The University of Pikeville Bears took an 11-point, halftime lead and made it hold up in the second half to score an 81-71 win over Freed-Hardeman in a Mid-South Conference game played at the UPIKE Gymnasium on Saturday.
UPIKE, now 12-9, landed four players in double-figure scoring as Korbin Spencer, MSC Player of the Week, led the way with a game-high 27 points.
Keian Worrix followed with 14 while Teddy Parham Jr., net 11 and Bradley Bunch tossed in 10.
The Bears will next play at Cumberland University (10-10) on Thursday. Tipoff is 7:30 p.m.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY HALVES:
FH (16-5)…..29 42 – 71
UP (12-9)…..38 43 – 81
Scoring:
Freed-Hardeman (71) – Peyton Law 4 2-4 10; Ryley McClaran 3(1) 1-2 10; JaQuan Lax 3 4-4 10; Hunter Scurlock 3 0-0 6; Dawson Bailey 3 0-0 6; JJ Wheat 4 5-5 13; Brandon Thomas 5 1-2 12; and Phil Horton 2 0-0 4. Totals: 27(1) 14-18 71.
UPIKE (81) – Korbin Spencer 7(2) 7-8 27; Keian Worrix 2(2) 4-6 14; Teddy Parham Jr., 3(1) 2-3 11; Devin Collins 3(1) 0-0 9; Jacob Brown 1(1) 3-5 8; Bradley Bunch 2(2) 0-0 10; and Mark Vance Jr., 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19(9) 16-22 81.
Next up: UPIKE (12-9) at Cumberland University (10-10), 7:30 p.m., Jan. 26.