PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- After a brief break from Mid-South Conference play, the University of Pikeville men's and women's basketball teams jump back into league play on Thursday night, hosting two important matchups against Cumberlands' 25th-ranked men and women's team that is receiving votes in the NAIA top-25.
The women's game tips off at 6 p.m. ET with the men to follow at 8 inside the East Ky. Expo Center. Fans unable to make it out to the game can watch a live stream through East Ky. Broadcasting and Pike TV here. EKB's Z107.5 FM will also be on hand for the local radio call.
Live stats are also available for both games through the NAIA DakStats site.
UPIKE's last MSC doubleheader produced a pair of losses, with the women losing 93-65 at No. 5 Campbellsville and the men falling 99-78 to the 19th-ranked Tigers. Since then the Bears have logged a double-digit men's win and two double-digit women's wins to get ready for Thursday's tilts with the Patriots.
The Cumberlands women are off to a 5-4 start, but have played arguable the toughest schedule in the country, coming off losses at the top-ranked and eighth-ranked teams in the NAIA poll. The Patriot men are 9-2 overall and 3-1 in league play with one of the best defenses in the nation, allowing just over 60 points per contest.
Last time out for the Bear women they scored a program-record 138 points to rout Montreat (N.C.) on Monday, while the men took care of Cincinnati-Clermont 117-83 at home on Saturday.
