BELMONT, N.C. -- Romeao Ferguson and DeQuan Abrom each tallied 24 points and Belmont Abbey posted a season-high field-goal percentage, lifting the Crusaders to a 110-95 victory over Mount Olive in Conference Carolinas men's basketball action Tuesday night. The result in the regular-season finale sets up a 2-7 rematch in the league quarterfinals at the Wheeler Center next Tuesday.

Belmont Abbey improved to 19-9, 14-6 with its seventh straight win, while Mount Olive falls to 16-12, 10-10.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Ferguson added six assists and six steals to his scoring total, while Abrom chipped in four rebounds, two assists and two steals.
• Bosko Bojovic added a career-best 19 points and eight boards, while Charles Solomon equaled his career-best of 17 points.
• The Crusaders hit 43 of 65 from the field for a season-high percentage of .662. The previous best was .633 at King back in December.
• The Abbey held a 41-25 rebounding margin.
• The point total was the second-highest of the season, trailing 120 against Mars Hill in the season-opener.
• Belmont Abbey built 14-point halftime lead by shooting 68.6 percent (24 of 35) in the period. An 8-0 run turned a 21-16 lead into 13, 29-16 with 9:37 remaining. After Mount Olive cut the margin to six, 44-38 at the 3:02 mark, the Crusaders ended the half on an 11-3 run.
• In the second, a 63.3 percent-effort kept the Trojans at bay for the majority of the time. Eight straight points cut the margin to 78-70 with 10:19 to play, but a 7-0 Crusaders' answer ended the threat. The biggest margin came at 20, 106-86 with just under two minutes remaining.

UP NEXT

• The two teams will meet again in the quarterfinal round of the 2020 Conference Carolinas Tournament.
• The No. 2 seeded Crusaders will host the No. 7 Trojans with the teams having split the regular-season series (each winning at home)
• Tipoff will be at approximately 7:30 following a quarterfinal game in the women's tournament.