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Javonte Waverly 011423
Gabe Blackwelder
62
North Greenville NG 2-15,0-8 Conference Carolinas
83
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 16-1,8-1 Conference Carolinas
North Greenville NG
2-15,0-8 Conference Carolinas
62
Final
83
UNC Pembroke UNCP
16-1,8-1 Conference Carolinas
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
North Greenville NG 25 37 62
UNC Pembroke UNCP 40 43 83

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

Visiting North Greenville No Match For No. 13 Men’s Basketball

PEMBROKE – The 13th-ranked UNC Pembroke men's basketball team shot 54.4 percent from the field, including a 10-for-24 showing from the perimeter, and scored 26 points off of 18 turnovers by visiting North Greenville on the way to a dominant 83-62 victory over the Crusaders on Saturday afternoon at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.
 
It was the ninth-straight win for the Braves (16-1, 8-1 CC) who were making a quick trip home before opening up a 3-game, 6-day Conference Carolinas road trip that begins on Monday at Erskine. Saturday's setback marked the 16th-straight conference loss for the Crusaders (2-14, 0-8) who also fell to 4-5 all-time in the series with UNCP.
 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 83, North Greenville 62
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 16-1, 8-1 CC; North Greenville 2-14, 0-8
LOCATION: Pembroke, N.C. (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
The Braves shot an impressive 57.7 percent from the field in the opening half, including a quintet of 3-pointers, and scored nine points off of as many turnovers by the Crusaders to fuel a 40-25 lead at the break. Jakari Gallon's old-fashioned 3-point play at the 13:39 mark sparked a 10-2 run that eventually put the hosts up by 14 points two minutes later, but the Black & Gold led by as many as 17 points, 40-23, following a dunk from Cortez Marion-Holmes with just less than a minute left.
2ND HALF
North Greenville trimmed a 15-point halftime deficit down to 10 just more than six minutes into the second stanza, but JaJuan Carr's 3-pointer at the 11:58 to play signaled a 21-6 run over the next seven minutes that padded the advantage for the hosts out to 25 points, 71-46. The Braves fueled the run with 88.9 percent field goal shooting (8-got-9) that also included a 3-for-3 effort from the perimeter.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Sophomore Javonte Waverly netted 20 or more points for the second-straight game, this time turning in a 22-point performance that included five 3-pointers (8 attempts). Waverly also added four rebounds and a pair of blocks as well.
+ Sophomore Bradlee Haskell canned a trio of 3-pointers to key a 19-point performance, but complemented his point total with six rebounds, three assists, one block and a steal.
+ Redshirt freshman Cortez Marion Holmes finished his day with 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting, while also tallying seven rebounds, two steals and one assist.
NOTABLES
+ UNCP improved to 7-1 at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court this season with Saturday's result, and have now captured 19 of their last 21 contests in their home arena. UNCP is 70-11 (.864) at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court since the close of the 2015-16 campaign.
+ The Braves recorded a season-high six blocks in Saturday's win, and have now turned in five or more blocks four times in 2022-23. UNCP also tallied 10 steals against the Crusaders, and have now pocketed 10 or more steals on four occasions this season as well.
+ The Black & Gold connected on 54.4 percent of its field goal attempts on Saturday – the third-straight game that it has shot 50 percent or better from the field, and the sixth time in the last eight games that it has accomplished that task.
UP NEXT
The Braves will open up a 3-game, 6-day road trip on Monday when they head to Due West, S.C., to take on Erskine (0-17, 0-9 CC) in the back half of a 2 p.m. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day doubleheader inside Belk Arena. UNCP will also play road games at Barton and Francis Marion on Wednesday and Saturday, respectively.
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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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