PEMBROKE, NC – Francis Marion University sophomore 6-7 center Winston Hill scored a career-high 31 points, but regionally ranked UNC Pembroke drained 12 three-pointers to claim an 84-70 Peach Belt Conference win over the Patriots, Wednesday night (Jan. 29) in men's basketball action.

Francis Marion will celebrate Homecoming on Saturday when the Patriots host Georgia Southwestern State University at 3:30 p.m.  Admission to all sporting events at FMU on Saturday is free.

Hill connected on 11-of-16 field goal attempts and 9-of-14 free throws.  He also hauled down 12 rebounds to record his seventh double-double of the season.  Junior forward Keith Matthews also set a new career-high with 22 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the floor and 8-of-10 makes at the charity stripe.  He also handed out a team-high five assists.

FMU senior point guard Jaquez Smith chipped in eight points.

Tyrell Kirk led UNCP with 23 points and six rebounds.

01/29/20 7:30 pm at Pembroke, NC
UNC PEMBROKE 84, FRANCIS MARION 70
FRANCIS MARION (3-15,2-9 Peach B)
Winston Hill 11-16 9-14 31; Keith Matthews 6-12 8-10 22; Jaquez Smith 3-13
0-0 8; Alex Cox 1-1 1-2 4; Ja'Lil Robinson 1-7 1-2 3; Jamal Edmonson 1-2 0-0
2; Trey Jones 0-3 0-0 0; Gabriel Dickerson 0-2 0-3 0. Totals 23-56 19-31 70.
UNC PEMBROKE (15-4,9-2 Peach B)
Tyrell Kirk 8-14 0-0 23; Carson Mounce 6-9 3-3 15; Shaun Kirk 4-10 0-0 9;
Jordan Ratliffe 4-8 0-0 9; Micah Kinsey 2-5 3-3 8; Spencer Levi 3-6 0-2 6;
Dewan Lesesne 1-2 2-2 5; Akia Pruitt 2-3 0-0 4; Jabrie Bullard 1-5 0-2 3;
David Strother 1-11 0-0 2. Totals 32-73 8-12 84.
Francis Marion...................   23   47  -   70
UNC Pembroke..................   35   49  -   84
3-point goals--Francis Marion 5-24 (Keith Matthews 2-6; Jaquez Smith 2-8;
Alex Cox 1-1; Trey Jones 0-3; Jamal Edmonson 0-1; Ja'Lil Robinson 0-4;
Winston Hill 0-1), UNC Pembroke 12-33 (Tyrell Kirk 7-12; Shaun Kirk 1-3;
Micah Kinsey 1-3; Jabrie Bullard 1-5; Jordan Ratliffe 1-3; Dewan Lesesne
1-1; David Strother 0-5; Akia Pruitt 0-1). Fouled out--Francis Marion-None,
UNC Pembroke-Spencer Levi. Rebounds--Francis Marion 39 (Winston Hill 12),
UNCP 42 (Carson Mounce 7). Assists--FMU 14 (Keith Matthews 5), UNCP 20
(Micah Kinsey 5; Akia Pruitt 5). Total fouls--FMU 15, UNCP 25. Technical
fouls--None. A-1529