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Bradlee Haskell 012523
Willis Glassgow
83
Mount Olive MO 7-14,5-7 Conference Carolinas
108
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 20-1,12-1 Conference Carolinas
Mount Olive MO
7-14,5-7 Conference Carolinas
83
Final
108
UNC Pembroke UNCP
20-1,12-1 Conference Carolinas
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Mount Olive MO 46 37 83
UNC Pembroke UNCP 54 54 108

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

No. 8 Men’s Basketball Hits Century Mark, Blows Past Mount Olive

PEMBROKE – The 8th-ranked UNC Pembroke men's basketball team tacked up a season-best offensive night, fueled by a 72.7 percent shooting display in the first half as well as a 13-for-21 performance from the perimeter, as the Braves stretched their win streak out to 13 games with a 108-83 win over Mount Olive on Wednesday evening at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.
 
The triumph also helped the Black & Gold (20-1, 12-1 CC) match the 2021-22 squad for the best record in program history through 21 games, and handed Drew Richards his 50th victory as UNCP's skipper as well. The setback snapped a three-game win streak for Mount Olive (7-13, 5-7) who has now dropped seven of the last eight matchups in the series with the Braves.
 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 108, Mount Olive 83
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 20-1, 12-1 CC; Mount Olive 83
LOCATION: Pembroke, N.C. (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
UNCP connected on 72.7 percent of its field goal attempts in the opening half, including an 8-for-11 mark from 3-point territory, to fuel a 54-46 advantage at the intermission. The squads went blow-for-blow in the first three minutes of the contest, but a lay-in from Cortez Marion-Holmes at the 16:51 mark sparked an 18-5 run for the hosts over the next six minutes that eventually gave UNCP a 28-14 lead just halfway through the period. The Black & Gold led by as many as 19 points, 45-26, following a 3-pointer from Bradlee Haskell with seven minutes still left to play before the break.
2ND HALF
The Braves produced a more human-like 63-percent success rate from the field in the second stanza, including a 5-for-10 showing behind the arch, while also tallying a 15-for-17 performance from the charity stripe. The Trojans made it a two-possession game, 60-54, on Shane Peterson's layup just 3-1/2 minutes into the period, but UNCP answered with a 19-5 run over the next six minutes to stretch its lead out to double digits for good. Amare Miller's layup with just more than a minute left gave the hosts their largest lead of the evening, 106-80.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Redshirt freshman Cortez Marion-Holmes matched a career- and season-high with 23 points on 10-for-14 field goal shooting, while also adding eight rebounds as well.
+ Sophomore Nygell Verdier chipped in 20 points on 6-for-8 shooting, including a perfect 3-for-3 clip from downtown, while also registering seven rebounds, one assist, one steal and a block.
+ Bradlee Haskell tacked up his second career double-double in an unconventional way, totaling 17 points while logging a career-best 10 assists.
+ Redshirt sophomore JaJuan Carr and redshirt senior K.J. Walker added 14 and 13 points, respectively. Walker keyed his big offensive night with a 4-for-4 tally from the perimeter, while Carr was 5-for-6 from the free throw line.
NOTABLES
+ UNCP established season-bests in four offensive categories on Wednesday, including points, shooting percentage (.655), made 3-pointers (13) and assists (24). It was the most single-game assists for the squad since totaling 27 in a 105-76 home win over King on Dec. 4, 2021. The Black & Gold logged assists on 63.1 percent (24-of-38) of its made field goals against Mount Olive.
+ Wednesday's victory over the Trojans marked the 50th victory for head coach Drew Richards at the helm of the Braves. Richards is now 50-8 (.862) in the midst of his second full season in Pembroke.
+ The Braves are now 71-10 (.877) on Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court since the start of the 2018-19 season, and have now captured 20 of its last 22 contests in front of their home crowd.
UP NEXT
UNCP will continue a 3-game home stand on Saturday when they suit up to take on Conference Carolinas rival King (5-13, 4-7 CC) in the second half of a 2 p.m. Alumni Weekend doubleheader at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. Saturday's twinbill has also been deemed Throwback Day in Pembroke as well.
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