FAYETTE, Mo. - Melvin Tillman finished with a team-high 20 points to lead Central Methodist to an 80-72 victory over Peru State on Saturday inside Puckett Fieldhouse.

The Runnin' Eagles (9-11, 3-7 HAAC) also got 18 points from Eric Franklin, including 14 in the second half. Elliott Black added 13. Alex Barner had 10. Boshko Ognenovski and Robert Mason scored six apiece. All of Ognenovski's points came on three two-handed slams in the second half.�

Tillman also had six assists. Franklin had five. Black had nine rebounds, and Barner came up with eight.

Peru State (1-22, 0-11 HAAC) received a game-high 24 points from Derrick Williams, with 17 of those coming in the last 20 minutes of competition. Eric Donald and Richard Oppitz had 16 and 12 points, respectively. Oppitz added a team-high nine rebounds.

Central Methodist will travel to Evangel on Thursday, Feb. 2. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT.