IMMOKALEE, Fla. (Interstat) — Ave Maria edged visiting Wayland Baptist 82-81 in a men’s NAIA basketball game Tuesday at Tom Golisano Field House, improving the Gyrenes to 1-0 and dropping the Pioneers to 1-1. Wayland Baptist scored 45 first-quarter points and 36 after the opening quarter, while Ave Maria scored 32 in the first quarter and 50 after the opening quarter. The Pioneers shot 30 of 77 from the floor, 6 of 29 from three-point range and 15 of 28 from the free-throw line. The Gyrenes shot 29 of 63 from the floor, 10 of 22 from beyond the arc and 14 of 26 from the line. Wayland Baptist had 44 rebounds, 19 offensive, 14 assists, six blocks and 13 turnovers. Ave Maria had 49 rebounds, 17 offensive, nine assists, seven blocks and 21 turnovers. Wayland Baptist scored 81 points on 84 possessions, and Ave Maria scored 82 points on 79 possessions. George Sabatini, Freddie Cooper, Talmadge Taylor, Marlon Bennett, Alex Sherwood, Lance Rawls, Jeron Lawrence, Noah Lovan, Rico Byrd and Predrag Panisic were among key performers.