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Amare Miller 012823
Willis Glassgow
72
King (TN) King 5-14,4-8 Conference Carolinas
96
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 21-1,13-1 Conference Carolinas
King (TN) King
5-14,4-8 Conference Carolinas
72
Final
96
UNC Pembroke UNCP
21-1,13-1 Conference Carolinas
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
King (TN) King 32 40 72
UNC Pembroke UNCP 50 46 96

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

No. 8 Men’s Basketball Nets Historic Win In Rout Of King

PEMBROKE – The 8th-ranked UNC Pembroke men's basketball team shot 60 percent or better from the field for the second time in four days, and utilized a 20-6 run in the game's first eight minutes to take the lead for good as the Braves stretched their win streak out to 14 games with a 96-72 rout of visiting King on Saturday afternoon at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.
 
The Braves (21-1, 13-1 CC) have now recorded 21 victories quicker than any other team in the 84-year history of the program, edging out last year's squad who needed 23 games to pick up win No. 21. Saturday's loss marked the fifth-straight setback for the Tornado (5-14, 4-8) who fell to fell to 1-4 overall in the series with the Black & Gold.
 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 96, King 72
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 21-1, 13-1 CC; King 5-14, 4-8 CC
LOCATION: Pembroke, N.C. (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
UNCP tacked up a 63-percent shooting performance in the first half, including a 7-for-10 clip from the perimeter, on the way to lugging a 50-32 lead into the intermission. King kept pace with the hosts for the first four minutes of the afternoon, but Nygell Verdier's jumper at the 15:22 mark signaled the start of a 17-4 run for the hosts that spanned the next 3-1/2 minutes and eventually stretched the lead out to 14 points, 24-10. The Black & Gold led by as many as 20 points, 45-25, in the opening stanza following a 3-pointer from Javonte Waverly with 2:12 left to play.
2ND HALF
A 57.2-percent shooting effort in the second half, as well as a 13-for-19 clip from the free throw line, kept the visitors at arm's length the rest of the way out. UNCP led by as many as 28 points, 72-44, just nine minutes into the second stanza before King put together a last-gasp effort that got the game as close as 15 points, 78-63, following a 4-point play from Malik Payton six minutes later.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Sophomore Nygell Verdier scored a team-best 19 points on 7-for-10 field goal shooting, while also turning in seven rebounds and four assists. He also went 4-for-7 from the free throw line.
+ Sophomores Bradlee Haskell and Javonte Waverly both netted a pair of 3-pointers on the way to 14 points apiece. Waverly finished the afternoon with a 5-for-7 shooting clip, while Haskell tallied three rebounds and matched a team-high with four assists.
+ Redshirt senior K.J. Walker came in off of the bench to record 12 points, three assists and one steal, while redshirt sophomore Elijah Cobb added 11 points on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting day to go along with five rebounds and a pair of steals.
NOTABLES
+ Sophomore Nygell Verdier scored a team-best 19 points on 7-for-10 field goal shooting, while also turning in seven rebounds and four assists. He also went 4-for-7 from the free throw line.
+ Sophomores Bradlee Haskell and Javonte Waverly both netted a pair of 3-pointers on the way to 14 points apiece. Waverly finished the afternoon with a 5-for-7 shooting clip, while Haskell tallied three rebounds and matched a team-high with four assists.
+ Redshirt senior K.J. Walker came in off of the bench to record 12 points, three assists and one steal, while redshirt sophomore Elijah Cobb added 11 points on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting day to go along with five rebounds and a pair of steals.
UP NEXT
The Braves will close out a 3-game home stand on Wednesday when they bunker down to take on Southern Wesleyan (3-18, 3-10 CC) in the back half of a 5 p.m. Social Media Night doubleheader at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.
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