The University of Pikeville men’s Bears rolled to an 84-71 win over Martin Methodist (Tenn.) to improve to 8-8 overall and 7-8 in Mid-South Conference action in a game played at the Appalachian Wireless arena on Saturday.
UPIKE landed three players in double-figure scoring as Korbin Spencer led the way with a game-high 21 points. Darius Love and Malcolm Green tossed in 15 points apiece. Jacob Brown chipped in nine.
The Bears will hit the road to Campbellsville this Thursday night. Tipoff is set for 8 pm.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY HALVES:
MM (10-5)….32 39 – 71
UP (8-8)……..40 44 – 84
Scoring:
Martin Methodist (71) – Darrin Jenkins 5 8-10 18; Adarion Hudson 2(3) 0-0 13; Brady Brown 3(2) 0-0 12; Devin Kline 1(2) 0-0 8; Marcus Lee 0(2) 2-2 8; Bailey Talley 22-2 6; Mohamed ElGohary 2 0-0 4; and Tad Sivley 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16(9) 12-14 71.
UPIKE (84) – Korbin Spencer 5(2) 5-5 21; Darius Love 4(1) 4-5 15; Malcolm Green 5 5-8 15; Jacob Brown 3(1) 0-0 9; Jamir Simpson 1 4-5 6; Christian Sweazie 0(2) 2-2 8; Taevon Horton 2 4-5 8; and Kenyon Stone 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21(6) 24-30 84.
Next up: UPIKE (8-8) at Campbellsville University (6-10), 8 pm, Jan. 28.