North Greenville NG 6-21,4-20 Conference Carolinas

101

UNC Pembroke UNCP 25-2,22-2 Conference Carolinas

North Greenville NG

6-21,4-20 Conference Carolinas

Final

Feb. 24, 2022

101

UNC Pembroke UNCP

25-2,22-2 Conference Carolinas

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
North Greenville NG	28	43	71
UNC Pembroke UNCP	53	48	101

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | February 24, 2022 | Todd Anderson, Associate AD/Strategic Initiatives

No. 8 Men’s Basketball Lays Claim To Conference Carolinas Crown

PEMBROKE – The 8^th-ranked UNC Pembroke men's basketball team scored 18 points off of 13 turnovers and shot better than 50 percent from the floor for the fifth-straight game and the Braves staked claim to the 2021-22 Conference Carolinas regular season championship following a 101-71 victory over North Greenville on Thursday evening in Pembroke.

The win helped the Braves (25-2, 22-2 CC) establish a new program benchmark for regular season victories, while also handing the Black & Gold its 12^th home win of the season – the most for the program since the 2017-18 campaign. The league title is the seventh conference crown in the last six years for UNCP, including its fourth league regular season crown over that span.

Thursday's setback marked the eighth-straight loss for North Greenville (6-21, 4-20) who fell to 3-11 away from Tigerville, S.C., this season as well.

THE BASICS

SCORE: UNC Pembroke 101, North Greenville 71
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 25-2, 22-2 CC; North Greenville 6-21, 4-20 CC
LOCATION: Pembroke, N.C. (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court)

HOW IT HAPPENED

1ST HALF

A dominant first half laid all of the groundwork on the night for the Braves who converted nearly 60 percent of their field goal attempts, including a 7-for-13 clip from the perimeter, en route to taking a 53-28 advantage into the intermission. The hosts scored the first nine points of the evening, and led 22-3 after a pair of free throws from Tyrell Kirk at the 14:14 mark. UNCP led by 20 points, 30-10, after a layup from Trenton McIntyre with 8:32 still left to play before the intermission.

2ND HALF

Although not finding much luck from beyond the arch, the Braves resorted to inside damage in the second half. The hosts padded their lead out to 30 points, 62-32, on Jordan Ratliffe's 3-pointer just more than two minutes into the latter stanza, and eventually led by as many as 41 points, 81-40, after a thundering dunk from Spencer Levi with 10:24 remaining. Bradlee Haskell pushed the Black & Gold over the century mark on a short jumper with 72 seconds left.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

+ Senior Tyrell Kirk scored 26 points in 29 minutes of action, keying the offensive performance with a 8-for-16 rate from the field and a perfect 7-for-7 showing from the free throw line. He added eight rebounds, five assists and four steals as well.
+ Senior Spencer Levi notched his 12^th double-double of the season, this time scoring 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting, while also adding 13 rebounds.
+ Senior Deon Berrien barely missed a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds, while senior Jordan Ratliffe finished his night with 11 points, four steals and a pair of assists.

NOTABLES

+ UNCP honored its four-member senior class – Deon Berrien, Tyrell Kirk, Spencer Levi and Jordan Ratliffe – prior to tipoff on Thursday. The program has registered a 100-27 (.787) record since the start of the 2017-18 season, including a 50-8 clip at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.
+ The Braves surpassed the 100-point plateau for a program-best seventh time against the Crusaders. It was the third time in the last four games that UNCP has scored 100 or more points in a contest.
+ UNCP's Conference Carolinas regular season championship is its seventh league crown (regular season, tournament or division) in the last six years. The Braves also claimed Peach Belt Conference regular season championships in 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2019-20.

UP NEXT

The top-seeded Braves have claimed a spot in the semifinal round of the 2021-22 Conference Carolinas Tournament, and will not play again until March 5 at the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C. Their opponent will be announced at a later date. Get your tickets ahead of time by visiting ConferenceCarolinas.com/Tickets.

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