ORLANDO, Fla. ? The Embry-Riddle men's basketball team scored 44 points in each half of play to defeat Johnson and Wales (Fla.), Monday afternoon at the Amway Arena, home of the Orlando Magic. The Eagles are now 2-0 on the year, while the Wildcats fall to 0-2.

All 10 players who suited up for the Blue and Gold put points up on the scoreboard. Tyler DeBord and Eric Lorenzi paced the Eagles with double-double efforts with DeBord registering 14 points and 10 rebounds and Lorenzi tallying 14 points and 12 boards.

The opportunity to play where the pros play came at a small price as both teams had to adjust to shooting long-range shots from the NBA three-point line, which is some four feet further from the basket than the college arc.

The Eagles went up 4-2 1:15 into the game and never relinquished the lead. A jumper by Danny Krazit at the 14:03 mark started a 13-2 run that gave the Eagles a 25-10 advantage with 6:03 left in the first half. The Eagle offense added 19 more points to its tally while the defense held Johnson and Wales to just five points over the last six minutes of the half, resulting in a 44-20 Eagle lead at the half.

In the first half, the Eagles went to the free throw line 24 times, converting on 15 attempts. ERAU only made seven trips to the charity stripe in the second frame, but made up for the shortfall by stepping up its three-point shooting. After making just one three in the first half, the Eagles got into a rhythm from the NBA distance and went four-for-seven from beyond the arc in the second to equal their scoring from the first half with 44.

Stephen Nosworthy led the Wildcats scoring with 12 points.

The Eagles return to action at 7 p.m. on Friday when they host Tennessee Wesleyan in at the ICI Center. Friday's game will be part of Embry-Riddle's 2008 Homecoming festivities.