An early deficit was simply too much to overcome as the University of Pikeville Bears fell to Freed-Hardeman, 103-86, n a Mid-South Conference game played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Thursday night.
The Bears dropped to 506 overall and 3-5 in league play.
Taevon Horton paced four Bears to score n double figures with a game-high 27 points. Malcolm Green finished with 20 while Korbin Spencer net 17. Jamir Simpson chipped in 10.
UPIKE will be back in action against Bethel University (4-6) at 4 pm, Jan. 9.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY HALVES:
FH (8-1)…52 51 – 103
UP (5-6)…32 54 – 86
Scoring:
Freed-Hardeman (103) – Ryley McClaran 3(5) 2-2 23; Kortland Martin 2(5)0-0 19; Jeremiah Alexander 4(1) 0-0 11; John Musselwhite 0(3) 0-0 9; Francis Agbata 2 0-0 4; Silas Clark 1(2) 4-4 12; Jon Moore 5 0-0 10; Luka Filipovic 3 3-4 9; and Logan Bonds 2 2-2 6. Totals: 22(16) 11-12 103.
UPIKE (86) – Taevon Horton 1(7) 4-6 27; Malcolm Green 7(1) 3-3 20; Korbin Spencer 5(2) 1-3 17; Darius Love 0 1-2 1; Jamir Simpson 5 0-1 10; Christian Sweazie 0(3) 0-0 9; and Kenyon Stone 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19(13) 9-15 86.
Next up: UPIKE (5-6) vs. Bethel University (4-6), 4 pm, Jan. 9.
