The University of Pikeville Bears used a strong second-half performance to pull away and beat Simmons College of Kentucky, 70-46, in the finale of the Walters Auto Classic played at the UPIKE Gymnasium on Saturday.
The Bears. now 8-0, were led by Jazz Parker’s game-high 23 points. Jordan Perry followed with 18. J.J. Ramey chipped in 11.
On Friday night, Perry fired in a game-high 32 points in the win over Ohio University-Lancaster. He joined the 1,000-point club.
He was joined in double figures by DeAndre Barton with 20, Korbin Spencer followed with 19, Ramey finished with 15 while Luke Layhew and Parker netted 13 apiece.
UPIKE will host Wright State-Lake (Ohio) on Nov. 22. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at The Arena.
At Pikeville
(Walters Auto Classic)
SCORE BY HALVES:
SC (0-6)…..26 20 – 46
UP (8-0)….29 41 – 70
Scoring:
Simmons College (46) – Korey Mosley 5(2) 0-0 16; Jonathon Henry 5(1) 3-6 16; Deondray Latta 1 0-0 2; Amani Thomas 1 0-0 2; Damon Moore 2 0-0 4; Isaac Womack 2 0-0 4; and Devrin Lewis 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17(3) 3-6 46.
UPIKE (70) – Jazz Parker 4(3) 6-6 23; Jordan Perry 5(2) 2-4 18; Xaviar Gaona 1(1) 2-2 7; Luke Layhew 2 1-3 5; J.J. Ramey 2(2) 1-1 11; DeAndre Barton 3 0-0 6; and Da’Rell Domineck 0 0-2 0. Totals: 17(8) 12-20 70.
At Pikeville
(Walters Auto Classic)
SCORE BY HALVES:
OUL (0-3)….21 32 – 53
UP (7-0)……58 74 – 132
Scoring:
Ohio-Lancaster (53) – Brady Snyder 3(4) 0-0 18; Brendan Snyder 5(2) 2-3 18; Jacob Rhymer 1(1) 0-0 5; Lucas Thompson 0 1-2 1; Preston Gothard 0(1) 0-0 3; Jake Howard 0(1) 0-0 3; Matt Dickson 0(1) 0-0 3; and Tanner Johnson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 10(10) 3-5 53.
UPIKE (132) – Jordan Perry 6(6) 2-2 32; Jazz Parker 3(1) 4-4 13; Luke Layhew 5 2-3 12; Xaviar Gaona 0(2) 2-3 8; Dez Brown 1 1-2 3; DeAndre Barton 4(4) 0-0 20; Korbin Spencer 5(3) 0-0 19; J.J. Ramey 5(1) 2-2 15; Chaz Hinds 3 0-1 6; Fode Camara 1 0-0 2; and Cheikh Ndiaye 1 0-0 2. Totals: 34(17) 13-17 132.
Next up: UPIKE (8-0) vs. Wright State-Lake (2-6), 7 p.m., Nov. 22, The Arena.