The University of Pikeville Bears fell behind in the opening half and Freed-Hardaman went on to defeat the Bears, 85-65, in men’s Mid-South Conference action played in Henderson, Tenn., on Thursday night.
The loss dropped the Bears to 2-2 overall heading into Saturday afternoon’s road game at Bethel University (5-0). Game time is 4 pm.
Devin Collins paced the Bears with a game-high 23 points. Korbin Spencer followed 11 while Jacob Brown and Elijah Herron added 10 each.
At Henderson, Tenn.
SCORE BY HALVES:
UP (2-2)…..31 34 – 65
FH (2-2)…..41. 44 – 85
Scoring
UPIKE (65) – Devin Collins 1(7) 0-0 23; Korbin Spencer 3(1) 2-2 11; Jacob Brown 3 4-4 10; Teddy Parham Jr. 0(1) 2-2 5; Bradley Bunch 1 0-0 2; Elijah Herron 2 6-7 10; Keian Worrix 1 0-1 2; and Mark Vance 0 2-3 2. Totals: 11(9) 16-19 65.
Freed-Hardaman (85) – Ryley McClaran 4(3) 0-0 17; Peyton Law 3(3) 0-0 15; J.J. Wheat 3(1) 2-2 11; Brandon Thomas 5 0-0 10; Hunter Scurlock 4 1-1 9; JaQuan Lax 1(3) 0-0 11; Alex Rush 2 0-1 4; Dawson Bailey 1 1-1 3; Phil Horton 0(1) 0-0 3; and Dalton Colbert 0 2-2 2. Totals: 23(11) 6-7 85.
Next up: UPIKE (2-2) at Bethel University (5-0), 4 pm, Nov. 19.