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Elijah Cobb 010423
Willis Glassgow
69
UNC Pembroke UNCP 1-2,0-0 Conference Carolinas
71
Winner Lincoln Memorial LM 2-1,0-0 SAC
UNC Pembroke UNCP
1-2,0-0 Conference Carolinas
69
Final
71
Lincoln Memorial LM
2-1,0-0 SAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 27 42 69
Lincoln Memorial LM 32 39 71

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Morgan Sheehan, Assistant AD/Communications & Strategic Initiatives

No. 6 Lincoln Memorial Slips By No. 8 Men’s Basketball

HARROGATE, Tenn. - The 8th-ranked UNC Pembroke men's basketball team took a lead late in the second half, but the Braves were held scoreless for the final 2:45 minutes of the contest as No. 6 Lincoln Memorial pulled away with a 71-69 victory on Friday evening inside the B. Frank Turner Arena.
 
The setback for the Black & Gold (1-2) marks the second consecutive loss and fall to 0-3 all-time against Lincoln Memorial. The Railsplitters (2-1) have won their last two contests and shot 91.7-percent from the free throw line during Friday's games.



 
THE BASICS
SCORE: F#6 Lincoln Memorial 71, #8 UNC Pembroke 69
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 1-2; Lincoln Memorial 2-1)
LOCATION: Harrogate, Tenn. (B. Frank Turner Arena)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
Lincoln Memorial took a 20-6 lead following a old-fashioned three-point play from Matthew Sells with 12:41 on the clock. UNC Pembroke put together an 8-0 scoring run to cut its deficit back to 23-16 with 7:52 left in the half.  LMU shot 44 percent from the field during the half, but UNCP shot 45.8 percent and used a layup at the buzzer from JaJuan Carr to send the teams to the locker rooms with the hosts holding a slight 32-27 lead. 
2ND HALF
A layup from Javonte Waverly capped off a 6-0 scoring surge to knot the score at 35 just three minutes into the half. The Braves took what would be their largest lead of the night, 49-42, off of a driving layup from Jamarvious Jones with 12:30 remaining in regulation. Elijah Cobb's layup kept UNC Pembroke out in front, 69-65, with 2:45 on the clock, but the Braves were held scoreless for the remainder of the game as Lincoln Memorial closed out the contest on a 6-0 run. 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Elijah Cobb scored 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting. Cobb pulled down eight rebounds in 39 minutes of work.
+ Javonte Waverly turned in a 13-point performance in 6-for-14 shooting. The Henderson native  grabbed a trio of rebounds and assists. 
+ JaJuan Carr added 12 points and newcomer Josh Berenbaum added 11 points in 13 minutes off of the bench. Nygell Verdier recorded a team-best 11 rebounds. 
NOTABLES
+ UNC Pembroke picked up 40 points in the paint and 32 points from its bench. 
+ Lincoln Memorial scored 16 points off of 14 UNCP turnovers. 
+ The Braves were +16 in the rebound column. 
+ UNCP was 11-for-12 from the charity stripe, but LMU shot nearly double the free throw attempts and finished the night going 16-for-22. 
+ The Black & Gold scored 12 second chance points while Lincoln Memorial had five. 
UP NEXT
The Braves will be back in action on Sunday when they lock horns with former Peach Belt Conference-foe USC Aiken. Tipoff is slated for 2:30 p.m. at the Convocation Center in Aiken, S.C. 
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