost 94-79 against Barton College (3-5, 3-5 CC) in Wilson Gymnasium on Friday night.
 
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THE SERIES
With the Fleet loss tonight, the Bulldogs extend their advantage in the all-time series to 39-14. Erskine has not won in Wilson, N.C. since the 2013-14 season when Erskine's Roderick Perkins had a game-high 26 points in a 87-72 win.
 
THE GAME
The Fleet got off to a hot start, outscoring the Bulldogs 9-2 in the game's first three minutes, though Barton then responded with a decent three-minute span of their own. The Bulldogs went on a 12-0 run of their own to take a 14-9 with 14:26 to play in the first half. With just over five minutes remaining in the first half, the Fleet pulled to within two (31-29) off a made free throw by Alex Cunningham. Barton took a 48-35 advantage into the break. In the second half, the Bulldogs only outscored the Fleet by two, 46-44 to claim a 94-79 victory.

THE PLAYER
Rod Culver came off the bench to produce a team-high 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor. Culver also added two rebounds and an assist.

THE TEAM
Erskine shot 29-66 (43.9%) and was 6-23 (26.1%) from beyond the arc. The Fleet were also 15-20 (75.0%) from the foul line. Barton (48) collected 21 more rebounds than the Fleet (27), though the Fleet produced more steals and blocks.

WHAT'S NEXT 
The Fleet and Bulldogs complete their back-to-back tomorrow afternoon with a tip-off time of 2:00 PM.

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