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79
Chowan CHOWAN 1-9, 1-7 CC
99
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 10-1, 7-1 CC
Chowan CHOWAN
1-9, 1-7 CC
79
Final
99
UNC Pembroke UNCP
10-1, 7-1 CC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Chowan CHOWAN 36 43 79
UNC Pembroke UNCP 46 53 99

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

No. 20 Men’s Basketball Finishes Off Season Sweep Of Chowan

PEMBROKE – The 20th-ranked UNC Pembroke men's basketball team scored 31 points off of 16 turnovers and converted 17 offensive rebounds into 27 second-chance points to fuel a big offensive night as the Braves completed a home-and-home sweep of visiting Chowan with a 99-79 rout of the Hawks on Tuesday evening at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.
 
It was the seventh-straight win for the Braves (10-1, 7-1 CC) who converted on 50 percent of their field goal attempts in the outing and led for nearly 39 minutes. The loss prevented consecutive victories for Chowan (1-9, 1-7) who picked up its first triumph of the season on December 18 against King at home.
 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 99, Chowan 79
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 10-1, 7-1 CC; Chowan 1-9, 1-7 CC
LOCATION: Pembroke, N.C. (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
UNCP shot a modest 46 percent from the field in the opening half and committed just three turnovers, while also holding off a serious charge by the Hawks early on. UNCP led by double-digits, 13-3, just less than five minutes into contest, but the Hawks put together a rally and eventually made it a two-possession game three minutes later following a jumper from Jay Estime. The teams traded punches after that until Jordan Ratliffe's 3-pointer with 6:41 left before the intermission sparked the hosts on a mild 9-2 run that eventually allowed them to take a 46-36 advantage into the locker rooms.
2ND HALF
A 54.5 percent success rate in the second half, as well as 11 turnovers by the visitors, allowed the Black & Gold to take complete control of the outcome. The Hawks put together an early 11-2 run to make it a two-possession game once again with 14:56 to play, but UNCP scored 19 of the next 21 points to swing the momentum for good. UNCP led by as many as 29 points, 95-66, after Jordan Ratliffe's 3-pointer with 5:47 remaining before taking its foot off of the gas.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Redshirt junior Jordan Ratliffe matched a career high with a game-best 28 points on 9-of-16 shooting, including a season-best five 3-pointers (10 attempts). Ratliffe also added six rebounds and a pair of steals.
+ Senior Deon Berrien tallied 17 points in just 16 minutes of action, converting six of his nine field goal attempts while also chipping in four rebounds, two steals and a pair of assists.
+ Senior Tyrell Kirk logged 16 points on 5-of-11 shooting, and came within a rebound of a double-double performance with a game-high nine boards as well.
+ Senior Spencer Levi scored 10 of his 13 points in the second half. He was a perfect 4-for-4 from the field in the latter stanza, and finished his night with a 5-for-7 success rate from the field.
NOTABLES
+ The Braves entered Tuesday's contest sporting rankings in both NCAA Division II polls. UNCP jumped up two spots to No. 20 in the D2SIDA Top 25 Media Poll, and made its season debut at No. 24 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Top 25 on Tuesday morning.
+ UNCP has shot 50 percent or better from the field in five outings this season, but registered a season-best 44.4 percent (8-for-18) shooting percentage from the perimeter in Tuesday's win. The Braves were 5-of-12 from beyond the arch in the second half against Chowan.
+ The Black & Gold has tallied 15 or more offensive rebounds in 10 of its 11 outings in 2021-22, including 17 in Tuesday's outing. UNCP entered the game with an NCAA Division II-leading 17.8 offensive rebounds per game.
UP NEXT
UNCP will get a short rest before suiting up again on Thursday when they host I-95 and Conference Carolinas rival Francis Marion (4-5, 2-5 CC) in the back half of a 5 p.m. doubleheader at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. The Patriots were idle on Tuesday after the postponement of their scheduled contest with Belmont Abbey.
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