The University of Pikeville men’s basketball Bears built a big halftime lead against Wilberforce University and went on to score a 79-67 victory in a game played at the UPIKE Gymnasium on Saturday.
Teddy Parham Jr. poured in a game-high 27 points as the Bears moved to 6-6. Korbin Spencer followed with 15 and Jacob brown net 11.
UPIKE will be back in action against Campbellsville University (6-7) at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Saturday. Tipoff is 7:30 pm.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY HALVES:
WU (1-11)….31 36 – 67
UP (6-6)…….46 33 – 79
Scoring:
Wilberforce (67) – Bobby McFadden 4 2-6 10; James Ringo 4 1-2 9; Jamir Hymes 2 0-0 4; Kenny Jackson 1 0-0 2; Jesse Olverson Jr. 1 0-2 2; Cali Davis 10(2) 3-3 29; Kyle Cardenas 2 0-3 4; Jayden Bennett 1 0-0 2; Rasaad Pettis 1 0-0 2; Keyon Boatwright 1 0-0 2l; and Josiah Mobley 0 1-4 1. Totals: 27(2) 7-20 67.
UPIKE (79) – Teddy Parham Jr. 3(2) 15-16 27; Korbin Spencer 4(1) 4-4 15; Jacob Brown 5 1-1 11; Elijah Herron 1 5-6 7; Devin Collins 2(1) 0-0 7; Mark Vance Jr. 2 2-2 6; Keian Worrix 1 2-2 4; and Bradley Bunch 1 0-2 2. Totals: 19(4) 29-33 79.
Next up: UPIKE (6-6) vs. Campbellsville University (6-7), 7:30 pm.
THURSDAY’S GAME
Thomas More……66
UPIKE……………52
The University of Pikeville fell behind in the early going and undefeated Thomas More rolled to a 66-52 win in a game played on Thursday night.
Teddy Parham Jr. continued his steady play with 17 points. Elijah Herron and Devin Collins finished with 11 each.
At Crestview Hills
SCORE BY HALVES:
UP (5-6)…..24 28 – 52
TM (11-0)…35 31 – 66
Scoring:
UPIKE (52) – Teddy Parham Jr. 6 5-5 17; Elijah Herron 4 3-8 11; Devin Collins 0(3) 2-2 11; Korbin Spencer 3 0-0 6; Jacob Brown 1 0-0 2; and Mark Vance Jr. 1(1) 0-1 5. Totals: 15(4) 10-16 52.
Thomas More (66) – Reid Jolly 6(1) 0-0 15; Casey George 4(2) 1-1 15; Noah Pack 6 0-0 12; Jacob Jones 4 3-4 11; Derek Eddings 1(1) 0-0 5; Scotty Draud 1(1) 0-0 5; Jalen Scott 1 0-0 2; and Matt Smith 0 1-2 1. Totals: 23(5) 5-7 66.