Clutch free throw shooting in the second half help to lead the top-ranked Georgetown Tigers to a 90-79 win over the University of Pikeville men’s Bears in Mid-South Conference action played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Saturday.
UPIKE dropped to 2-3 overall and 1-3 in league play heading into Monday night’s game with Campbellsville-Harrodsburg (1-2) at home. Tipoff is set for 7 pm.
Korbin Spencer led Four Bears in double-figure scoring with 17 points. Malcolm Green continued his solid play with 16 points while Jacob Brown knocked in 15 and Jamir Simpson tossed in 10.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY HALVES:
GC (5-1)….38 52 – 90
UP (2-2)…..37 42 – 79
Scoring:
Georgetown (90) – Derrin Boyd 5(5) 4-4 29; Kyran Jones 10 5-5 25; Brodricks Jones 5(1) 0-0 13; Chad Ohmer 2(2) 0-0 10; Jaquay Wales 1(1) 3-4 8; and Rashad Bishop 2 1-1 5. Totals:25(9) 13-14 90.
UPIKE (79) – Korbin Spencer 4(3) 0-0 17; Malcolm Green 6 4-4 16; Jacob Brown 4(2) 1-3 15; Taevon Horton 1(1) 2-3 7; Jordan Perry 3 0-0 6; Jamir Simpson 4 2-5 10; Darius Love 2 0-0 4; and Carl Campbell 2 0-0 4. Totals: 26(6) 9-15 79.
Next up: UPIKE (2-2) vs. Campbellsville-Harrodsburg (1-2), 7 pm, Dec. 14.