Belmont Abbey junior guard Richard Barbee led all scorers with 30 points on a nearly perfect shooting effort as the Crusaders men's basketball team picked up its first road win of the season with an 85-75 win at Brevard this evening. The Abbey's record moves to 4-3, while the Tornados slip to 5-2. Both of Brevard's losses have come at the hands of the Abbey.

It is the fourth time in Barbee's career that he scored at least 30 points as he sank ten of his 13 attempts, including two of three from three-point range, and sank eight of nine free throw attempts. He was a perfect five for five from the field in the first half and made his first six shots of the game as he led a trio of Crusaders in double figures. He also had seven assists and two steals in just 28 minutes. Kyle Phillips added 13 points and Andre Fells added a career-high ten points. Senior guard Patrick Kuhlman posted nine.

Brevard was led by Josh Roper's 21 points and Jacques Dovonou added 15.

The Crusaders led by as many as 22 points as it built a 50-31 halftime advantage behind Barbee's 13 points. Brevard outscored the Crusaders 44-35 in the second half, but the Crusaders lead never dipped below ten points.

The Abbey shot 52 percent (32-61) from the field while Brevard shot 47 percent (25-53).