Central, SC – The Emmanuel Men's Basketball team traveled to Central, SC to take on Southern Wesleyan in conference play. SWU jumped out to an early lead, taking a 35-33 lead into the break, but the Lions responded well behind a career-high 29 points from freshman, Devin Story to take home an 82-76 victory. With the win, the Lions improve to 9-7 on the overall, 7-1 in conference play. 
 
Southern Wesleyan jumped out to a 10-2 lead early in the first. The Lions would respond well with back-to-back triples from Chris Dees to bring the game within one point, 17-16. A three by Isaac Jones gave the Lions the lead, 28-26 with 3:01to play in half, but the Warriors closed out the half strong to take a 35-33 lead into the break. In the half, the Lions shot 12-29 from the field (41%) and connected on 7-20 from three-point range. 
 
After the break, the Warriors came out strong pushing their lead to as much as nine points, 44-35. The Lions responded well, quickly taking over the lead on a layup by Kendall Latney with 11:48 to play, 51-50. The two teams traded points and the lead, until freshman, Devin Story put on a show putting up 18 of his 29 points in the final ten minutes of play. The Lions would close things out strong to bring home an 82-76 victory. 
 
Devin Story led the way for the Lions with a career high 29 points and 5 rebounds. Kendall Latney contributed 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and a block. Chris Dees added 14 points and Tavarus Webb had 8 assists.
 
The Lions are back in action on Saturday as they travel to Belmont, NC to take on Belmont Abbey in conference play. For more information on Emmanuel University athletics, visit goeulions.com.