100

UNC Pembroke UNCP 20-1,17-1 Conference Carolinas

Lees-McRae LMC 12-8,10-7 Conference Carolinas

UNC Pembroke UNCP

20-1,17-1 Conference Carolinas

100

Final

Feb. 05, 2022

Lees-McRae LMC

12-8,10-7 Conference Carolinas

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
UNC Pembroke UNCP	44	56	100
Lees-McRae LMC	42	41	83

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | February 5, 2022 | Todd Anderson, Associate AD/Strategic Initiatives

No. 6 Men’s Basketball Battles By Lees-McRae, Reaches 20-Win Mark

BANNER ELK – Redshirt junior Jordan Ratliffe scored 14 of his career-high 30 points in the second half and led another late-game rally that propelled the 6^th-ranked UNC Pembroke men's basketball team to a 100-83 victory at Lees-McRae on Saturday evening in Banner Elk.

The triumph signaled the ninth-straight road win for the Braves (20-1, 17-1 CC) who reached the 20-win plateau for the fifth time in the last six seasons (last five full seasons). It was also the 16^th-straight victory overall for the Black & Gold who improved to 7-1 all-time in the series with the Bobcats (12-8, 10-7) as well.

THE BASICS

SCORE: UNC Pembroke 100, Lees-McRae 83
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 20-1, 17-1 CC; Lees-McRae 12-8, 10-7 CC
LOCATION: Banner Elk, N.C. (Williams Gymnasium)

HOW IT HAPPENED

1ST HALF

Lees-McRae converted 44.1 percent of its field goal attempts in the opening half, but it was a 7-for-15 clip from the perimeter that had the Bobcats out in front late in the stanza. The Bobcats took their largest lead of the afternoon, 31-26, on Malik McConnell's driving layup with 6:13 left before the intermission, but the Braves made it a one-point game, 33-32, 90 seconds later on a 3-pointer from Jordan Ratliffe. The visitors inevitably tacked up six-straight points to close the half and lug a 42-40 lead into the intermission.

2ND HALF

The Braves turned the table on an opponent in the second half again, canning 51.9 percent of its field goal attempts, including an 8-for-15 clip from beyond the arch, to key the final margin. A jumper from Cale Harris just 2-1/2 minutes into the latter stanza pulled the hosts to within one point, 50-49, but UNCP answered with a 10-2 run over the next four minutes to pull away for good. The Black & Gold reached the century mark, and took its largest lead of the contest, 100-81, on a pair of free throws from Nate Dunlop with 33 ticks left.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

+ Redshirt junior Jordan Ratliffe tallied a career- and game-high 30 points on 10-of-18 shooting, including a career-best six 3-pointers (11 attempts). He also added five rebounds and a pair of steals.
+ Senior Tyrell Kirk added 22 points, including 14 in the second half, on a 6-for-11 night from the field. Kirk complemented his scoring output with five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
+ Senior Spencer Levi scored 13 points and logged 11 rebounds to notch his ninth double-double performance of the season, while freshman Trenton McIntyre scored 10 of his 14 points on the night in the second half.

NOTABLES

+ The Braves reached the 20-win plateau for the fifth time in the last six seasons, including the last five full seasons. It is the 14^th time in the 59-year history of the program that wins feat has been accomplished.
+ UNCP logged a season-best 13 3-pointers in Saturday's contest – the most for the program since canning 15 treys against North Georgia in the quarterfinal round of the 2020 Peach Belt Conference Tournament.
+ The Black & Gold has now out-rebounded 33-straight opponents dating back to the 2019-20 season, including 23 by double-digit boards. The Braves were +21 (51-30) in the rebounding column on Saturday.

UP NEXT

UNCP will open up a three-game home stand on Friday when it suits up to battle Mount Olive (11-11, 10-8 CC) in the back half of a 5 p.m. doubleheader at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.

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