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Ronald Polite hits game-winning 3-pointer to lead UNC Greensboro over Chattanooga 78-75

AP
Jan 09, 2025

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Donovan Atwell led UNC Greensboro with 28 points and Ronald Polite hit a game-winning 3-pointer just before the buzzer as the Spartans defeated Chattanooga 78-75 on Thursday night.

Atwell shot 9 of 11 from the field, including 6 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Spartans (10-6, 3-0 Southern Conference). Kenyon Giles scored 26 points while going 10 of 17 from the floor, including 3 for 8 from 3-point range, and 3 for 4 from the line. Polite shot 6 for 14 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points.

The Mocs (9-7, 1-2) were led by Bash Wieland, who recorded 22 points. Chattanooga also got 14 points and two steals from Frank Champion. Trey Bonham also put up 11 points and four assists.

Giles led UNC Greensboro with 15 points in the second half.

Both teams next play Saturday. UNC Greensboro visits Samford and Chattanooga plays VMI at home.

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

1st Half
UNCG
Spartans
38
CHAT
Mocs
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jalen Breath vs. Frank Champion (Mocs gains possession)
19:47	+2	Bash Wieland makes two point layup (Frank Champion assists)	0-2
19:20	+2	Donovan Atwell makes two point layup	2-2
19:09		Demetrius Davis personal foul (Bash Wieland draws the foul)
18:55		Demetrius Davis personal foul (Bash Wieland draws the foul)
18:44	+2	Bash Wieland makes two point jump shot	2-4
18:13	+2	Jalen Breath makes two point layup (Miles Jones assists)	4-4
18:01	+2	Garrison Keeslar makes two point layup	4-6
17:40		Ronald Polite III misses two point jump shot
17:37		Spartans offensive rebound
17:37		Honor Huff shooting foul (Donovan Atwell draws the foul)
17:37	+1	Donovan Atwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-6
17:37	+1	Donovan Atwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-6
17:18	+2	Honor Huff makes two point layup (Frank Champion assists)	6-8
16:52		Donovan Atwell turnover (lost ball)
16:39	+3	Bash Wieland makes three point jump shot (Garrison Keeslar assists)	6-11
16:20		Kenyon Giles misses two point jump shot
16:18		Bash Wieland defensive rebound
16:08		Trey Bonham turnover (bad pass)
15:47	+2	Donovan Atwell makes two point jump shot	8-11
15:32	+2	Frank Champion makes two point layup	8-13
15:14	+3	Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot	11-13
14:57		Frank Champion turnover (back court violation)
14:57		TV timeout
14:41	+3	Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (Joryam Saizonou assists)	14-13
14:16	+2	Trey Bonham makes two point jump shot	14-15
13:59		Sean Cusano personal foul (Kenyon Giles draws the foul)
13:47		Joryam Saizonou misses two point layup
13:45		Mocs defensive rebound
13:31		Trey Bonham misses two point jump shot
13:29		Malik Henry defensive rebound
13:17	+2	Ronald Polite III makes two point layup	16-15
12:57		Frank Champion turnover (bad pass) (Muon Reath steals)
12:40		Joryam Saizonou turnover (bad pass) (Frank Champion steals)
12:33		Donovan Atwell shooting foul (Bash Wieland draws the foul)
12:33	+1	Bash Wieland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-16
12:33	+1	Bash Wieland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-17
12:24		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
12:22		Malik Henry offensive rebound
12:17		Honor Huff personal foul (Ronald Polite III draws the foul)
12:03		Ronald Polite III turnover (lost ball) (Garrison Keeslar steals)
11:54	+3	Jack Kostel makes three point jump shot (Garrison Keeslar assists)	16-20
11:33		Joryam Saizonou misses three point jump shot
11:31		Garrison Keeslar defensive rebound
11:21	+3	Collin Mulholland makes three point jump shot (Trey Bonham assists)	16-23
10:56	+2	Ronald Polite III makes two point layup	18-23
10:56		Sean Cusano shooting foul (Ronald Polite III draws the foul)
10:56		TV timeout
10:56	+1	Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-23
10:32		Bash Wieland misses two point jump shot
10:30		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
10:21		Demetrius Davis misses three point jump shot
10:19		Bash Wieland defensive rebound
9:57	+2	Collin Mulholland makes two point layup	19-25
9:43		Kenyon Giles turnover (lost ball)
9:22		Collin Mulholland misses three point jump shot
9:20		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
9:11		Jalen Breath misses two point layup
9:09		Trey Bonham defensive rebound
8:50	+2	Trey Bonham makes two point layup	19-27
8:22		Donovan Atwell misses two point layup
8:20		Garrison Keeslar defensive rebound
8:07		Frank Champion misses two point layup
8:05		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
7:55		Frank Champion blocks Ronald Polite III's two point layup
7:53		Trey Bonham defensive rebound
7:50	+2	Frank Champion makes two point layup	19-29
7:50		Jalen Breath shooting foul (Frank Champion draws the foul)
7:49		TV timeout
7:50		Frank Champion misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:50		Malik Henry defensive rebound
7:36	+3	Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (Miles Jones assists)	22-29
7:11		Frank Champion turnover (double dribble)
6:54	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	24-29
6:22		Collin Mulholland misses three point jump shot
6:20		Spartans defensive rebound
6:12		Garrison Keeslar personal foul (Kenyon Giles draws the foul)
6:08	+3	Kenyon Giles makes three point jump shot	27-29
5:38		Honor Huff misses three point jump shot
5:36		Ronald Polite III defensive rebound
5:26		Trey Bonham blocks Kenyon Giles's two point jump shot
5:24		Frank Champion defensive rebound
5:16	+2	Bash Wieland makes two point layup	27-31
4:47		Ronald Polite III misses two point jump shot
4:45		Bash Wieland defensive rebound
4:28		Trey Bonham misses three point jump shot
4:26		Miles Jones defensive rebound
4:18		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
4:16		Frank Champion defensive rebound
3:58	+2	Garrison Keeslar makes two point hook shot	27-33
3:37	+3	Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists)	30-33
3:24		Bash Wieland misses two point jump shot
3:22		Kenyon Giles defensive rebound
3:07	+3	Kenyon Giles makes three point jump shot	33-33
3:05		Mocs 30 second timeout
3:05		TV timeout
2:55	+3	Jack Kostel makes three point jump shot (Trey Bonham assists)	33-36
2:29		Trey Bonham shooting foul (Kenyon Giles draws the foul)
2:29		Kenyon Giles misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:29	+1	Kenyon Giles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-36
2:07		Bash Wieland misses two point jump shot
2:05		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
1:38	+2	Ronald Polite III makes two point jump shot	36-36
1:06		Jack Kostel misses three point jump shot
1:04		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
0:53		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
0:51		Bash Wieland defensive rebound
0:42		Trey Bonham misses two point jump shot
0:40		Sean Cusano offensive rebound
0:31		Makai Richards turnover (bad pass) (Ronald Polite III steals)
0:23		Spartans 30 second timeout
0:04	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	38-36
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UNCG
Spartans
40
CHAT
Mocs
39

