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71
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 9-1,6-1 Conference Carolinas
62
Belmont Abbey BAC 5-6,3-4 Conference Carolinas
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
9-1,6-1 Conference Carolinas
71
Final
62
Belmont Abbey BAC
5-6,3-4 Conference Carolinas
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 31 40 71
Belmont Abbey BAC 21 41 62

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

Men’s Basketball Holds Off Belmont Abbey For Fifth-Straight Win

BELMONT – Tyrell Kirk and Jordan Ratliffe each tallied a game-high 16 points to lead a parade of five Braves with double-digit scoring nights, and the UNC Pembroke men's basketball team took advantage of a pair of late-half scoring droughts by Belmont Abbey to scoot by the Crusaders, 71-62, on Saturday evening in the Wheeler Center.
 
It was the fifth-straight victory for the Braves (9-1, 6-1 CC) who scored 22 points off of 16 turnovers and never trailed in the key league win. Belmont Abbey (5-6, 3-4) has now tasted defeat in five of its last six contests.
 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 71, Belmont Abbey 62
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 9-1, 6-1 CC; Belmont Abbey 5-6, 3-4 CC
LOCATION: Belmont, N.C. (Wheeler Center)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
The Braves shot just 34.3 percent from the floor in the opening period, but colder shooting by Belmont Abbey over the last 12 minutes of the stanza allowed the visitors to forge a double-digit halftime lead. UNCP led by eight points, 14-6, following a free throw from Jordan Ratliffe with 13 minutes left, but the Crusaders tacked up four-straight points to make it a two-possession game less than a minute later. Belmont Abbey would connect on just three of their final 16 field goal attempts after that, however, and the Black & Gold capitalized with a 15-5 run that eventually allowed it to take a 31-21 advantage into the locker rooms.
2ND HALF
UNCP pushed its lead out to 14 points, 46-32, on Tyrell Kirk's 3-pointer with 13:24 to play, but the Crusaders hung around and eventually whittled their deficit down to just seven points, 63-56, when Quest Aldridge hit the front end of a two-shot foul with just more than four minutes to play. Late-half lightning struck the Crusaders again, however, as the hosts came away empty on their next five possessions (0-for-3 FG, 2 TO) which allowed the Braves to gain some breathing room.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Redshirt junior Jordan Ratliffe keyed a 16-point outing with a 3-for-7 clip from the perimeter. Senior Tyrell Kirk scored 16 points as well, while also adding four assists, three steals and a block.
+ Freshman Trenton McIntyre finished his night with a dozen points and five rebounds. He also tallied an assist and a steal.
+ Senior Spencer Levi notched a double-double for the sixth time in the last seven games, scoring 10 points and pulling down a game-high 14 rebounds.
NOTABLES
+ Saturday's triumph is the fifth-straight victory for the Braves – their longest win streak since stringing together five-straight wins late in the 2019-20 campaign.
+ UNCP is now 5-2 against Belmont Abbey since transitioning to NCAA Division II prior to the 1992-93 season. Saturday's win, however, snapped a two-game series road skid for the Black & Gold.
+ The Braves have now captured four of their five games away from Pembroke in 2021-22, including a 3-1 clip in true road games.
UP NEXT
UNCP will enjoy a nearly two-week break from competition before the Braves ring in the New Year by traveling to Lander (6-4) on January 1. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. inside Horne Arena.
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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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