The University of Pikeville men’s basketball Bears overcame a slim halftime deficit to come-from-behind and beat Emory & Henry, 83-71, in a non-conference road game played on Tuesday night.
Korbin Spencer poured in 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to finish with a double-double as UPIKE improved to 6-0.
Three other Bears net in double figures as Kevin Bishop II followed with 19, Kenyon Duling added 12 and Taevon Horton chipped in 10.
The Bears will host Ohio Valley University on Saturday. Tipoff from the Appalachian Wireless Arena is set for 4 pm.
At Meadowview, Va.
SCORE BY HALVES:
UP (6-0)…..33 50 – 83
EH (3-2)…..35 36 – 71
Scoring:
UPIKE (83) – Taevon Horton 2(1) 3-5 10; Jacob Brown 2 1-1 5; Christian Sweazie 0(1) 1-2 4; Darius Love 1 0-0 2; Korbin Spencer 3(3) 7-7 22; Kevin Bishop II 8 3-7 19; Kenyon Duling 1(1) 7-8 12; Maurice Dickson 1(1) 2-2 7; and Taeron Hogg 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19(7) 24-32 83.
Emory & Henry (71) – Cade Looney 6(2) 3-4 21; Malcolm Morgan 1(2) 4-4 12; Gabe Brown 2(1) 4-4 11; Patrick Antonelli 2(1) 0-0 7; Jalen Leftwich 2 2-3 6; Micah Banks 2(1) 2-4 9; Kevin Grau Rodriguez 2 0-0 4; and Jake Moynihan 0 1-2 1. Totals: 17(7) 16-21 71.
Next up: UPIKE (6-0) vs Ohio Valley University (0-4), 4 pm, Nov. 27.