BREVARD, N.C. --- Kyle Moore poured in 30 points, including his 1,000th as a Pioneer to lead the Tusculum College men's basketball team to a 72-55 South Atlantic Conference win over host Brevard College Saturday afternoon at Boshamer Gymnasium.

The Pioneers improve to 18-8 overall and 10-5 in the league and completes the season sweep over the Tornados (12-13, 3-11 SAC).

Moore went 8-for-13 from the floor, including 6-for-10 from three-point territory. He has scored 1,017 points in his two seasons at Tusculum, becoming the 21st player in school history to achieve the feat. Moore scored his 1,000th career point earlier this month at Wingate (Moore played his rookie season at NCAA I Winthrop where he chipped in 50 points - He has 1,049 for his collegiate career).

Ryan Troutman added 15 points and four assists, while Josh Bennett contributed eight points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots off the bench. Rob Troutman posted four points and seven rebounds as the Pioneers have won 10 of their last 12 games.

The Pioneers led throughout most of the contest and used a 20-point first half by Moore to take a 39-28 at the intermission.

In the second half, Tusculum went on a 9-0 run in the first 3:47 of the period, including a dunk by Bennett and three-pointer from Ryan Troutman and a basket from Taylor Hobbs as TC led 48-28.

Tusculum would maintain its double-digit for the remainder of the game, including its largest advantage at 58-36 with 8:08 remaining following a three-point play by Tommy Klempin. TC would lead by 22 again at the 6:09 mark after a three-pointer by Jimmy Boone.

Moore becomes only the second player this season to score 30 markers on Brevard and marks the third time this year he has eclipsed 30 points in a game.

Brevard's Jonathan Whitson scored 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting to lead the Tornados. Joseph Chilton added nine points and four rebounds, while Darin Dellinger accounted for seven markers in the loss.

Tusculum shot 48 percent from the floor, including 11-for-22 from beyond the arc. Ryan Troutman finished the game shooting 5-for-8 from the floor and was perfect in his three 3-point attempts.

The Pioneers will close out the regular season this Wednesday night at 8 p.m. when they host cross-mountain rival Mars Hill College. It will be Senior Night as Tusculum honors senior Ryan Troutman and Marko Kostic in pre-game ceremonies at Pioneer Arena.

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