The University of Pikeville men’s basketball Bears pulled away in the second half to roll past Bethel, 94-70, in the final game of the Appalachian Wireless Classic played at the Arena on Saturday.
UPIKE, now 5-0, had beaten Miami-Hamilton on Friday night.
Jordan Perry poured in a game-high 26 points in the win over the Wildcats, who dropped to 1-1. Da’Rell Domineck followed with 15 while Luke Layhew hit for 13 and Chaz Hinds tossed in 12.
In the victory over the Harriers on Friday, Perry led a quartet of Bears in double-figure scoring with a game-high 17. Layhew followed with 15 while Xavier Gaona tossed in 13 and DeAndre Barton added 11.
UPIKE will now journey to the University of South Alabama for an exhibition game on Nov. 6.
At Pikeville
(Appy Wireless Classic)
SCORE BY HALVES:
BC (1-1)…..35 35 – 70
UP (5-0)…..44 50 – 94
Scoring:
Bethel College (70) – Cameron Ricks 4(1) 3-4 14; Jarred Walker 2(3) 0-0 13; Cayden Edmonson 3 5-9 11; Noah Chatman 1 4-7 6; Jacob Rose 1 0-1 2; Javonte Ellis 0(1) 5-8 8; Charles Cobb 1(1) 1-1 6; Kamron Rose 2 0-1 4; Foday Sankaray 1 0-0 2; Chandler Clements 1 0-0 2; and Connor Diecker 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17(6) 18-33 70.
UPIKE (94) – Jordan Perry 6(2) 8-11 26; Luke Layhew 6 1-2 13; Jazz Parker 2(2) 0-0 10; Xavier Gaona 0(2) 0-1 6; Dez Brown 1 0-0 2; Da’Rell Domineck 6 3-4 15; Chaz Hinds 6 0-1 12; Josh Green 1(1) 1-2 6; and DeAndre Barton 2 0-0 4. Totals: 30(7) 13-21 94.
At Pikeville
(Appy Wireless Classic)
SCORE BY HALVES:
MH (0-1)….34 34 – 68
UP (4-0)…..40 52 – 92
Scoring:
Miami-Hamilton (68) – Devan Cook 6(1) 0-0 15; A’mon Yisrael 2(3) 1-2 14; Yusef Williams 1(1) 3-4 8; Vinson Walker 3 0-0 6; Chris Rawlins 1(1) 0-0 5; Gabe Allen 1 6-7 8; JaBryel Reed 3 0-1 6; Cameron Benson 1 0-0 2; C.J. Dean 1 0-0 2; and Jeremiah Watene 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(6) 10-14 68.
UPIKE (0-0) – Jordan Perry 5(1) 4-7 17; Luke Layhew 6 3-4 15; Xaviar Gaona 2(3) 0-0 13; Jazz Parker 2 5-5 9; Dez Brown 3 0-0 6; DeAndre Barton 4(1) 0-0 11; Da’Rell Domineck 4 1-4 9; Fode Camara 3 0-0 6; Chaz Hinds 1(1) 0-0 5; and J.J. Ramey 0 1-2 1. Totals: 30(6) 14-22 92.
Next up: UPIKE (5-0) at University of South Alabama, exhibition game, Nov. 6.