Box Score Bristol, Tenn. - #6 Erskine upended #3 King 90 to 80 tonight in the first round of the Conference Carolinas Men’s Basketball Tournament at the King Student Center. 

Erskine (18-9) advances to play #2 Limestone (20-7) Thursday night in the semi-final round of the conference tournament.  Limestone defeated #7 Mt. Olive College 96 to 70 in their first round game and will host Thursday’s night game.

Senior Corey Sorrell (Walton, KY, Northern Kentucky University) scored a game-high 25 points and surpassed 1,000 points scored in his Erskine career.  Junior DeShaun Hall (Inman, SC, Landrum High School) scored a season-high 24 points while Jake Haslam (Lithia, FL, Tampa Preparatory School) and Roderick Perkins (Smyrna, GA, Campbell High School) contributed 18 and 17 points respectively.

Erskine ran out to an early ten point.  Haslam led the charge drilling back-to-back 3-point shots.  Erskine eventually led by as many as 17 points before King cut the lead to just a point at halftime.  King’s Logan Lyle scored the half’s final eight points.

Following a 3-point basket by Sorrell to open the second half, King captured the lead for the first time on two 3-point baskets by Jason Seymore and Michael Fortune.

Erskine recaptured the lead midway through the half on a 3-point shot by Haslam and rebuilt their double-digit lead to win 90 to 80.

Erskine lost both games to Limestone this season.  In the first game, Erskine shot a season-low 31.3% from the field, including just 6 of 27 from behind the arc, in an 82 to 53 loss at Limestone.  In their most recent matchup just a week ago, Limestone fought off a late Erskine rally to win 61 to 54 at Belk Arena.

The 18 wins this season are the most wins since the Flying Fleet joined the NCAA Division II ranks in 1995.