PEMBROKE, N.C. -- Sophomore Khamani Wertz scored a career-high 19 points, including three three-pointers, but UNC Pembroke built an early lead en route to an 82-60 victory over Belmont Abbey in Conference Carolinas men's basketball action Saturday afternoon.

With the result, the Crusaders fall to 1-10, 0-8, while the Braves improve to 11-5, 9-0.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Wertz hit 50 percent overall (5 of 10) and from three-point range (3 of 6), while being percent on all six free throw attempts. He also dished out an assist.
• Daniel Lubamba tallied 14 points, including making all four of his shots from beyond the arc.
• Jordan Patton grabbed a team-high five rebounds, while Judah Sault was the assist leader with three.
• Belmont Abbey's nine three-pointers as a team were a season-high.

UP NEXT

• Belmont Abbey stays on the road for a Martin Luther King Day matchup at Southern Wesleyan on Monday.
• Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.