Shawnee State used its size and athleticism to run past the University of Pikeville men’s basketball Bears, 91-79, in a game played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Saturday.
The Bears dropped to 4-5 heading into a matchup with the University of Cumberlands (7-1) on Jan. 4.
Malcolm Green paced the Bears with 19 points while Jordan Perry tossed in 13 and Jacob Brown added 11.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY HALVES:
SSU (9-1)…38 53 – 91
UP (4-5)……35 44 – 79
Scoring:
Shawnee State (91) – James Jones 6(2) 8-10 26; E.J. Onu 8(1) 2-2 21; Issac Abergut 2(3) 0-1 13; Amier Gilmore 5 0-0 10; Jakiel Wells 2 2-2 6; Miles Thomas 0(1) 3-6 6; Latavious Mitchell 2 1-2 5; and Dakota Prichard 2 0-0 4. Totals: 27(7) 16-23 91.
UPIKE (79) – Malcolm Green 7 5-5 19; Jordan Perry 6 1-1 13; Jacob Brown 1(2) 3-6 11; Darius Love 2 2-2 6; Korbin Spencer 3 0-0 6; Christian Sweazie 0(2) 2-2 8; Jamir Simpson 3 1-2 7; Kenyon Stone 2(1) 2-2 7; and Taevon Horton 1 0-02. Totals: 25(5) 14-18 79.
Next up: UPIKE (4-5) at University of Cumberlands (7-1), 8 pm, Jan. 4