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Pember and UNC Asheville secure 83-72 OT win over Gardner-Webb in Big South Conference semifinal

AP
Mar 09, 2024

HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) Drew Pember scored 30 points, six in the overtime, as UNC Asheville beat Gardner-Webb 83-72 on Saturday night in a Big South Conference Tournament semifinal.

Pember wound up with a triple-double for the Bulldogs (22-11) after also adding 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Toyaz Solomon scored 17 points and added five rebounds and three blocks. Josh Banks shot 5 for 8 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points.

Shahar Lazar led the Runnin' Bulldogs (17-16) in scoring, finishing with 18 points. Quest Aldridge added nine points, six rebounds and five assists for Gardner-Webb. Isaiah Richards also had nine points and two blocks.

UNC Asheville entered halftime down 34-31. Pember scored 16 second-half points as UNC Asheville and Gardner-Webb ended regulation tied at 71. Pember scored his six overtime points while going 1 of 2 and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line. Gardner-Webb went the last 8:45 of playing time without a field goal.

The Bulldogs advance to the championship game on Sunday against Longwood, which also won a semifinal in overtime, defeating top seed High Point 80-79.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
GWEB
Bulldogs
34
NCAS
Bulldogs
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ademide Badmus vs. Drew Pember (Caleb Burgess gains possession)
19:41	+3	Fletcher Abee makes three point jump shot (Drew Pember assists)	0-3
19:29		Caleb Robinson misses two point layup
19:27		Toyaz Solomon defensive rebound
19:06		Toyaz Solomon misses two point jump shot
19:04		Julien Soumaoro defensive rebound
18:48	+3	Caleb Robinson makes three point jump shot (DQ Nicholas assists)	3-3
18:13		Josh Banks misses three point jump shot
18:11		Julien Soumaoro defensive rebound
17:57	+2	Quest Aldridge makes two point jump shot	5-3
17:48		Fletcher Abee misses three point jump shot
17:46		Runnin' Bulldogs defensive rebound
17:25		Quest Aldridge turnover (lost ball) (Fletcher Abee steals)
17:15		Drew Pember misses two point jump shot
17:13		Toyaz Solomon offensive rebound
16:57		Caleb Robinson shooting foul (Drew Pember draws the foul)
16:57	+1	Drew Pember makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-4
16:57	+1	Drew Pember makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-5
16:35		Isaiah Richards offensive foul (Drew Pember draws the foul)
16:35		Isaiah Richards turnover (offensive foul)
16:19		Caleb Burgess turnover (lost ball) (Brendan Mykalcio steals)
16:11	+2	Brendan Mykalcio makes two point dunk	7-5
16:02		Brendan Mykalcio personal foul (Drew Pember draws the foul)
16:02		TV timeout
15:59	+2	Fletcher Abee makes two point jump shot (Drew Pember assists)	7-7
15:36	+2	Brendan Mykalcio makes two point layup (DQ Nicholas assists)	9-7
15:19	+2	Fletcher Abee makes two point jump shot	9-9
14:49		Taku Youngblood misses three point jump shot
14:47		Drew Pember defensive rebound
14:39		Drew Pember misses three point jump shot
14:37		Julien Soumaoro defensive rebound
14:30		Julien Soumaoro turnover (bad pass) (Nick McMullen steals)
14:24	+2	Nick McMullen makes two point layup	9-11
14:06		Julien Soumaoro turnover (bad pass) (Fletcher Abee steals)
13:44		Fletcher Abee misses three point jump shot
13:42		Brendan Mykalcio defensive rebound
13:36		Julien Soumaoro misses three point jump shot
13:34		Nick McMullen defensive rebound
13:21		Caleb Burgess misses two point jump shot
13:19		Brendan Mykalcio defensive rebound
13:13		DQ Nicholas turnover (bad pass) (Drew Pember steals)
12:56		Nick McMullen misses two point jump shot
12:54		Ademide Badmus defensive rebound
12:33	+2	Ademide Badmus makes two point layup	11-11
12:32		Drew Pember shooting foul (Ademide Badmus draws the foul)
12:32	+1	Ademide Badmus makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-11
12:03		Caleb Robinson personal foul (Josh Banks draws the foul)
11:55		Trent Stephney misses three point jump shot
11:53		Brendan Mykalcio defensive rebound
11:43		Jamon Battle personal foul (Quest Aldridge draws the foul)
11:43		TV timeout
11:40		Quest Aldridge misses two point jump shot
