Box Score                 The Berry College men's basketball team kept its early-season record perfect when the Vikings defeated the LaGrange Panthers 88-74 in the final game of the Viking Tip-Off Classic tournament Sunday afternoon at the Cage.
 
                The win non-conference win improves the Vikings to 4-0 heading into a road trip Wednesday when Berry visits Huntingdon.
 
                Against the Panthers, the Vikings started out playing fast and aggressive on offense to break out to a 9-0 lead in the opening minutes. LaGrange struggled to score and the Vikings capitalized off that.
 
                Staying consistent with Saturday night's performance that saw the Vikings connect from long range in a victory over Warren Wilson, Berry continued to fire off three-pointers, hitting 55 percent of its treys in the first half.
 
                Most of the points, however, came from inside the paint where the Vikings shot 62 percent from the field.
 
                Berry ended the half with a comfortable 50-32 lead as Riley Costas led the team with nine points while Austin Brooks followed with eight. 
 
                In the second half, the Panthers continued to lack answers for Brooks and the Vikings. With six minutes left, LaGrange pulled to within 11 points of Berry, but a Chase Ellis dunk off an assist from Michael Johnson kept the visitors in check. 
 
                 LaGrange managed to pull to within nine points with under three minutes to play, but again the Vikings responded when Ellis converted a traditional three-point play and Johnson connected for a three-pointer to pull away.
 
                Brooks led the team with 18 points, Costas added 15, and Ellis and Blake Campbell finished in double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
 
                The Vikings had 56 points in the paint and outrebounded the Panthers 42-27.