The nationally 20th-ranked and regionally top-seeded University of South Carolina Aiken men's basketball team defeated the eighth-seed, Belmont Abbey (22-10), 94-76, in the third Quarterfinal at the 2013 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional on Saturday evening.

USC Aiken's (23-7) victory allows them to move on to play in the second Semifinal matchup of the Southeast Regional on Sunday evening. USC Aiken will face the winner of the fourth-seed Limestone College and fifth-seed Wingate University Quarterfinal matchup at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

Belmont Abbey senior guard Tyshawn Good led all scorers with 26 points as he ends his career with 2,012. He is just the fifth player in school history to eclipse the 2,000 point plateau. The Southeast Region Player of the Year scored a school-record 864 points and is the NCAA Division II leader in scoring average at 27.0 points per game. Senior guard Jay Council added 17 as he ends his career with 1,201 career points, a total that is 25th in the school annals.

The Pacers entered halftime with a 53-40 lead after pulling away from the Crusaders thanks to a 20-7 run to close out the half. The score was tied at 33-33 with 5:28 remaining in the opening stanza. The majority of the first half was competitively contested, as there were seven ties and 10 lead changes early.

The Pacers outscored the Crusaders 41-36 in the second half to secure the victory. The closest Belmont Abbey would come in the second half was eight points at 13:54 remaining.

Good would put in a game-high 26 points on 8-for-19 shooting from the floor to lead three Crusaders with double-figure scoring totals. Good was 9-for-12 from the charity stripe in the game.

Council finished the game with 17 points, and Chris Davis secured a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Belmont Abbey shot 44.4 percent (24-for-54) from the floor. The Crusaders connected on 38.5 percent (5-for-13) from three-point land and 67.6 (23-for-34) from the line.

Belmont Abbey ends its season with a mark of 22-10, which is the most wins in ten years. The Crusaders captured their third Conference Carolinas title and the first in ten years, and advanced to their first NCAA Tournament in a decade.