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90
Winner Brevard BREV 10-16,5-9 USA South
84
Pfeiffer PFE 10-16,6-8 USA South
Winner
Brevard BREV
10-16,5-9 USA South
90
Final
84
Pfeiffer PFE
10-16,6-8 USA South
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Brevard BREV 43 47 90
Pfeiffer PFE 43 41 84
M.J. Armstrong vs. NCWU
Pfeiffer University

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | D'Andre Bryant - Special to GoFalconSports.com

Pfeiffer Men Drops USA South Tournament Opener to Brevard

Pfeiffer Falls in the USA South First Round to Brevard College

Misenheimer, N.C. (Feb. 21, 2023) – The Pfeiffer University men's basketball team dropped a 90-84 USA South game to Brevard College in front of nearly 500 fans at Merner Gym on Tuesday night.

The Basics
Score -  Brevard def. Pfeiffer, 90-84
Records - Pfeiffer (10-16, 6-8 USA South), Brevard College (10-16, 5-9 USA South)
Location - Merner Gym – The Village of Misenheimer, N.C. 
  
Turning Point
After trailing by just six points they came back to tie the game (43-43) at halftime, Pfeiffer tried to take the lead in the second half of the game but Brevard was making high-percentage shots in the second half and then Pfeiffer tied the game at 56-56 after the made layup from M.J. Armstrong (Gastonia, N.C.) at the 13:56 mark.

Brevard then went on a 5-2 spurt over the span of nearly two minutes to take the 85-78 lead.  Pfeiffer would trail by one in the beginning of the game (33-32) but Brevard kept leading the game with the Tornados never losing them momentum downing the Falcons 90-84.

Individual Leaders
  • Taylan Rowe (Oakboro, N.C.) scored 19 points and had two rebounds for Pfeiffer.  He also added three assists and a steal
  • Teammate M.J. Armstrong (Gastonia, N.C.) also had a great outing, going 6-of-6 from the floor, mostly on drives to the basket, scoring 12 points.  He also had a steal.
  • Daymon Beckwith (Jacksonville, N.C.) had 15 points and five rebounds.
  • Daniel Fulp (Winston-Salem, N.C.) went 4-of-8 and finished with 16 points.
  • Brevard's Kavan Horton led five players in double figures with a team high 16 points.  He also had a team-high six rebounds.
  • Brevard scored 20 points off eight Pfeiffer turnovers.
  • Pfeiffer scored 46 points in the paint compared to Brevard's 44.
  • The game featured 11 ties and 17 lead changes.
  • Both teams shot over 50% for the game, with Pfeiffer turning in a 54.4% (31-of-57) effort while Brevard finished with a 52.4% (33-of-63) outing.

With the loss, Pfeiffer completes the 2022-23 season with a 10-16 overall record.  Brevard advances to take on USA South Regular Season Champion and top-seeded N.C. Wesleyan on Thursday, Feb. 23.
 
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