HIGH POINT – High Point shot 40.3-percent from the field and scored 32 points in the paint on the way to a 64-35 victory over the UNC Pembroke women's basketball team on Tuesday evening in an exhibition contest inside the Qubein Center. 
 
The Braves (0-0) pulled down 13 offensive rebounds but were just 2-for-22 from beyond the arc. The Panthers (0-0) tallied 16 steals and picked up 16 points in the paint. 








 

THE BASICS

SCORE: High Point 64, UNC Pembroke 35 RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 0-0, High Point 0-0 LOCATION: High Point, N.C. (Qubein Center)

HOW IT HAPPENED

1ST QUARTER

Hannah Russell scored the opening basket with a layup and then knotted the score at four apiece with a jumper in the paint at the seven-minute mark. Aminata Johnson trimmed the UNCP deficit back to 11-8 with a jumper, but High Point went on a 9-0 run to head into the second quarter.

2ND QUARTER

The Panthers started the frame on an 8-0 run to extend their lead, but a Kelci Adams trey stopped the run and cut the score to 27-11 with 5:34 remaining in the half. The Braves struggled to find an offensive rhythm shooting 1-for-14 from the floor during the quarter, and trailed 34-15 as the teams headed into the locker rooms.

3RD QUARTER

A 3-pointer from Courtney Smith sparked the offense and cut the UNCP deficit back to 41-22. Both teams shot 33.3-percent from the perimeter, but a layup from Aminata Johnson at the buzzer sent the teams into the final quarter with HPU leading 48-29.

4TH QUARTER

High Point used a 14-2 scoring surge that stretched the 2:30 mark to extend their lead out to 64-31. UNCP scored the final four points of the contest, but the hosts shot better than 40-percent from the field during the stanza to fuel the outcome.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

+ Newcomer Aminata Johnson scored a team-best 10 points on 4-for-9 shooting. Johnson also pulled down five rebounds in 16 minutes of action. + Courtney Smith added seven points and was a perfect 2-for-2 from the charity stripe. Smith also recorded three steals. + Kelci Adams and Lillian Flantos each pulled down a team-best seven rebounds.

NOTABLES

+ The Black & Gold connected on 39.4 percent of their shots from the field. It was the 23rd time this season that UNCP has shot better than 35 percent from the field.  + UNC Pembroke connected on 8-for-10 of their free throw attempts. However, Emmanuel went to the line 32 times and knocked down 28 of those attempts.  + The Braves picked up 30 points from inside the paint and 23 points from its bench. UNCP also shots 36.8 percent from the 3-point line, which marks the best in seven games.

UP NEXT

The Braves will travel to Raleigh on Thursday for their final exhibition of the season against No. 10 NC State. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum and admission is free.

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