11:38		Trent Stephney defensive rebound
11:27		Josh Banks turnover (out of bounds)
11:19	+2	Isaiah Richards makes two point layup (Quest Aldridge assists)	14-11
11:18		Greg Gantt Jr. shooting foul (Isaiah Richards draws the foul)
11:18	+1	Isaiah Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-11
11:06		Josh Banks misses three point jump shot
11:04		Runnin' Bulldogs defensive rebound
10:38		Greg Gantt Jr. personal foul (Quest Aldridge draws the foul)
10:30		Darryl Simmons II misses three point jump shot
10:28		Drew Pember defensive rebound
10:19		Drew Pember misses three point jump shot
10:17		Darryl Simmons II defensive rebound
10:13		Ademide Badmus offensive foul (Drew Pember draws the foul)
10:13		Ademide Badmus turnover (offensive foul)
9:55	+2	Toyaz Solomon makes two point jump shot (Caleb Burgess assists)	15-13
9:40		Ademide Badmus misses two point hook shot
9:38		Drew Pember defensive rebound
9:26		Toyaz Solomon misses two point jump shot
9:25		DQ Nicholas defensive rebound
9:25		Toyaz Solomon personal foul (DQ Nicholas draws the foul)
9:10		Ademide Badmus misses two point layup
9:08		Toyaz Solomon defensive rebound
8:52	+3	Josh Banks makes three point jump shot (Caleb Burgess assists)	15-16
8:39		Drew Pember blocks Ademide Badmus's two point layup
8:37		Drew Pember defensive rebound
8:32	+2	Toyaz Solomon makes two point layup (Caleb Burgess assists)	15-18
8:32		Julien Soumaoro shooting foul (Toyaz Solomon draws the foul)
8:32		Toyaz Solomon misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:32		Shahar Lazar defensive rebound
8:11	+2	Shahar Lazar makes two point layup (Quest Aldridge assists)	17-18
7:55	+2	Nick McMullen makes two point hook shot (Caleb Burgess assists)	17-20
7:45		Julien Soumaoro misses three point jump shot
7:43		Isaiah Richards offensive rebound
7:41	+2	Shahar Lazar makes two point layup (Isaiah Richards assists)	19-20
7:41		TV timeout
7:14		Isaiah Richards blocks Nick McMullen's two point hook shot
7:12		Runnin' Bulldogs defensive rebound
7:12		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
7:00	+2	Isaiah Richards makes two point hook shot (Julien Soumaoro assists)	21-20
6:47	+3	Drew Pember makes three point jump shot (Fletcher Abee assists)	21-23
6:16		Toyaz Solomon blocks Isaiah Richards's two point layup
6:14		Isaiah Richards offensive rebound
6:09	+2	Isaiah Richards makes two point layup	23-23
5:47	+3	Drew Pember makes three point jump shot (Caleb Burgess assists)	23-26
5:18		Ademide Badmus turnover (traveling)
5:10		Josh Banks turnover (out of bounds)
4:43	+2	Quest Aldridge makes two point layup	25-26
4:37		Caleb Burgess turnover (bad pass)
4:23		DQ Nicholas misses three point jump shot
4:21		Caleb Burgess defensive rebound
4:17		Quest Aldridge shooting foul (Caleb Burgess draws the foul)
4:17		Caleb Burgess misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:17	+1	Caleb Burgess makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-27
3:47		Brendan Mykalcio misses two point jump shot
3:45		Drew Pember defensive rebound
3:36	+2	Fletcher Abee makes two point jump shot	25-29
3:21		Brendan Mykalcio misses three point jump shot
3:19		Caleb Burgess defensive rebound
3:09		Toyaz Solomon misses three point jump shot
3:07		Ademide Badmus defensive rebound
2:57	+2	Quest Aldridge makes two point jump shot	27-29
2:36	+2	Toyaz Solomon makes two point jump shot (Caleb Burgess assists)	27-31
2:35		Runnin' Bulldogs 30 second timeout
2:35		TV timeout
2:11	+3	Shahar Lazar makes three point jump shot	30-31
1:33		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
1:15	+2	Quest Aldridge makes two point layup (Isaiah Richards assists)	32-31
1:00		Drew Pember misses three point jump shot
0:58		Quest Aldridge defensive rebound
0:48		Quest Aldridge misses two point jump shot
0:46		Isaiah Richards offensive rebound
0:43	+2	Isaiah Richards makes two point layup	34-31
0:34		Drew Pember misses two point jump shot
0:32		Darryl Simmons II defensive rebound
0:21		Quest Aldridge misses three point jump shot
0:19		Shahar Lazar offensive rebound
0:02		Quest Aldridge turnover (lost ball) (Nick McMullen steals)
0:00		Trent Stephney misses three point jump shot
0:00		Runnin' Bulldogs defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GWEB
Bulldogs
37
NCAS
Bulldogs
40

