Basketball Game Preview: New Bern Bears vs. Topsail Pirates + How To Watch

The New Bern Bears will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Topsail Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Topsail took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on New Bern, who comes in off a win.

New Bern is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Pamlico County. The Bears blew past the Hurricanes 75-28 on Tuesday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-21.

Meanwhile, Topsail ended up a good deal behind Cleveland on Thursday and lost 66-48.

New Bern took a serious blow against Topsail when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 70-43. Thankfully for the Bears, Spencer Henry (who went 5-for-11 to rack up 17 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.