AMERICUS, Ga. – The UNC Pembroke men's basketball team shot better than 53 percent in both halves and tacked up 27 points off of 21 Georgia Southwestern turnovers on the way to a 97-57 victory over the Hurricanes on Wednesday afternoon in the Storm Dome.
 
It was the sixth-straight victory for the Braves (8-1, 3-0 PBC) who have now posted two 40+-point victories this season (Mount Olive). Georgia Southwestern (2-7, 0-3) has now dropped five-straight contests in the series with the Braves, including three-straight matchups in Americus.
 

THE BASICS

SCORE: UNC Pembroke 97, Georgia Southwestern 57 RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 8-1, 3-0 PBC; Georgia Southwestern 2-7, 0-3 PBC LOCATION: Americus, Ga. (Storm Dome)

HOW IT HAPPENED

1ST HALF

The Braves traded baskets with the Hurricanes for much of the first six minutes of play before Spencer Levi's layup at the 13:56 mark sparked the visitors on a mild scoring spurt that helped pad the lead. UNCP pushed its advantage out to double digits, 29-19, on a short jumper from Carson Mounce with 8:51 left before intermission, and eventually took a 47-28 lead into the locker rooms.

2ND HALF

A 3-pointer from James Murray-Boyles just seven minutes into the second half put the Braves out in front by 20 points, 63-43, and Akia Pruitt's fastbreak dunk at the 6:52 mark made it a 75-45 affair. Cam Hamilton's 3-pointer on a fastbreak with less than a minute left provided the final.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

+ Freshman Cam Hamilton came off the bench to score a game-high 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting in just 20 minutes of action. He added three rebounds, three assists and a trio of steals as well. + Junior Akia Pruitt turned in 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting, while also adding four rebounds. + Senior James Murray-Boyles chipped in 12 points in 18 minutes on the court, while Spencer Levi added a dozen of his own in 21 minutes of action. + Carson Mounce tallied 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting, while also pulling down three boards as well. + Micah Kinsey turned in a career-best eight assists, while also adding a pair of blocks and two steals.

NOTABLES

+ Wednesday's result marked the second 40+-point victory of the season for the Braves who also registered a 105-58 win at Mount Olive in November. + UNCP has now out-rebounded six-straight opponents dating back to that victory over the Trojans on November 17 in the Pickle Classic. + The 40-point victory was the largest margin of victory for the Braves over a Peach Belt Conference opponent in program history. The previous record was a 101-68 home victory over North Georgia in the opening round of last year's Peach Belt Conference Tournament. + UNCP has now won 11 of its last 12 games in the state of Georgia.

UP NEXT

The Braves will now enjoy a more-than two-week break from action before resuming their 2018-19 schedule on January 5 against North Georgia (6-3, 1-2 PBC) at home. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.

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