CANYON, Texas – No. 25 Ferris State shot 46.6 percent from the floor and picked up 47 points from its bench on the way to defeating the UNC Pembroke men's basketball team 81-59 on Saturday evening inside First United Bank Center in the D2CCA Tip-Off Classic. 
 
The Braves (0-1) scored 24 points in the paint and logged 13 points in transition during Saturday's contest. The Bulldogs (1-1) had four players score in double-figures and picked up 17 points off of turnovers. 
 




 

THE BASICS

SCORE: #25 Ferris State 81, UNC Pembroke 59 RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 0-1, Ferris State 1-1 LOCATION: Canyon, Texas (First United Bank Center - D2CCA Tip-Off Classic)

HOW IT HAPPENED

1ST HALF

Ferris State shot 55.1 percent from the floor in the opening half and took a 19-9 lead after a pair of free throws from Mykel Bingham with 13 minutes on the clock. A jumper from Dallas Gardner and  JaJuan Carr cut the UNCP deficit back to 24-16 with 9:20 remaining in the half. The Bulldogs put together a 16-1 run to push their lead out to 43-21 capped off with a triple from Donovan Brown-Boyd with just under four minutes on the clock. The Braves shot 26.6 percent from the and trailed 52-27 as the teams headed into the locker rooms.

2ND HALF

UNC Pembroke scored the first five points of the half with a layup from Elijah Cobb and an old-fashioned three-point play from JaJuan Carr to cut the UNCP deficit back to 52-32 just three minutes into the half. Ethan Erickson canned a triple to give Ferris State its largest lead of the night, 67-39, with 8-1/2 minutes remaining in regulation. The Black & Gold put together an 11-8 surge to cut their deficit back to 73-52 with 4:35 on the clock, but FSU padded its lead, 75-52, with a jumper from Kenny Turner with just over three minutes remaining in the game.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

+ JaJuan Carr scored a team-best 16 points on a 5-for-12 shooting performance. The Burgaw native pulled down four defensive rebounds, had a pair of steals and one assist in 30 minutes of work. + Dallas Gardner flirted with a double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds. The sophomore registered a pair of steals, one block and one assist.  + Newcomers Joe'l Pettiford and Ant Abraham came off of the bench to add eight points and seven points, respectively.

NOTABLES

+ It was the fewest about of points scored by the Braves since a 76-58 setback to North Georgia on March, 11, 2023 in the NCAA Southeast Regional.  + Ferris State posted a slight 41-39 advantage on the boards over UNC Pembroke.  + The Black & Gold added 20 points from its bench via Joe'l Pettiford, Ant Abraham and Josh Berenbaum.

UP NEXT

The Braves will be back in action on Sunday against No. 3 West Texas A&M in the final game of the D2CCA Tip-Off Classic. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. EST inside the First United Bank Center.

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