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Nygell Verdier 011623
Willis Glassgow
84
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 17-1,9-1 Conference Carolinas
62
Erskine Ersk 0-18,0-10 Conference Carolinas
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
17-1,9-1 Conference Carolinas
84
Final
62
Erskine Ersk
0-18,0-10 Conference Carolinas
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 39 45 84
Erskine Ersk 27 35 62

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

No. 13 Men’s Basketball Keeps Train Rolling, Downs Erskine

DUE WEST, S.C. – The 13th-ranked UNC Pembroke men's basketball team shot 50 percent or better from the field for the fourth-straight game and used double-digit runs in both halves to power past Erskine, 84-62, on Monday afternoon inside EC's Belk Arena.
 
It was the 10th-straight win for the Braves (17-1, 9-1 CC) who have now captured 19-straight regular season road games dating back to November of last season. The setback marked the 22nd-straight loss for the Flying Fleet (0-18, 0-10) who dropped their fifth-straight game in the series with UNCP as well.
 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 84, North Greenville 62
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 17-1, 9-1 CC; Erskine 0-18, 0-10 CC
LOCATION: Due West, S.C. (Belk Arena)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
The Braves showed a 12-for-24 clip from the field in the opening half, as well as a +13 margin in the rebounding column, but untimely turnovers kept the visitors from turning the contest into a complete runaway. Nygell Verdier's free throw just five minutes in signaled the start of a 15-3 run over the next five minutes that eventually forged a 24-11 advantage midway through. The visitors led by as many as 18 points, 39-21, with 1:40 left, but the Flying Fleet scored the final six points of the period to grab some momentum heading into the break.
2ND HALF
Erskine opened the second half with four-straight points to cut into a 12-point halftime deficit, but a running layup from Elijah Cobb at the 15:26 mark marked the first points of mild 10-3 run that pushed UNCP's lead out to double digits for good. A 10-2 run later in the frame pushed gave the visitors a 23-point lead, 84-61, with 1:25 remaining.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Sophomore Nygell Verdier scored a team-best 15 points and added 10 rebounds to tally his second double-double of the season. Verdier registered nine points in the opening half, and finished the afternoon with a 5-for-8 clip from the floor.
+ Sophomore Bradlee Haskell keyed a 12-point afternoon with a 5-for-6 showing at the free throw line. Haskell also added three rebounds and a pair of steals.
+ Redshirt sophomore Elijah Cobb chipped in 11 points on 5-for-10 field goal shooting. He also recorded four rebounds and a steal.
NOTABLES
+ Wednesday's victory marked the 19th-straight win for the Braves in regular season road games – a streak that dates all the way back to November 30 of last season. UNCP is now 9-0 in true road games this season.
+ UNCP won the rebounding battle for the 14th time this season with a 37-23 disparity on the glass in Monday's win. The Braves have now out-rebounded eight opponents by double-digits in 2022-23, and are +16.4 in the rebounding column over their last four contests.
+ The Braves finished Monday's contest with 27-for-53 (.509) field goal shooting – the ninth time this season that the squad has connected on at least half of its field goal attempts. It is the fourth-straight game that UNCP has accomplished that feat, and the seventh time in the last nine outings.
UP NEXT
The Braves will continue a 3-game, 6-day road trip on Wednesday when they make the short drive to Wilson to battle Conference Carolinas-leading Barton (10-5, 8-0 CC) inside Wilson Gymnasium. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m.
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BACK THE BRAVES
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