PIKEVILLE – Short-handed University of Pikeville saw a 12-point, first-half lead slip away as No. 25 Shawnee State rallied to beat the Bears, 68-57, at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Thursday night. UPIKE,  now 15-4 overall and 3-4 in Mid-South Conference play, was led by Luke Layhew’s 14 points while DeAndre Barton followed with 13 and J.J. Ramey chipped in 11. UPIKE, ranked 14th nationally, will play at the University of Cumberlands in Williamsburg on Thursday night. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. At Pikeville SCORE BY HALVES: SSU (15-5)…27  41 – 68 UP (15-4)…30  27 – 57 Scoring: Shawnee […] The post COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bears fall to Shawnee State; women score upset win appeared first on Mountain Top Media.