AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State shot 55 percent Wednesday night and stretched its winning streak to eight in a row with an 85-70 Senior Night victory over Columbus State in Christenberry Fieldhouse.

The victory improved No. 5 ASU to 22-4 overall and to 16-3 in the Peach Belt Conference. The win extended the Jaguars' Peach Belt Conference home winning streak to 15 in a row, dating back to last season. With the win, the Jags improved to 11-1 at home this season and finished the regular season with a perfect 10-0 mark in conference play.

The Jags remained in a tie with USC Aiken atop the PBC standings. The 11th-ranked Pacers topped Clayton State 58-53 in Morrow, Ga.

ASU senior center Garret Siler booked a game-high 24 points and pulled down eight rebounds. Sophomore reserve guard Caleb Brown drained 5-of-8 3-point attempts en route to a career-high 22 points and junior guard Ben Madgen added 10 points.

Sean Miller paced the Cougars (8-17, 6-13 PBC) with 21 points and Chris Telesford chipped in 13 points. Owen Brow added 11 points off the bench.

ASU shot 59 percent in the second half and 54.5 percent for the game. The Jags matched their season high by connecting on 10 3-pointers – seven in the second half -- and won the rebounding battle 36-22.

The Cougars shot 46.9 percent from the field, including 52 percent in the second half. CSU canned 6-of-19 3-point attempts, but connected on just one 3-pointer in the second half.

ASU led 40-32 at the half and pushed its advantage to as much as 25 with 4:27 remaining in the game on a Daniel Dixon trey.

The contest marked the final regular-season appearance in Christenberry Fieldhouse for the Jags' senior trio of Siler, point guard Steve Smith and center Jason Killeen.

The Jags close out the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 28 with a road trip to Americus, Ga., to take on Georgia Southwestern. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. in the Storm Dome on the GSW campus.