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Julien Soumaoro misses two point layup
19:40		Josh Banks defensive rebound
19:25	+2	Toyaz Solomon makes two point dunk (Drew Pember assists)	34-33
19:07		DQ Nicholas misses three point jump shot
19:05		Bulldogs defensive rebound
18:51	+2	Toyaz Solomon makes two point jump shot (Caleb Burgess assists)	34-35
18:40	+2	Ademide Badmus makes two point layup (DQ Nicholas assists)	36-35
18:25	+2	Caleb Burgess makes two point layup (Drew Pember assists)	36-37
18:13		Toyaz Solomon blocks Caleb Robinson's two point layup
18:11		Bulldogs defensive rebound
17:59		Caleb Burgess misses two point layup
17:57		Quest Aldridge defensive rebound
17:47		Caleb Robinson misses three point jump shot
17:45		Josh Banks defensive rebound
17:27	+2	Drew Pember makes two point jump shot	36-39
17:03		Caleb Robinson offensive foul (Josh Banks draws the foul)
17:03		Caleb Robinson turnover (offensive foul)
16:48		Drew Pember misses three point jump shot
16:46		Quest Aldridge defensive rebound
16:31		Brendan Mykalcio misses three point jump shot
16:29		Brendan Mykalcio offensive rebound
16:24	+2	Brendan Mykalcio makes two point layup	38-39
16:04	+2	Toyaz Solomon makes two point dunk (Drew Pember assists)	38-41
16:03		Toyaz Solomon technical foul
16:03	+1	Quest Aldridge makes technical free throw 1 of 1	39-41
15:55		Toyaz Solomon shooting foul (DQ Nicholas draws the foul)
15:55		TV timeout
15:55		DQ Nicholas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:55	+1	DQ Nicholas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-41
15:46		Brendan Mykalcio personal foul (Drew Pember draws the foul)
15:44		Fletcher Abee misses two point jump shot
15:42		Drew Pember offensive rebound
15:40		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
15:40		TV timeout
15:31	+3	Josh Banks makes three point jump shot (Drew Pember assists)	40-44
14:57		Josh Banks shooting foul (DQ Nicholas draws the foul)
14:56		DQ Nicholas misses regular free throw 1 of 3
14:56	+1	DQ Nicholas makes regular free throw 2 of 3	41-44
14:56	+1	DQ Nicholas makes regular free throw 3 of 3	42-44
14:38	+2	Fletcher Abee makes two point jump shot (Greg Gantt Jr. assists)	42-46
14:15		DQ Nicholas turnover (bad pass)
14:01		Fletcher Abee misses three point jump shot
13:59		Isaiah Richards defensive rebound
13:48		Caleb Robinson misses two point layup
13:44		Runnin' Bulldogs offensive rebound
13:38		Greg Gantt Jr. shooting foul (Ademide Badmus draws the foul)
13:38		Ademide Badmus misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:38		Ademide Badmus misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:38		Caleb Burgess defensive rebound
13:20		Caleb Burgess misses two point jump shot
13:18		Julien Soumaoro defensive rebound
13:14		Greg Gantt Jr. personal foul (Julien Soumaoro draws the foul)
12:53	+3	Darryl Simmons II makes three point jump shot (Quest Aldridge assists)	45-46
12:30	+2	Jamon Battle makes two point layup (Toyaz Solomon assists)	45-48
12:22	+3	Julien Soumaoro makes three point jump shot (Darryl Simmons II assists)	48-48
12:03		Toyaz Solomon misses two point jump shot
12:01		Julien Soumaoro defensive rebound
11:51	+2	Julien Soumaoro makes two point jump shot (Darryl Simmons II assists)	50-48
11:50		Trent Stephney shooting foul (Julien Soumaoro draws the foul)
11:50		TV timeout
11:50	+1	Julien Soumaoro makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-48
11:31	+3	Drew Pember makes three point jump shot (Fletcher Abee assists)	51-51
11:03	+2	Caleb Robinson makes two point layup	53-51
10:46	+3	Josh Banks makes three point jump shot (Drew Pember assists)	53-54
10:38		Drew Pember shooting foul (Caleb Robinson draws the foul)
10:38	+1	Caleb Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-54
10:38		Caleb Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:38		Toyaz Solomon defensive rebound
10:22		Quest Aldridge personal foul (Trent Stephney draws the foul)
10:12		Drew Pember misses two point jump shot
10:10		Quest Aldridge defensive rebound
10:03		Drew Pember blocks Caleb Robinson's two point layup
10:01		Caleb Robinson offensive rebound
9:59		Runnin' Bulldogs 30 second timeout
9:41		Ademide Badmus misses two point jump shot
9:39		Runnin' Bulldogs offensive rebound
9:35		DQ Nicholas misses two point jump shot
