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[Men's Basketball] Blue Raiders drop high-scoring affair at Pikeville

PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Five different Blue Raiders scored in double-figures on Saturday afternoon, but it was not enough to fend off a furious second-half surge from Pikeville as the Bears turned in a 93-87 Mid-South decision.Trailing by double-digits for a majority of the first half, Pikeville poured in 61 second-half points to write a different script for the final 20 minutes.The hosts began the second half on an 18-6 run to take a 50-48 lead with 13:57 left in regulation. From there, the Bears built a lead as large as five but struggled to keep the Blue Raiders at bay.