Belmont Abbey sophomore guard Richard Barbee and junior forward Chad Patus led all scorers with 23 and 20 points, respectively, as the Crusaders men's basketball team won its final non-conference game of the season with an 82-65 win at North Greenville this evening. The Abbey improves to 14-7, while North Greenville falls to 7-13.

The Abbey, which led by as many as 32 points, shot 53.1 percent (34-64) from the floor as Barbee totaled 23 points in 23 minutes on nine of 14 shooting from the field, with four steals, three assists and two rebounds. Patus added 20 points on eight of ten shooting from the floor. Junior center Alex Pledger added ten points in 13 minutes, converting five of eight field goal attempts, while pulling down seven rebounds and collecting two steals. The Abbey held a 29-27 advantage on the boards and forced 19 turnovers.

North Greenville shot 50 percent (27-54) from the field as Kyler Vitko led the way with 16 points, while Zach Babbitt added 11.