DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –  Powered by a game-high 17 points from Jason Powell , a career-best 15 rebounds by Cesar Pastrana and a career-high 10 assists from DeForest Carter, the 23^rd-ranked Embry-Riddle (19-6, 6-5) men's basketball  team coasted to a 76-47 victory over Johnson & Wales (10-14, 2-10) in Sun Conference action on Friday at the ICI Center. Friday was the Eagles' Hall of Fame Night and the inductees in ERAU Athletics' 2013 Hall of Fame Class, who will formally be inducted in a ceremony tomorrow evening, were recognized prior to tip-off and helped cheer the Eagles to their 19^th win of the season.
 
The Eagles earned their first four points of the contest from the free throw line and went on to shoot a 92.9 percent clip from the charity stripe in the first half, connecting on 13 of 14 free throw attempts.  Their prowess at the free throw line, led by 4-of-4 first half performances by both Daniel Kiesling and Jason Powell, helped the Eagles make up for a 13 turnovers and a 37.5 percent (9-24) performance from the field in the first frame. ERAU held the Wildcats to just 28 percent shooting from the field in the first 20 minutes of action and bested the visitors 24-10 on the boards to take a 37-24 lead in the locker room at the half.
 
Daniel Kiesling drove to the basket to score the first points of the second frame and that score keyed a 16-6 run that helped ERAU extend its lead to 25 points (55-30) with 12:36 left in the half. The Eagles bested the 21-15 over the final eight minutes of play to seal the win and move into fifth place in the conference standings.
 
The Eagles' free throw shooting cooled slightly in the second half as the team made 22 of their 27 (81.5 percent) free throw attempts for the game. Kiesling and Cesar Pastrana were both perfect from the charity stripe going 6-for-6 and 4-for-4, respectively.
 
The Eagle defense effectively shut down the Wildcats' outside game, holding the visitors to just 15 percent (3-20) from beyond the arc. The Eagles' dominance on the boards extended to the second half as they finished the game with a 51-23 rebounding advantage and did not allow JWU a single second-chance point. Additionally, ERAU held Myles Smith, currently second in the league's scoring race at 19.6 points per game, to just nine points, eight of which came late in the second half.
 
Kiesling joined Powell in double-digit scoring with 14, while Pastrana recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 10 points to go with his 15 boards.
 
Quentin Tate led the Wildcat effort with 10 points, followed closely by Smith and Luke Walters (8).
 
The Eagles will return to the court at 7 p.m. on Wednesday when they travel to Lakeland to take on Southeastern in another Sun Conference fixture.