9:30		Ademide Badmus offensive rebound
9:30		Toyaz Solomon personal foul (Ademide Badmus draws the foul)
9:30	+1	Ademide Badmus makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-54
9:30		Ademide Badmus misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:30		Trent Stephney defensive rebound
9:09		Trent Stephney turnover (bad pass) (Quest Aldridge steals)
8:56		Ademide Badmus turnover (lost ball) (Trent Stephney steals)
8:43		Drew Pember turnover (lost ball) (Shahar Lazar steals)
8:35		Julien Soumaoro misses three point jump shot
8:33		Shahar Lazar offensive rebound
8:30		Quest Aldridge misses three point jump shot
8:28		Drew Pember defensive rebound
8:22		Shahar Lazar personal foul (Drew Pember draws the foul)
8:13		Toyaz Solomon turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Richards steals)
7:39		Isaiah Richards turnover
8:05	+2	Josh Banks makes two point jump shot (Drew Pember assists)	55-56
8:05		Isaiah Richards turnover
7:39	+2	Shahar Lazar makes two point layup (Quest Aldridge assists)	57-56
7:25	+2	Drew Pember makes two point layup	57-58
7:17	+3	Shahar Lazar makes three point jump shot (DQ Nicholas assists)	60-58
6:47		Quest Aldridge shooting foul (Caleb Burgess draws the foul)
6:47		TV timeout
6:47		Caleb Burgess misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:47	+1	Caleb Burgess makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-59
6:27		Shahar Lazar misses three point jump shot
6:25		Caleb Burgess defensive rebound
5:49		Isaiah Richards blocks Drew Pember's two point jump shot
5:49		Shahar Lazar defensive rebound
5:49		Fletcher Abee blocks DQ Nicholas's two point layup
5:47		Runnin' Bulldogs offensive rebound
5:44	+3	Shahar Lazar makes three point jump shot (Quest Aldridge assists)	63-59
5:17	+3	Drew Pember makes three point jump shot (Caleb Burgess assists)	63-62
4:45		Quest Aldridge misses three point jump shot
4:43		Caleb Robinson offensive rebound
4:39	+2	Caleb Robinson makes two point layup	65-62
4:18		Fletcher Abee misses two point jump shot
4:16		DQ Nicholas defensive rebound
4:01		Quest Aldridge turnover (bad pass)
3:52		TV timeout
3:44	+2	Toyaz Solomon makes two point layup (Drew Pember assists)	65-64
3:44		Quest Aldridge shooting foul (Toyaz Solomon draws the foul)
3:44	+1	Toyaz Solomon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-65
3:30	+2	DQ Nicholas makes two point layup	67-65
3:12		Shahar Lazar personal foul (Drew Pember draws the foul)
3:12		Drew Pember misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:12		Julien Soumaoro defensive rebound
2:52		Shahar Lazar misses three point jump shot
2:50		Fletcher Abee defensive rebound
2:35	+2	Drew Pember makes two point layup	67-67
2:15		DQ Nicholas turnover (bad pass) (Drew Pember steals)
2:07		Drew Pember misses three point jump shot
2:05		Julien Soumaoro defensive rebound
1:47		Greg Gantt Jr. shooting foul (Shahar Lazar draws the foul)
1:47	+1	Shahar Lazar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-67
1:47	+1	Shahar Lazar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-67
1:31		Josh Banks misses three point jump shot
1:29		Runnin' Bulldogs defensive rebound
1:16		DQ Nicholas misses two point layup
1:14		Bulldogs defensive rebound
0:55		Fletcher Abee misses three point jump shot
0:53		Drew Pember offensive rebound
0:53		DQ Nicholas personal foul (Drew Pember draws the foul)
0:53	+1	Drew Pember makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-68
0:53	+1	Drew Pember makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-69
0:35		Drew Pember shooting foul (Julien Soumaoro draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Julien Soumaoro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-69
0:35	+1	Julien Soumaoro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-69
0:35		Runnin' Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:17		Ademide Badmus shooting foul (Drew Pember draws the foul)
0:17	+1	Drew Pember makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-70
0:17	+1	Drew Pember makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-71
0:13		Runnin' Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:04		Quest Aldridge misses two point jump shot
0:02		Drew Pember defensive rebound
0:00		Drew Pember misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

