The Berry college men's basketball team defeated Warren Wilson 86-60 in the Vikings home opener in the Cage Center on Saturday night during the Viking Tip-off tournament. 

            The 3-0 Vikings took a few minutes to get in their scoring groove, but when they did, they came out swinging with a barrage of three-pointers. By the end of the first half, Berry was shooting 50 percent from beyond the three-point arc.

            When the Vikings stole all momentum from Warren Wilson, they didn't look back, ending the half up 39-25, with Blake Campbell leading the Vikings with 12 points at the break. 

             Coming into the second half, the Vikings remained on fire with the hot hand and over the first five minutes of the second half Berry was shooting 55 percent of their treys, and wasn't letting up and held as much as a 30-point lead. 

            Blake Campbell led the Vikings with 22 points on the night, and DJ Estes behind him with nine points. 

            The Vikings ended the night with 43 rebounds – Austin Brooks and Riley Costas had seven boards each – and shot 47% from the field. 

            LaGrange defeated Oglethorpe 89-75 in the first game of the Tipoff. 

            Berry takes on LaGrange Sunday at 3 p.m. Warren Wilson will take on Oglethorpe at 1p.m.