UNC Pembroke UNCP 16-1,13-1 Conference Carolinas

North Greenville NG 4-9,2-8 Conference Carolinas

UNC Pembroke UNCP

16-1,13-1 Conference Carolinas

Final

Jan. 22, 2022

North Greenville NG

4-9,2-8 Conference Carolinas

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
UNC Pembroke UNCP	42	50	92
North Greenville NG	21	40	61

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | January 22, 2022 | Todd Anderson, Associate AD/Strategic Initiatives

No. 11 Men’s Basketball Ties Record Win Streaks, Upends North Greenville

TIGERVILLE, S.C. – Senior Deon Berrien's 3-pointer just 13 seconds into the contest gave the 11^th-ranked UNC Pembroke men's basketball team a lead it would not relinquish, and the Braves matched a pair of historic win streaks with a 92-61 triumph over North Greenville on Saturday afternoon in Hayes Gymnasium.

The result helped the Braves (16-1, 13-1 CC) match a pair of decades-old program marks for both consecutive victories (12) and consecutive road victories (6). The 1966-67 Braves became the first of four teams to register a 12-game win streak en route to tallying a 20-7 record, while the 1972-73 version of the Black & Gold is the only other team to post six consecutive road wins.

It was the fourth-straight loss for the Crusaders (4-9, 2-8) who have now dropped three-straight games in their home arena as well. The setback snapped a two-game home win streak for North Greenville in the series with the Braves as well.

THE BASICS

SCORE: UNC Pembroke 92, North Greenville 61
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 16-1, 13-1 CC; North Greenville 4-9, 2-8 CC
LOCATION: Tigerville, S.C. (Hayes Gymnasium)

HOW IT HAPPENED

1ST HALF

UNCP scored 25 of the game's first 30 points and limited North Greenville to just 25-percent shooting in the first half on the way to toting a 42-21 lead into the locker rooms. The Braves converted on eight of their first 13 field goal attempts, including a trio of 3-pointers, and eventually took a 25-5 lead on a pair of free throws by Nate Dunlop at the 12:17 mark. The Black & Gold led by as many as 23 points, 42-19, after a layup from Javonte Waverly with just under a minute left before the intermission.

2ND HALF

The Braves shot better than 51 percent from the field in the second half and never let up on the gas. Jordan Ratliffe's pull-up jumper with 8:46 to play padded their lead out to 31 points to give the visitors their largest lead of the afternoon. UNCP out-rebounded the Crusaders by a 21-12 count in the latter stanza, while also rattling off an 8-for-12 clip from the perimeter.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

+ Redshirt junior Jordan Ratliffe and redshirt freshman Nate Dunlop both tallied a team-best 14 points. Ratliffe was 5-for-9 from the field on the afternoon, while Dunlop drained a career-best four 3-pointers.
+ Senior Spencer Levi logged 13 points, six rebounds, four assists and two blocks in 21 minutes of action. He converted six of his eight field goal attempts in the win as well.
+ Seniors Tyrell Kirk and Deon Berrien both chipped in 11 points against the Crusaders. Kirk was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line, while Berrien added three rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals to his offensive output.

NOTABLES

+ The Braves matched a 55-year-old school record (1966-67) with its 12^th consecutive victory on Saturday in Tigerville. The school-record winning skein has now been matched by four teams (1983-84, 1984-85, 1990-91, 2021-22).
+ UNCP also matched a 49-year-old school record with its sixth-straight road victory. The 1972-73 version of the Black & Gold is the only other team in the 59-year history of the program to register six consecutive wins in true road games.
+ The Black & Gold has now registered 14 wins this season by 10 or more points, including seven victories by 20 or more points.

UP NEXT

The Braves will close out a four-game road trip on Wednesday when they make the short trip to Florence, S.C., to lock horns with I-95 rival Francis Marion (7-8, 5-8 CC) in the second half of a 5 p.m. doubleheader inside the Smith University Center.

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