AIKEN, S.C. -  Senior guard Charles Moore had a career-high 28 points for Paine College but wasn't enough as they fell on the road to USC-Aiken, 84-65, on Monday evening.

PC falls to 0-2 while the UCSA improves to 2-5 on the season.

Moore led the Lions for the second consecutive game as he finished shooting 9-of-25 (36.0 percent) from the field including 9-of-10 from the line and three rebounds while Keyon Faulkner-Smith had added 12 points and five boards.

The Pacers were led by Faison Brock who had a team-high 18 points and five rebounds while Xzavier Bamore had a 15 points in the win.

Team Stats

• Paine connected on just 25-of-64 (39.1 percent) from the field, while Aiken hit 30-of-67 (44.8 percent)
• The Lions forced 8 Pacer turnovers, while USCA converted 13 Paine Turnovers to 20 points
• PC drained 13-of-19 shots from the charity strip while USC-Aiken hit 15-of-20 free-throws
• Paine was out-rebounded 45-36 including 14-11 on the offensive boards
• PC only shot 18.2 percent from behind the arc connecting on 2-of-11

First Half

• Paine got off to a good start having their largest lead of the game at 9-5 at the 16:05 mark
• The Lions last lead was 12-11 with 13:16 remaining in the half
• The Pacers went on a 26-5 run in the next nine minutes
• USC-Aiken largest lead of the half came at the 4:35 mark when they pushed their lead to 37-16
• The Lions went into the half trailing 39-28

Second Half

• USCA outscored PC in the second half 45-37
• Charles Moore scored 17 points
• The Lions didn't score a three-point basket while USC-Aiken hit four from downtown
• PC had 10 second chance points to the Pacers seven

Paine College returns to action this Saturday, Nov. 30 as they host SIAC foe the Magicians of LeMoyne-Owen College. The contest will tipoff at 3 p.m.