The University of Pikeville men’s basketball Bears saw a 15-point lead slip away in the second half but recovered to come from behind to beat Campbellsville, 92-87, in overtime in the Mid-South Conference opener played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Thursday night.
Darius Love led the way offensively with 29 points as UPIKE moved to 4-0. Three other Bears scored in double figures, led by Jacob Brown’s 16 points. Korbin Spencer followed with 14 and Maurice Dickson added 11.
UPIKE will host Georgetown College at the Appalachian Wireless Arena at 4 pm, Nov. 20.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY HALVES:
CU (5-2)…..33 46 ( 8) – 87
UP (4-0)…..39 40 (13) – 92
Scoring:
Campbellsville (87) – Cameron Carmical 0(4) 0-0 12; Peyton Broughton 3 6-6 12; Jarius Key 3(1) 2-3 11;Ross Ryan 3 1-2 7; Jace Williams 2 2-3 6; Darius Harding 3(3) 6-8 21; Malachi De Sousa 4 4-5 12; and Keaston Brown 0(2) 0-0 6. Totals: 18(10) 21-27 87.
UPIKE (92) – Darius Love 8(1) 10-11 29; Jacob Brown 7 2-3 16; Christian Sweazie 2 0-0 4; Taevon Horton 1 2-2 4; Korbin Spencer 4(1) 3-4 14; Maurice Dickson 3(1) 2-5 11; Kevin Bishop II 4 0-0 8; Kenyon Duling 1 0-2 2; and Taeron Hogg 0 01 0. Totals: 30(3) 23-32.
Next up: UPIKE (4-0) vs. Georgetown College (5-0), Appalachian Wireless Arena, 4 pm, Nov. 20.