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Nygell Verdier 020523
Willis Glassgow
71
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 23-1,15-1 Conference Carolinas
57
Converse Conv 12-12,10-6 Conference Carolinas
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
23-1,15-1 Conference Carolinas
71
Final
57
Converse Conv
12-12,10-6 Conference Carolinas
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 39 32 71
Converse Conv 25 32 57

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

No. 5 Men’s Basketball Matches School Record With Win At Converse

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Bradlee Haskell's pull-up jumper just 13 seconds into the afternoon gave the 5th-ranked UNC Pembroke men's basketball team the lead for good as the Braves matched a school record with their 16th-straight victory with a 71-57 triumph at Converse on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Black & Gold (23-1, 15-1 CC) shot better than 59 percent from the field in Saturday's win on the way to improving to 13-0 away from Pembroke this season, including an impressive 12-0 mark in true road games. The setback snapped a five-game win streak for the Valkyries (12-12, 10-6) who had their 10-game home win streak snapped in the process as well.
 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 71, Converse 57
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 23-1, 15-1 CC; Converse 12-12, 10-6 CC
LOCATION: Spartanburg, S.C. (Tom & Tracy Hannah Gym)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
UNCP connected on 60 percent of its field goal attempts in the opening half, and scored nine of the game's first 11 points before eventually taking a 39-25 advantage into the locker rooms. Converse cut into the early deficit and made it a two-possession game, 9-5, on a trio of free throws from Trey Smith at the 14:38 mark, but the visitors answered with an 18-4 run over the next eight minutes that was keyed by a 7-for-12 shooting clip, including a 3-for-5 mark from the perimeter.
2ND HALF
Converse managed just a 32-percent shooting effort in the second half, but prevented the game from totally slipping away from it with an 8-for-9 performance at the free throw line. The Valkyries whittled a their halftime deficit down to just eight points, on Jordan Warlick's 3-pointer five minutes into the latter stanza, but K.J. Walker's 3-pointer on the other end of the court signaled the start of a 13-2 run that swung the momentum back to UNCP for good.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Sophomore Nygell Verdier tallied a team-best 12 points on 4-for-7 field goal shooting, including a pair of 3-pointers. He also added five rebounds, one assist and one steal.
+ Redshirt sophomore Elijah Cobb canned five of his six field goal attempts on the way to turning in 10 points. Cobb raked in seven rebounds on the afternoon as well.
+ Redshirt senior K.J. Walker and freshman Amare Miller both recorded 10 points apiece. Miller was 5-for-6 from the field in 17 minutes of action, while Walker complemented his points production with six assists.
NOTABLES
+ The Braves matched last year's squad for ownership rights to the longest win streak in the 84-year history of the program. This year's team has tacked up 16-straight wins dating back to 72-56 home triumph over Emmanuel on December 3. Last year's squad had their 16-game win streak snapped in a home loss to Southern Wesleyan.
+ Saturday's victory marked the 22nd-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 12-0 in true road games this season, and 13-0 overall in games played away from Pembroke.
+ The Black & Gold shot 59.2 percent from the field on Saturday, marking the 14th time this season that UNCP has canned at least half of its shot attempts. It is the third time in the last four games that the Braves have shot 56 percent or better from the field.
UP NEXT
The Braves will be back at home again on Wednesday when they suit up to battle Conference Carolinas rival Barton (13-9, 11-4 CC) on Think Pink/Neon Night at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m.
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BACK THE BRAVES
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