GREENWOOD, S.C. – Augusta State used a 20-2 run midway through the first half Saturday to pull away from Lander and post an 81-54 Peach Belt Conference road win at Finis Horne Arena.

Senior Ben Madgen scored a game-high 17 points while Fred Brathwaite and Franck Ndongo tallied 11 points each. Alex Smith, Greg Hire and Tye Beal all netted nine points. Junior Howard Brown grabbed a game-high seven rebounds and Daniel Dixon handed our four assists.

The victory -- the Jags’ fourth in a row and seventh straight in the series with Lander -- lifted them to 19-2 on the season and 11-1 in the PBC. The loss dropped the Bearcats to 8-12 and 3-9, respectively.

ASU, ranked 12th nationally and first in the Southeast Region poll, posted its 100th win since the beginning of the 2006-07 season and improved to 59-9 in conference play over that same span.

Dane Sparrow came off the bench to lead Lander with 16 points and Da’Shon Barrino chipped in 12.

The Jags shot 52 percent from the field, including 61 percent in the first half. Seven different players connected on 3-pointers for ASU.

The Jags, who racked up 32 bench points, limited the Bearcats to just 33.3 percent shooting in the game.

ASU returns to action on Monday, Feb. 8, traveling to UNC Pembroke to face the Braves in 7:30 p.m., PBC contest at the English E. Jones Center. (Box Score)