CLINTON, S.C. - Presbyterian College placed three players in double figures led by senior Johann Collins' 17 points and 12 rebounds en route to a 67-64 victory over Carson-Newman College in quarterfinal action of the 2006 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament held in the Ross E. Templeton Center Wednesday night.

With the victory, Presbyterian (23-8) advances to the semifinals where they will play the winner of No. 3 Catawba/No. 6 Tusculum on Saturday, March 4 at 6:00 pm at the Catawba Valley Community Center. Carson-Newman ends the season at 10-17.

The first half was highlighted by five ties and six lead changes with the largest lead coming at five points by the Blue Hose on three occasions. PC led 23-18 at the 6:58 mark on a layup by senior Collins, but Carson-Newman fought back and trimmed the lead only one point at 30-29 on a steal and layup by senior Milo Johnson (Lake Alford, FL) as the teams entered halftime.

Ballenger paced the Blue Hose with 12 first half points on five-of-eight shooting from the floor, while Johnson led the Eagles with eight points on three-of-four shooting from the floor. Carson-Newman outscored the Blue Hose off the bench 13-2 in the first half, but the Blue Hose led in second chance points 10-2.

In the second half, the Blue Hose led by as many as eight points at 50-42 on a three-pointer by sophomore Pat Kiscaden (Oviedo, FL) at the 10:43 mark, but Carson-Newman's sophomore Andy Tipton (Maryville, TN) scored 10 straight points to pull the Eagles to within one point at 54-53 with 6:21 remaining.

The Eagles would not let the Blue Hose extend the lead past five points the rest of the game and trailed by only three points at 67-64 with :19 seconds remaining, but Carson-Newman's last attempt at a game-tying three-pointer fell short as time expired.

Joining Collins for Blue Hose scoring honors was fellow senior Tray Ballenger (Wellford, S.C.), who tallied 14 points, while junior Sean Dixon (Marietta, Ga.) added 15 points and eight assists.

Carson-Newman was paced by junior Kente Hart's (Evansville, IN) 13 points, while sophomore Darren Williams (Lawrenceville, Ga.) added 11 points, and Tipton added 10 points.