OT
GWEB
Bulldogs
1
NCAS
Bulldogs
12

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Ademide Badmus vs. Drew Pember (Caleb Burgess gains possession)
4:54		Fletcher Abee misses two point jump shot
4:52		Caleb Robinson defensive rebound
4:21		DQ Nicholas misses two point jump shot
4:21		Drew Pember defensive rebound
4:06	+3	Drew Pember makes three point jump shot (Toyaz Solomon assists)	71-74
3:43		Caleb Robinson misses two point layup
3:41		Drew Pember defensive rebound
3:41		Caleb Robinson personal foul (Drew Pember draws the foul)
3:41		Drew Pember misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:41	+1	Drew Pember makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-75
3:20		Toyaz Solomon blocks Julien Soumaoro's two point layup
3:18		Runnin' Bulldogs offensive rebound
3:12		Quest Aldridge turnover (lost ball) (Toyaz Solomon steals)
2:52	+2	Toyaz Solomon makes two point layup (Drew Pember assists)	71-77
2:44		DQ Nicholas misses two point layup
2:42		Drew Pember defensive rebound
2:24		Drew Pember misses three point jump shot
2:22		Quest Aldridge defensive rebound
2:09		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
1:45		DQ Nicholas turnover (bad pass) (Toyaz Solomon steals)
1:29	+2	Josh Banks makes two point jump shot	71-79
1:29		DQ Nicholas shooting foul (Josh Banks draws the foul)
1:29	+1	Josh Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	71-80
1:25		Julien Soumaoro turnover (bad pass)
1:13		Julien Soumaoro personal foul (Caleb Burgess draws the foul)
1:13		Caleb Burgess misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:13		Caleb Burgess misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:13		Quest Aldridge defensive rebound
0:56		DQ Nicholas misses three point jump shot
0:54		Toyaz Solomon defensive rebound
0:53		Josh Banks personal foul (Shahar Lazar draws the foul)
0:53		Shahar Lazar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:53	+1	Shahar Lazar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-80
0:46		Julien Soumaoro personal foul (Josh Banks draws the foul)
0:46	+1	Josh Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-81
0:46		Josh Banks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:46		Ademide Badmus defensive rebound
0:36		Quest Aldridge misses three point jump shot
0:34		Drew Pember defensive rebound
0:33		Ademide Badmus personal foul (Drew Pember draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Drew Pember makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-82
0:33	+1	Drew Pember makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-83
0:28		Julien Soumaoro misses three point jump shot
0:26		Bulldogs defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Bulldogs defensive rebound