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JaJuan Carr 111222
66
Newberry Newb 0-1,0-0 SAC
74
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 1-0,0-0 Conference Carolinas
Newberry Newb
0-1,0-0 SAC
66
Final
74
UNC Pembroke UNCP
1-0,0-0 Conference Carolinas
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Newberry Newb 33 28 5 66
UNC Pembroke UNCP 34 27 13 74

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

No. 14 Men’s Basketball Fends Off Newberry In Overtime

PEMBROKE – Newberry QuanDaveon McCollum hit a contested fall-away jumper as time expired to send the game into overtime, but the 14th-ranked UNC Pembroke men's basketball team wrestled away the momentum the rest of the way out to help the Braves tough out a season-opening victory over the Wolves, 74-66, on Saturday afternoon at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.
 
UNCP (1-0) has now claimed 11 of its last 13 season-opening contests, and improved to 64-10 in Pembroke since the close of the 2015-16 campaign with the result as well. The Wolves (0-1) fell to 2-5 all-time in their series with the Black & Gold, but Saturday's tilt marked the first meeting between the two squads in Pembroke.
 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 74, Newberry 66 (OT)
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 1-0; Newberry 0-1
LOCATION: Pembroke, N.C. (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
UNCP tacked up 13 of the game's first 18 points to claim the momentum early, but Newberry shot an impressive 62 percent in the opening half to keep pace for the entirety of the stanza. The Wolves knotted the score up at 18 apiece on an old-fashioned 3-point play from Joseph Malik midway through the half, and went punch-for-punch with the hosts after that. The Braves eventually lugged a 34-33 lead into the intermission.
2ND HALF
JaJuan Carr fastbreak layup with 96 seconds left gave the Braves a 4-point edge, 60-56, but Newberry would not go down without a fight. The Wolves used a 3-shot foul to pull to within one, 60-59, with 28 seconds left, but Carr put UNCP back up by two with a free throw on the other end of the court. Devario Sheppard's potential game-winning 3-pointer seconds later caught the front end iron, but QuanDaveon McCollum grabbed the rebound and tied the game with a fall-away jumper just inside the perimeter line as the buzzer sounded.
OVERTIME
Devario Sheppard grabbed the tipoff and slammed the ball home to give Newberry a quick lead, but it was all UNCP after that. The Braves went 4-for-6 from the field in the extra time, including a pivotal 3-pointer from JaJuan Carr at the 2:07 mark that stretched the lead out to seven points, 71-64. Newberry missed their final six field goal attempts in overtime following Sheppard's dunk.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Sophomore Bradlee Haskell matched a team- and game-high with 15 points across a career-best 39 minutes of playing time. Haskell complemented his offensive output with six rebounds, five steals and a pair of assists.
+ Freshman JaJuan Carr matched a team- and game-high with 15 points in his collegiate debut, going 6-for-11 from the field. He scored eight of his points after halftime.
+ The hosts got 10 points apiece as well from redshirt junior Jakari Gallon, redshirt freshman Cortez Marion-Holmes and redshirt senior transfer K.J. Walker.
NOTABLES
+ The Braves have now won 11 of their last 13 season openers, and improved to 12-1 in home openers over that same time span.
+ UNCP improved to 5-2 all-time against Newberry in a series that dates back to the 1963-64 season. Saturday's matchup was the first series matchup between the two squads in Pembroke.
+ The Black & Gold improved 9-2 in overtime contests since the start of the 2015-16 season, but Saturday's tilt marked UNCP's first overtime game since an 87-80 home loss to Flagler on Jan. 20, 2021.
UP NEXT
The Braves and Catawba will close out the UNCP-hosted Conference Challenge on Sunday evening. Tipoff between the two southeast region rivals is scheduled for 7 p.m. Get your tickets ahead of time by visiting UNCPBraves.com/Tickets.
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BACK THE BRAVES
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