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64
Converse CONV 4-5, 3-4 CC
78
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 8-1, 5-1 CC
Converse CONV
4-5, 3-4 CC
64
Final
78
UNC Pembroke UNCP
8-1, 5-1 CC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Converse CONV 15 49 64
UNC Pembroke UNCP 33 45 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Todd Anderson, Associate AD/Communications & Strategic Initiatives

Men’s Basketball Uses Big First Half To Burn Converse

PEMBROKE – The UNC Pembroke men's basketball team scored 25 points off of 18 turnovers and limited Converse to a paltry 15 points in the opening half on the way to a 78-64 win over the Valkyries on Wednesday evening at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.
 
It was the fourth-straight triumph for the Braves (8-1, 5-1 CC) who converted a season-best 29 offensive rebounds into 31 points to key the victory as well. The Valkyries (4-5, 3-4) have now dropped four of their last five outings, and had their 2021-22 road debut spoiled with the result as well.
 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 78, Converse 64
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 8-1, 5-1 CC; Converse 4-5, 3-4 CC
LOCATION: Pembroke, N.C. (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
Jakari Gallon's fastbreak layup at the 14:40 mark broke a 9-9 tie and sparked the Braves on a first half-ending 24-6 run that allowed the hosts to tote a 33-15 advantage into the halftime break. The Valkyries went just 2-of-16 from the field over the last 15 minutes of the opening period, and also turned the ball over six times as well.
2ND HALF
UNCP took its largest lead of the night, 40-17, on Jordan Ratliffe's layup just 2-1/2 minutes into the second half, but the Valkyries responded with a 17-5 run over the next 3-1/2 minutes that trimmed their deficit back to a more manageable 11 points. The Braves padded their advantage back out to 20 points, 61-41, following Ratliffe's 3-pointer with 8:54 to play, and held the visitors at arm's length the rest of the way out to provide the final.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Redshirt junior Jordan Ratliffe poured in a game-high (shared) 17 points in 28 minutes of playing time, while also adding six rebounds and a pair of steals.
+ Senior Spencer Levi notched a double-double for the fifth time in the last six outings, this time chipping in 15 points while also pulling down 15 rebounds, including 11 offensive boards. Levi posted a 77.8 percent (7-of-9) shooting night as well.
+ Newcomer Jakari Gallon came off of the bench to register 11 points and five rebounds in 13 minutes of playing time, while senior Deon Berrien added 13 points, five rebounds and a pair of assists.
NOTABLES
+ The Braves registered 29 rebounds (31 second chance points) on Wednesday – their most offensive boards since recording 32 in a 107-68 home win over Lander on Jan. 8, 2019. UNCP nearly out-rebounded Converse (33 total boards) in offensive rebounds alone.
+ UNCP shot 73.7 percent (14-of-19) from the free throw line on Wednesday – the fifth time this season that the Black & Gold has connected on 73 percent or better of its attempts from the charity stripe.
+ With Wednesday's 54-33 disparity, the Black & Gold has now out-rebounded its last 21 opponents dating back to late February of the 2019-20 campaign. The Braves have out-rebounded their last two foes by 20 or more boards.
UP NEXT
UNCP will close out the 2021 portion of its 2021-22 schedule on Saturday when it treks to Belmont to battle Belmont Abbey (5-5, 3-3 CC) in the back half of a 2 p.m. doubleheader insider the Wheeler Center.
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BACK THE BRAVES
Fans can help support the UNC Pembroke Men's Basketball program by joining the Braves Club. To find out more information about the Braves Club, visit UNCPBraves.com/BravesClub or email braves.club@uncp.edu.
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