Pikeville, Ky. – In their best shooting performance of the season, UPIKE men's basketball dominated Campbellsville 92-59 Thursday evening. The Bears shot 58 percent from the floor, including 59 percent from three.
Led by
Teddy Parham Jr. with 20 points on 7-10 shooting, UPIKE connected on 34 of 58 shots from the floor. Parham Jr. led the three-point effort shooting 4-5.
Korbin Spencer checked in with 17 points and seven rebounds in 33 minutes of action.
In his first collegiate start, guard
Keian Worrix commanded the offense with eight assists. Worrix also scored a season high 11 points on 3-4 from the field and 3-4 from the free throw line.
Mark Vance Jr. scored a season-high 11 points, shooting 5-6 and adding three rebounds.
The story of the first half was impeccable three-point shooting by the Bears as they dropped in 10 of 14 shots for 71 percent. After a back-and-forth opening series, Campbellsville took a 6-3 lead with 17:42 to go which would be their first and final lead of the ball game. Over the next eight minutes, the Bears hit a perfect 6-6 from deep during a 24-10 run. After a Tigers three with 10:10 to go, Worrix knocked down his first triple of the season to stifle any Campbellsville momentum.
Just a minute later, Worrix made a perfect feed to
Bradley Bunch who drained a three to make it 30-16 UPIKE. Worrix led the rest of the quarter, scoring six points.
Several Bears contributed off the bench in the second half including
Jordan Frazier who scored his first points of the season.
Keynan Cutlip played 12 solid minutes, dropping a season high seven points on a three, a layup, and a pair of free throws.
The Bears continued to dominate the second half, led by Parham Jr. who scored 12. Carrying on the efficient first-half effort, the Bears connected on 18-30 shots for 60 percent in the second half.
UPIKE sits at 7-6 on the season and 4-4 in conference play following Thursday's win. The Bears return to action Saturday, December 17
th as they head to Columbia, Ky. to take on Lindsey Wilson.