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62
Virginia St. VS 13-8,7-3 CIAA
78
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 15-6,12-2 Conference Carolinas
Virginia St. VS
13-8,7-3 CIAA
62
Final
78
UNC Pembroke UNCP
15-6,12-2 Conference Carolinas
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Virginia St. VS 32 30 62
UNC Pembroke UNCP 29 49 78

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

Men’s Basketball Stays Hot, Downs Virginia State

PEMBROKE – The UNC Pembroke men's basketball team shot better than 53 percent from the field in the second half and scored 24 points in transition to help fuel a 78-62 non-conference victory over Virginia State on Wednesday evening at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. 
 
The Braves (15-6) push their win streak to four games, and have now won the last three meetings with Virginia State. The Trojans (13-8) have now lost four out of their last five contests and fall to 5-4 when playing on the road this season. 





 
 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 78, Virginia State 62
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 15-6; Virginia State 62
LOCATION: Pembroke, N.C. (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
UNC Pembroke took an early 13-7 advantage with a triple from the corner from Steven Lassiter at the 13:35 mark in the first half. The Braves pushed their lead out to 20-14 following a three from Quay Watson with 8:20 on the clock, but the hosts would be limited to free throws for the next eight minutes as Virginia State closed out the half on an 18-9 run to send the teams to the locker rooms with the Trojans leading 32-29. 
2ND HALF
A pair of free throws gave VSU its largest lead of the night, 34-29, to start the half, but UNCP answered with a 5-0 run to tie the score at 34 apiece following a jumper from Josh Berenbaum at the 17:40 mark. Virginia State worked its deficit back to 52-50 with a pair of free throws, but a 15-0 run started by a triple from Bradlee Haskell pushed the UNC Pembroke lead out to 67-50 with 5:14 remaining in regulation. An old-fashioned three-point play from Jared White cut the VSU deficit back to 67-53, but the hosts went on a 9-2 surge to take their largest lead of the night, 76-55, with a fastbreak layup from Dallas Gardner with just under three minutes left on the clock. 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Bradlee Haskell finished with a game-high 18 points on a 4-for-9 clip from the field. The senior pulled down five rebounds and had a pair of steals in 35 minutes of work.
+ JaJuan Carr added 17 points highlighted by a perfect 7-for-7 shooting performance from the field. The senior had six assists and six rebounds, while also adding one block in 22 minutes of action. 
+ Steven Lassiter came off of the bench for a career-high 11 points. Lassiter grabbed five boards and had a pair of steals in 20 minutes of work. 
NOTABLES
+ UNC Pembroke shot 41.8 percent from the field, while Virginia State finished the contest shooting 39.6 percent from the floor. 
+ Virginia State posted a 26-22 advantage with points in the paint. 
+ The Braves held the lead for 75 percent of Wednesday's victory. 
+ UNCP did not trail by more than five points during the game.
UP NEXT
The Braves will hit the road and travel to battle Young Harris on Saturday in Georgia. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. at the Harp Recreation and Commencement Center. 
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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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