The University of Pikeville men’s basketball Bears saw their eight-game winning streak end as Tennessee Southern hit a free throw in the final seconds to score a 63-62 win in Pulaski, Tenn., on Saturday.
UPIKE, now 8-1, dropped their first Mid-South Conference game and set at 3-1.
Taevon Horton finished with 16 points and Kenyon Duling followed with 10. Korbin Spencer, Maurice Dickson, and Kevin Bishop II added eight apiece.
The Bears will host Kentucky Christian (3-8) at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Wednesday. Tipoff is 6 pm
At Pulaski, Tenn.
SCORE BY HALVES:
UP (8-1)……26 36 – 62
UTS (7-3)….26 37 – 63
Scoring:
UPIKE (62) – Taevon Horton 2(3) 3-3 16; Korbin Spencer 3 2-2 8; Maurice Dickson 1(2) 0-0 8; Darius Love 3 0-0 6; Jacob Brown 3 0-0 6; Kenyon Duling 1(2) 2-3 10; and Kevin Bishop II 3 2-3 8. Totals: 16(7) 9-11 62.
Tennessee Southern (63) – Mohamed ElGohary 4(4) 5-7 25; Adarion Hudson 3(2) 5-5 17; Brady Brown 1(2) 0-0 8; Cam Welch 0(2) 0-0 6; Kavion Hancock 2 0-0 4; and Tad Sivley 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 10(11) 10-12 63.
Next up: UPIKE (8-1) vs. Kentucky Christian (3-8), 6 pm, Dec. 8.
