RINDGE, N.H. - The Pace University men's basketball team was defeated at Franklin Pierce on Wednesday night by a score of 86-78. The loss shifts the Setters' record to 10-7 this season, including a 4-5 mark inside the NE10.

Inside the Numbers
*Austin Gilbertson (Etters, PA/Trinity) and Peyton Wejnert (Point Pleasant, NJ/Southern Regional) piloted the Pace effort, combining to tally 42 points and 19 rebounds. Gilbertson went for a season-high 23 points, while Wejnert tallied a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds.

*Brandon Jacobs (Cambria Heights, NY/Long Island Lutheran) and Tyrone Cohen, Jr. (Woodside, NY/Christ the King / Holy Cross University / Broward College) also reached double figures with 12 and 10 points respectively, Jacobs added five assists, while Cohen, Jr. snagged seven rebounds.

*The Setters made 27-of-68 (39.7 percent) from the field, including a 3-for-20 clip from beyond the arc. Pace hit on 21-of-27 from the charity stripe, marking the third game this season with 20 or more free-throw makes.

*Pace forced 27 turnovers in the contest, while outrebounding Franklin Pierce by a 44-35 margin.

How it Happened
Franklin Pierce put together a 13-2 run in the first half to turn a six-point deficit into a 28-23 lead with 5:30 left. The Ravens would go on to hold the advantage into the break as back-to-back layups from Jacobs put Pace within three at halftime.

Franklin Pierce would go on to steadily build on their halftime lead in the second half. Back-to-back three-pointers to begin the frame sparked a 25-12 run. The Ravens captured their largest lead of the game at 70-55 with 8:31 left.

Pace answered Franklin Pierce with an 18-5 stretch of its own to cut the Ravens' edge to 75-73 with 2:12 remaining. A Jacobs layup would then cut the lead to 78-75 with 93 seconds left, but that would be as close as Pace would get.

Up Next
The Setters will be back at home on Saturday to host Assumption College at 3:30 p.m.