COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bears top Tigers in home conference win

PIKEVILLE – Suddenly the University of Pikeville men’s basketball team has found its groove.

UPIKE overcame a slim halftime deficit to earn an 80-72 win over Campbellsville in a Mid-South Conference game played at the UPIKE Gymnasium on Saturday.

Luke Layhew had a big day with 23 points and 12 rebounds to finish with a double-double as the Bears moved to 18-7 overall.

Jordan Perry led three other UPIKE players in double figures with 16 points. Korbin Spencer finished with 13 and DeAndre Barton totaled 11.

UPIKE plays at Cumberland on Thursday night and then at Life University on Saturday.

At Pikeville

SCORE BY HALVES:

CU (15-11)….32  40 – 72

UP (18-7)……30  50 – 80

Scoring:

Campbellsville (72) – Richie Mitchell 2(2) 4-6 14; Ronald Taylor 2(2) 3-3 13; Taiveyhon Mason 2(1) 4-4 11; DeUndra Singleton 4 3-3 11; Alston Davis 0(3) 0-0 9; Justin Tucker 2 4-4 8; and Jacob King 3 0-0 6. Totals: 15(8) 18-20 72.

UPIKE (80) – Luke Layhew 11 1-1 23; Jordan Perry 6 4-6 16; DeAndre Barton 2(1) 4-4 11; Jazz Parker 3 1-2 7; J.J. Ramey 2 2-5 6; Korbin Spencer 4 5-6 13; and Da’Rell Domineck 1 2-2 4. Totals: 29(1) 19-25 80.

WOMEN

Campbellsville…97

UPIKE……….…….69

PIKEVILLE – University of Pikeville women basketball Bears dropped their fifth straight game as Campbellsville rolled to a 97-69 win in a Mid-South Conference game played at the UPIKE Gymnasium on Saturday.

Brianna Burbridge had 26 points and pulled down 10 boards to finish with a double-double as the Bears dropped to 14-12. Kayla Mullins and Theodora Odia tossed in 10 each.

UPIKE hits the road Thursday night at Cumberland before playing at Life University on Saturday.

At Pikeville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

CU (24-2)….16  27  28  26 – 97

UP (14-12)…..12  14  26  17 – 69

Scoring:

Campbellsville (97) – Savannah Gregory 4(3) 4-4 21; Sammy Rogers 4(2) 1-2 15; Shyla Calbert 3(1) 0-0 9; Lexy Lake 0(3) 0-0 9; Courtney Pritchett 1 2-2 4; Madison Faulkner 4 6-9 14; Caitlin Hall 1(2) 0-0 8; Madison Sheppard 3 0-0 6; Ashlee McGeorge 2 0-2 4; Faith Lake 0(1) 0-0 3; Lashaya Carman 1 0-0 2; and Shelby Harmeyer 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24(12) 13-19 97.

UPIKE (69) – Kayla Mullins 0(2) 4-4 10; Hailey Free 1 2-2 4; Elisabeth Latham 1 0-0 2; Yurleis Estrada 1 0-0 2; Brianna Burbridge 9 8-9 26; Theodora Odia 4 0-2 10; A.J. Reed 0(3) 0-0 9; Mia Greatrex 2 0-0 4; and Alicia Sephus 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(5) 14- 69.