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Southern Wesleyan SW 14-7,12-5 Conference Carolinas

UNC Pembroke UNCP 20-2,17-2 Conference Carolinas

Southern Wesleyan SW

14-7,12-5 Conference Carolinas

Final

Feb. 11, 2022

UNC Pembroke UNCP

20-2,17-2 Conference Carolinas

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Southern Wesleyan SW	40	58	98
UNC Pembroke UNCP	35	53	88

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | February 11, 2022 | Todd Anderson, Associate AD/Strategic Initiatives

No. 5 Men’s Basketball Upset By Southern Wesleyan

PEMBROKE – Visiting Southern Wesleyan shot nearly 59 percent from the floor, including a 10-for-20 mark from long range, and registered a game-deciding 19-4 run midway through the second half, to fuel a 98-88 upset of the 5^th-ranked UNC Pembroke men's basketball team on Friday evening at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.

The setback snapped a school record 16-game win streak for the Braves (20-2, 17-2 CC) who were also handed their first home loss of the season as well. The triumph signaled the end of a two-game skid for the Warriors (14-7, 12-5) who improved to 8-3 in true road games this season with the outcome.

THE BASICS

SCORE: Southern Wesleyan 98, UNC Pembroke 88
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 20-2, 17-2 CC; Southern Wesleyan 14-7, 17-2 CC
LOCATION: Pembroke, N.C. (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court)

HOW IT HAPPENED

1ST HALF

Cold shooting was the story in the first half for the Black & Gold who converted on just 36.4 percent of its field goal attempts in the opening stanza. UNCP took a seven-point lead, 18-11, on a free throw from Javonte Waverly at the 11:32 mark, but Solomon Smith's layup on the other end of the court marked the first of 10-straight points by the Warriors who did not trail after that. Southern Wesleyan inevitably carried a 45-40 advantage into the intermission.

2ND HALF

The visitors led by 11 points just more than 2-1/2 minutes into the second half, but consecutive 3-pointers from Tyrell Kirk helped the hosts trim their deficit back to just four points, 50-46, at the 15:58 mark. The Warriors would catch fire after that, however, connecting on eight of their next 11 field goal attempts to fuel a 19-4 run that all but put the game away for good.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

+ Senior Tyrell Kirk logged a team-best 18 points, including a trio of 3-pointers, while also turning in four rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals.
+ Senior Spencer Levi registered his 10^th double-double showing of the season, this time scoring 17 points while amassing 10 boards.
+ Freshman Javonte Waverly came in off of the bench to register 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting, while also totaling two assists and as many rebounds.
+ Freshman Trenton McIntyre tallied 14 points, while redshirt junior Jordan Ratliffe added 11 points of his own.

NOTABLES

+ Friday's loss was the first for UNCP since an 82-72 road setback to Emmanuel on November 23 – a span of 16 games and 80 days. The setback also snapped a nine-game home win streak for the Braves.
+ Southern Wesleyan tallied a 41-36 advantage in the rebounding column on Friday and became the first squad in nearly two years (at Augusta; Feb. 15, 2020) to outdo the Braves on the boards – a span of 34 games. UNCP still managed to finish with 16 or more offensive boards for the 15^th time this season.
+ The Braves canned 10 (10-for-31) or more 3-pointers for the sixth time in 2021-22, and have now registered double-digit treys in two-straight games.

UP NEXT

UNCP will get a short rest before returning to Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court on Saturday to battle red-hot Belmont Abbey (15-8, 13-6 CC). The Crusaders stretched their win streak out to six games with a 101-91 overtime victory over Chowan on Friday. Saturday's tipoff at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court is set for approximately 4 p.m.

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