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Bradlee Haskell 111322
73
Catawba Cataw 1-1,0-0 SAC
74
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 2-0,0-0 Conference Carolinas
Catawba Cataw
1-1,0-0 SAC
73
Final
74
UNC Pembroke UNCP
2-0,0-0 Conference Carolinas
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Catawba Cataw 36 37 73
UNC Pembroke UNCP 39 35 74

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

No. 14 Men’s Basketball Slips By Visiting Catawba

PEMBROKE – Javonte Waverly hit a go-ahead jumper with just less than two minutes to play, and Javeon Jones missed the back half of a two-shot foul with one second left on the clock to help the 14th-ranked UNC Pembroke men's basketball team tough out a 74-73 victory over visiting Catawba on Sunday evening at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.
 
The victory capped off a perfect weekend for the Braves (2-0) who used an overtime scoring spurt to down visiting Newberry in the opening game of the UNCP-hosted Conference Challenge. Catawba (1-1) walked away from the round-robin tournament with a split after downing Johnson C. Smith, 87-70, on Saturday.
 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 74, Catawba 73
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 2-0; Catawba 1-1
LOCATION: Pembroke, N.C. (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
Catawba shot 75 percent (6-for-8) amid a four-minute stretch in the opening half to eventually build a 20-9 lead after O'Mazeon Tinsley's fastbreak layup at the 11:13 mark. The hot hands woke up the UNCP bench, however, and Qon Murphy's 3-pointer just less than two minutes later sparked the Black & Gold on an 11-3 run that made it a one-possession game with just less than seven minutes left before the break. Javonte Waverly's 3-pointer at the 3:08 mark gave UNCP its first lead of the evening, 33-32, and the Braves would eventually take a 39-36 advantage into the locker rooms.
2ND HALF
UNCP led by as many as eight points, 57-49, after two free throws from Cortez Marion-Holmes with 14:19 left to play, but an 11-2 run by the Indians over the next five minutes shifted the lead over to the visitors side. The regional matchup saw four lead changes and four tie scores over the last seven minutes of regulation before Javonte Waverly gave the hosts a lead they would hold on to.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Sophomore Bradlee Haskell scored a game-high 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including a 2-for-5 clip from the perimeter. He added three rebounds and a pair of assists as well.
+ Qon Murphy scored all 13 of his points amid an eight-minute stretch in the first half. Murphy was 5-for-5 from the field during that stretch, including a 3-for-3 perimeter performance.
+ Redshirt freshman Cortez Marion-Holmes and sophomore Javonte Waverly both turned in 11-point nights for the Braves. Marion-Holmes complemented his offensive numbers with eight rebounds, while Waverly tallied five rebounds and three assists.
NOTABLES
+ UNCP has now won 10-straight games in the season-opening Conference Challenge (formerly PBC/SAC Challenge) dating back to the 2017-18 season.
+ The Braves are now 19-25 all-time against Catawba in a series that dates back to the 1965-66 season. UNCP is 8-2 against the Indians since the turn of the century. The squads paused their annual series following the 1987-88 season, but renewed the rivalry in 2012-13.
+ UNCP is now 63-10 at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court since the close of the 2013-14 campaign. The Braves have captured 14 of their last 15 games in Pembroke, including a current six-game home win streak.
UP NEXT
The Braves will hit the road for the first time this season on Wednesday when they make the short trip to Cumberland County to take on Fayetteville State (1-1) inside Felton J. Capel Arena. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m.
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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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