AIKEN - The battle of giants never materialized Saturday night.

Instead, the matchup between Augusta State's Garret Siler and USC Aiken's Abdul Herrera, a pair of 6-foot-11 centers, got overshadowed by the Jaguars' backcourt play.

Freshman guard Ben Madgen scored 21, junior forward Tyrekus Bowman added 17 and Augusta State rolled to an 89-70 victory over the Pacers at The Courthouse.

Augusta State won the sixth of its past seven outings. The Jaguars improved to 10-3 overall and 2-0 in the Peach Belt Conference.

The league's top-scoring offense, Augusta State eclipsed the 80-point barrier for the sixth time in its past seven games.

The Jaguars shot 51 percent from the field and hit 27 of 40 free-throw attempts.

"We feel like we always play as a team," Madgen said. "Everyone just gets their job done."

Freshman guard Kip Small came off the bench to score a career-high 13 with six assists, while junior guard Demetrius Howard added 13 points. Madgen led the way with his 6-for-12 shooting performance, which included a pair of 3-pointers. Bowman was four points shy of his scoring average but added eight boards.

Augusta State extended its winning streak to nine games against USC Aiken. The Pacers last defeated the Jaguars in the 2001-02 season.

"We played a good team," USC Aiken coach Vince Alexander said. "We've got a young team. There's a lot of people here. There's a lot of excitement. And we all failed. We've got to look at it collectively. Tonight, we weren't ready for the challenge.

"But there's going to be a day when we're ready for it."

USC Aiken shot 38 percent from the floor and went just 20-for-33 from the foul line. Kingsley Oguchi led the Pacers with 17 points, while Seth Leonard added 13, Darren Pore had 12 and Casey McMasters 10.

Oguchi, the team's starting point guard, picked up a pair of fouls nine minutes into the game. Alexander said having him sit out threw off his team's gameplan.

"When he picked up his second foul," Alexander said, "we fell apart."

Oguchi wasn't the only Pacer in foul trouble. Herrera, who transferred in from Cincinnati in December, picked up three fouls in the first half.

Siler also spent the evening in foul trouble. He fouled out with 7:35 remaining, scoring six points with four boards.

Herrera, who's still trying to overcome a foot injury he suffered in November, had a worse evening. Defended by Siler, Bowman and Luke Tambon, Herrera shot 1-for-5 from the field for two points in 18 minutes.

"(Bowman) did a good job on him. Garret did a good job on him," Augusta State coach Dip Metress said. "We knew going into the game Luke was going to guard him. He's our best post defender."

Augusta State used a 20-4 run - with Siler and Bowman on the bench for most of that - late in the first half to take a 35-22 lead.

"Those are our go-to guys," Howard said. "But we knew we just had to take our game to a different level."