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78
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 1-0,0-0 Conference Carolinas
73
Emporia St. ESU 0-1,0-0 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
1-0,0-0 Conference Carolinas
78
Final
73
Emporia St. ESU
0-1,0-0 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 38 40 78
Emporia St. ESU 40 33 73

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

No.8 Men's Basketball Victorious Over No. 20 Emporia State

LAKELAND, Fla.  – No. 8 UNC Pembroke men's basketball trailed by as many 10 points late in the first half, but the Braves shot nearly 53-percent in the second half to guide them to a 78-73 victory over Emporia State on Saturday at the Small College Hall of Fame Classic. 
 
The Braves (1-0) have now won their season opener in seven of the last eight seasons. The Hornets (0-1) scored 17 points off of 18 UNCP turnovers during Saturday's contest.  


 
THE BASICS
SCORE: #8 UNC Pembroke 78, #20 Emporia State 73
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 1-0; Emporia State 73
LOCATION: Lakeland, Fla. (Jenkins Fieldhouse)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
Five consecutive points from Emporia State gave the Hornets a 20-15 lead with 12:11 remaining in the first half. A layup from Javonte Waverly minutes later gave UNC Pembroke a 21-20 lead. Both teams shot 51.1-percent from the field during the frame, and the Hornets took what would be their largest lead of the night, 40-30, following a dunk from Atavian Butler. The Braves closed out the half on an 8-0 run to head to the locker room trailing 40-38.
2ND HALF
JaJuan Carr's jumper in the paint tied the score at 48 apiece just five minutes into the second half. A Josh Berenbaum trey on the next possession gave the Braves the lead for good, 51-50 with 13 minutes left in regulation. UNCP shot better than 52-percent from the field and used a 10-0 run capped off by a layup from Amare Miller with 49 seconds left to fuel the outcome. 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Amare Miller scored a game and career-high 24 points on 12-for-13 shooting. The sophomore also pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds for his third career double-double.
+ Elijah Cobb turned in 11 points on 5-for-9 shooting and grabbed five rebounds.
+ JaJuan Carr also added 11 points on 5-for-8 shooting and dished out five assists.  
NOTABLES
+UNC Pembroke scored an impressive 56 points in the paint and limited Emporia State to 34 points in the paint. 
+ During Saturday's contest, there were eight lead changes and five times of the score being tied. 
+ The Braves added 21 second chance points while the Hornets had just seven. 
+ The Black & Gold picked up 18 points from its bench and posted a 41-32 advantage on the boards. 
UP NEXT
The Braves will face Florida Southern on Sunday for the final day of the Small College Hall of Fame Classic. Tipoff is slated for 5:45 p.m. inside the Jenkins Fieldhouse. 
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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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