The University of Pikeville bears saw a first-half lead slip away as Life University rallied for a 74-69 Mid-South Conference win in Marietta, Georgia on Monday night.
Darius Love paced the bears, now 6-8, with 20 points while Christian Sweazie tossed in 15 and Malcolm green chipped in 11.
UPIKE will host the Running Eagles at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Thursday. Tipoff is set for 6 pm.
At Marietta, Ga.
SCORE BY HALVES:
UP (6-8)….30 39 – 69
LU (6-3)….27 47 – 74
Scoring:
UPIKE (69) – Darius Love 7(1) 3-5 20; Malcolm Green 3(1) 2-3 11; Jacob Brown 2 0-0 4; Christian Sweazie 2(3) 2-3 15; Kenyon Stone Korbin Spencer 3 3-4 9; and Jamir Simpson 2 3-4 7. Totals: 20(5) 14-21 69.
Life University (74) – Lorenzo Ferrell 1(5) 0-0 17; Isaiah Hart 1(2) 8-10 16; Derrick Cook 0 1-3 1; Cam Horton 2(2) 3-4 13; James Moore 2 6-8 10; Jordan Hernandez 2 2-3 6; Trey Kelly 3 0-0 6; Danny Lewis 2 1-2 5; and Derrick Cook 0 1-3 1. Totals: 13(9) 15-20 74.
Next up: UPIKE (6-8) vs. Life University (6-3), 6 pm, Jan. 21.