Box Score PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The University of Pikeville Bears shot 58 percent from the field and dominated the glass against a much smaller Kentucky Christian University team in a 94-41 win on Tuesday night.

Pikeville, 3-0 and ranked No. 1 in the nation in NAIA Div. I, put three players in double figures as 13 of the 15 in uniform scored. The Bears enjoyed a 49-30 advantage on the glass en route to their eighth straight win dating back to last March's national tournament.

A jump shot by Jared Ravenscraft cut the Bears' early lead to 16-5, but the Bears followed that with 19 unanswered points, ending with a three-point bucket by junior Trevor Setty to make it 35-5 with 7:14 to play.

The advantage was 51-26 at the break as the Bears hit 62.5 percent from the floor and cruised to the win.

Pikeville enjoyed 28 assists compared to only 10 turnovers and forced the Knights into 16 miscues with 11 steals.

Senior center Shane Burrell led UPIKE with 20 points and with eight rebounds. The Los Angeles native was 9-of-11 from the field in only 16 minutes of playing time. Senior Jamar Board nailed three three-point shots to follow with 13, while junior forward Chris Watson came off the bench with 11 markers and seven rebounds.

Kentucky Christian (0-2), which lost in the second round of the NCCAA Div. II national tournament a year ago, got 21 of its 41 from Drew Johnson, who nailed 5-of-7 from the arc in the contest and led his team with four assists.

The Bears will host the Appalachian Wireless Classic this weekend. On Friday night, the 6 p.m. opener will see U.Va.-Wise take on Bluefield College, followed by the Bears playing Miami-Middletown, a team with wins over Mid-South Conference teams Campbellsville and Rio Grande already this season, at 8 p.m.

On Saturday, Wise will play Middletown at 6 followed by the Bears and Bluefield in the nightcap.

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