The Patriots, who were after their first-ever win over a Top-5 opponent, fall to 5-2 overall and 0-1 in the PBC. FMU will play host to The Apprentice School on Saturday at 4 p.m.
Senior swingman Dominique Coleman came off the FMU bench to score a career-high equaling 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 5-of-7 from beyond the three-point arc. Senior forward Simel Boyd tallied 13 points and nine rebounds, while freshman guard Evrik Gary added 12 points and four assists.
Myles Holley came off the USCA (5-0, 1-0) bench to score a game-high 22 points.
The Pacers raced to a quick 12-4 advantage only to see Francis Marion rally to knot the score at 21-21 on a Coleman three-pointer near the midway point of the half. A 17-8 spurt by USCA pushed the Pacer lead back to 38-29. FMU managed a brief rally that trimmed the margin to 40-35 at halftime.
The upset-minded Patriots scored the first seven points of the second stanza to take a 42-40 lead. USCA responded with 10 consecutive points to go back on top 50-42. FMU would gradually claw its way back into the game and when Coleman hit another three-pointer with 4:49 left the Patriots led 63-62.
Following a USCA basket, Boyd tied the score at 64-64 with a free throw. However over the final 4:11, the Pacers outscored FMU 14-3 and held FMU to 1-of-7 shooting from the floor.
For the game, Francis Marion shot 39 percent from the field, while USCA hit 49.2 percent of its field goal attempts. Both teams made seven three-pointers.
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