UNC-Asheville tops W Carolina 59-57 in Mountain Rivalry
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) Ahmad Thomas scored 20 points, MaCio Teague had 10 and the game-winning free throws, and UNC-Asheville held off Western Carolina 59-57 to win its fifth straight game on Saturday in the 50th edition of the Mountain Rivalry.
Trailing 24-22 at halftime, Western Carolina's Elijah Pughsley hit a jumper and two free throws to put the Catamounts up 54-53 with 3:50 left. Thomas' layup put the Bulldogs on top 56-54 and Teague's two free throws made it 58-56 with 51 seconds to go.
Pughsley made one of two free throws to pull the Catamounts to 58-57, and then Alec Wunk's free throw sealed it for the Bulldogs. Western Carolina's Deriece Parks missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Will Weeks scored 13 points and Wunk finished with 11 for the Bulldogs (8-3), who made 20 of 35 free throws to the Catamounts' 11 of 12.
Parks scored career highs with 19 points and four 3-pointers for Western Carolina (3-7).
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
Offensive | 0 | 0 |
Defensive | 0 | 0 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Team Stats | |||
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W. Carolina - | 61.4 PPG | 40.2 RPG | 11.4 APG |
UNC-Ash. - | 77.1 PPG | 36.2 RPG | 15.5 APG |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |