BRISTOL, Tenn. –
Xavier Betancourt scored 26 points, with
Mikhail Pocknett adding 21 as the King University men's basketball team won their second straight conference game, 90-79 over Chowan Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL: King 90, Chowan 79
LOCATION: Student Center Complex; Bristol, Tenn.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
- King scored the first 11 points, with Seth Cullen scoring nine points, with the Tornado going 4-for-4 from the field in the blitzing start.
- The Hawks scored 10 of the next 12 points, pulling to within 13-10 with 14:39 left in the half.
- Chowan took a 28-25 lead with 6:37 left, after which Pocknett hit a three to tie the score at 28.
- King pulled to within 41-39 with 37 seconds left, after which Chowan hit a three to take a 44-39 lead into the break.
Second Half
- The half started with a flurry of scoring, with Chowan scoring six points in the first two and a half minutes, while King scored eight, with Betancourt and Cullen each scoring three.
- Chowan took a 60-50 lead with 14:23 left, before King went on a 19-6 scoring run, with Betancourt scoring seven points to put King in front 69-66 with 6:32 remaining.
- A short time later, King continued to pull away, going on an 8-1 run to take a 77-67 lead, forcing Chowan to take a timeout.
- The Tornado closed the game on a 13-8 run, with Betancourt and Pocknett combining for all 13 King points, as the Tornado pulled away for a 90-79 win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Betancourt finished with a career-high 26 points, along with a team-best four steals and five rebounds.
- Pocknett scored 23 points, making it the third time in the last four games that he has scored 20+ points. He has scored in double figures in ever game King has played this season.
FOR THE FOES
- Daylan Askew scored 21 points, with Damerius Summers scoring 12 and RJ Wilson adding 11.
- Summers also had seven rebounds, with Bailey and Cheick Traore both pulling six.
UP NEXT
- King will host Shorter Monday night at 7:30 p.m.
