The University of Pikeville Bears battled defending national champion Georgetown College to the final buzzer, but an upset of the Tigers came up short, 76-74, in the Mid-South Conference Tournament quarterfinals played in Bowling Green on Sunday.
Darius Love led the Bears, who finished the season 12-12, with 24 points. Malcolm Green followed with 12 while Korbin Spencer added 11 and Christian Sweazie net 10.
At Bowling Green
(MSC Tournament Quarterfinals)
SCORE BY HALVES:
UP (12-12)…..26 48 – 74
GC (16-6)……34 42 – 76
Scoring:
UPIKE (74) – Darius Love 5(4) 2-4 24; Malcolm Green 2(2) 2-2 12; Korbin Spencer 4(1) 0-2 11; Jamir Simpson 2 2-2 6; Jacob Brown 0(1) 0-0 3; Christian Sweazie 0(2) 4-5 10; and Jordan Perry 3 2-4 8. Totals: 16(10) 12-19 74.
Georgetown College (76) – Kyran Jones 4(1) 9-11 20; Derrin Boyd 3(2) 3-6 15; Jaquay Wales 3(1) 5-5 14; Michael Turay 4 2-410; Brodricks Jones 1 0-0 2; Naradain James 1(2) 0-0 8; Seth Johnson 0(1) 0-0 3; Chucky Wilson 1 0-0 2; and Rashad Bishop 0 2-2 2. Totals:17(7) 21-28 76.
Next up: Bears season ends.