The University of Pikeville Bears let a second-half lead slip away but recovered in overtime to upset No. 11 University of Cumberlands, 93-88, in a Mid-South Conference matchup in Williamsburg on Monday night.
UPIKE evened its overall record to 5-5 and 3-4 in league play.
Taevon Horton had a career-high game with 29 points while Korbin Spencer followed with 19. Malcolm Green added 12.
At Williamsburg
SCORE BY HALVES:
UP (5-5)….41 37 (15) –93
UC (9-4)….31 47 (10) – 88
Scoring:
UPIKE (93) – Korbin Spencer 2(3) 6-6 19; Malcolm Green 5 2-4 12; Jordan Perry 1(2) 2-2 10; Darius Love 1(1) 2-3 7; Jacob Brown 2 0-0 4; Taevon Horton 6(4) 5-7 29; Jamir Simpson 3 3-3 9; and Christian Sweazie 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 20(11) 20-26 93.
Cumberlands (88) – Tevin Olison 7(3) 11-12 34; Deng Mayot 2(1) 0-0 7; Josh Williams 2 2-3 6; Austin Hall 2 0-0 4; Ismeill Etienne 7 2-4 16; Steven Fitzgerald 4(1) 0-0 11; and Lamar Harris 5 0-0 10. Totals: 29(5) 15-19 88.
Next up: UPIKE (5-5) vs. Freed-Hardeman (7-1), 7pm, Jan. 7.