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Javonte Waverly 111922
75
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 4-0,0-0 Conference Carolinas
72
Columbus St. CSU 2-2,0-0 Peach Belt
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
4-0,0-0 Conference Carolinas
75
Final
72
Columbus St. CSU
2-2,0-0 Peach Belt
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 32 36 7 75
Columbus St. CSU 28 40 4 72

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

No. 10 Men’s Basketball Sneaks Past Columbus State In Overtime

COLUMBUS, Ga. – The 10th-ranked UNC Pembroke men's basketball team canned a season-best 13 3-pointers and offset sub-30 percent field goal shooting with 21 offensive rebounds to key a 75-72 overtime victory at Columbus State on Saturday inside the Frank G. Lumpkin Center.
 
It was the 13th-straight road victory for the Braves (4-0) who finished the afternoon with 54.2 percent (13-for-24) perimeter shooting, as well as a 20-for-27 success rate from the free throw line. Columbus State (2-2) has now dropped two-straight contests, but Saturday's setback marked the first loss in a home opener for the Cougars since the 2019-20 campaign.
 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 75, Columbus State 72 (OT)
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 4-0; Columbus State 2-2
LOCATION: Columbus, Ga. (Frank G. Lumpkin Center)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
UNCP came out of the gates with a hot hand and scored six of the game's first seven points, but the Cougars swung the momentum with back-to-back 3-pointers and signaled what would be a back-and-forth opening half. The remainder of the stanza featured two tie scores and as many lead changes, but a 3-pointer from Javonte Waverly with 38 seconds left would eventually give the visitors a 32-28 advantage at the intermission.
2ND HALF
Columbus State shot better than 45 percent from the field in the second half, but the Braves rattled off a 7-for-11 showing from the perimeter to keep themselves in front for most of the period. The Cougars put together an 11-3 run late in the game and eventually forged a 60-53 lead following a layup from Lederrius Jones at the 5:01 mark, but the Braves eventually went back out in front, 64-62, on Bradlee Haskell's trey less than three minutes later. Haskell grabbed a key defensive rebound with 22 seconds left and hit a pair of free throws to give UNCP a 68-65 lead, but Daniel Melvin sent the game into overtime seconds later with a 3-pointer on the other end of the court.
OVERTIME
Both teams managed just 1-for-5 field goal shooting in the extra period, but UNCP's 5-for-6 clip from the free throw line provided the difference. The Cougars hit their only bucket in overtime to tie the game with 1:19 to play, but missed a pair of perimeter shots down the stretch, including a miss from Daniel Melvin with six seconds left. The Braves made good on three of their final four free throw attempts, including one from Nygell Verdier with four ticks remaining, to provide the final.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Sophomore Javonte Waverly keyed a career- and game-high 22 points with 7-of-10 shooting from the perimeter, and also added five rebounds and four assists. It was the most made 3-pointers by a UNCP player since Tyrell Kirk turned in seven 3-pointers in a win over Francis Marion on Jan. 29, 2020.
+ Sophomore Bradlee Haskell canned four 3-pointers and went 7-of-8 from the free throw line on the way to a career high 21 points, while also notching his first career double-double with 10 rebounds as well.
+ Newcomer Elijah Cobb pulled down a game-best 13 rebounds, and narrowly missed a double-double with nine points on 3-of-6 shooting and a 3-for-4 performance from the charity stripe.
NOTABLES
+ UNCP has now captured 13-straight regular season road games dating back to last season. The last road loss for the program was an 82-72 decision at Emmanuel on Nov. 23, 2021.
+ The Black & Gold improved 10-2 in overtime contests since the start of the 2015-16 season, with Saturday's tilt marking the second overtime game of the young season for the Braves. UNCP has now won three of its last four overtime decisions.
+ The Braves have now won six of the last eight matchups in the series with Columbus State, and improved to 5-16 all-time in the Frank G. Lumpkin Center with Saturday's result. UNCP has now won three of the last four matchups with the Cougars in Columbus, Ga.
UP NEXT
The Braves will be back in action again on Tuesday when they host St. Augustine's (1-1) in a 6 p.m. matchup at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. Get your tickets ahead of time by visiting UNCPBraves.com/Tickets.
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