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Kenyon Giles turnover (lost ball) (Frank Champion steals)
19:40	+2	Frank Champion makes two point layup (Trey Bonham assists)	38-38
19:26	+2	Jalen Breath makes two point layup (Ronald Polite III assists)	40-38
19:07	+2	Frank Champion makes two point layup	40-40
18:47		Honor Huff personal foul (Ronald Polite III draws the foul)
18:30	+3	Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot	43-40
18:17	+2	Trey Bonham makes two point layup	43-42
18:01	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	45-42
17:47	+2	Frank Champion makes two point layup	45-44
17:47		Jalen Breath shooting foul (Frank Champion draws the foul)
17:47		Frank Champion misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:47		Demetrius Davis defensive rebound
17:20	+2	Donovan Atwell makes two point jump shot (Demetrius Davis assists)	47-44
17:05		Frank Champion turnover (lost ball) (Malik Henry steals)
16:58		Demetrius Davis misses three point jump shot
16:56		Bash Wieland defensive rebound
16:49	+2	Frank Champion makes two point layup	47-46
16:24		Demetrius Davis misses three point jump shot
16:22		Kenyon Giles offensive rebound
16:16	+3	Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists)	50-46
15:52	+2	Bash Wieland makes two point jump shot	50-48
15:39	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	52-48
15:36		Mocs 30 second timeout
15:36		TV timeout
15:08	+2	Trey Bonham makes two point layup (Collin Mulholland assists)	52-50
14:46	+2	Joryam Saizonou makes two point jump shot	54-50
14:26		TV timeout
14:18	+2	Trey Bonham makes two point jump shot (Collin Mulholland assists)	54-52
13:49	+3	Ronald Polite III makes three point jump shot	57-52
13:33	+2	Bash Wieland makes two point jump shot (Garrison Keeslar assists)	57-54
13:06	+2	Ronald Polite III makes two point layup	59-54
12:50	+2	Bash Wieland makes two point layup (Collin Mulholland assists)	59-56
12:23		Joryam Saizonou misses three point jump shot
12:21		Trey Bonham defensive rebound
12:12	+3	Jack Kostel makes three point jump shot (Garrison Keeslar assists)	59-59
11:42		Ronald Polite III turnover (lost ball) (Garrison Keeslar steals)
11:24	+2	Bash Wieland makes two point layup (Jack Kostel assists)	59-61
11:24		Jalen Breath shooting foul (Bash Wieland draws the foul)
11:24		TV timeout
11:24	+1	Bash Wieland makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-62
11:10		Sean Cusano shooting foul (Kenyon Giles draws the foul)
11:10	+1	Kenyon Giles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-62
11:10	+1	Kenyon Giles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-62
10:53		Sean Cusano misses three point jump shot
10:51		Spartans defensive rebound
10:38		Malik Henry offensive foul (Honor Huff draws the foul)
10:38		Malik Henry turnover (offensive foul)
10:25		Donovan Atwell blocks Garrison Keeslar's two point layup
10:23		Sean Cusano offensive rebound
10:19		Collin Mulholland offensive foul (Ronald Polite III draws the foul)
10:19		Collin Mulholland turnover (offensive foul)
10:05		Donovan Atwell turnover (lost ball) (Sean Cusano steals)
9:53		Malik Henry personal foul (Collin Mulholland draws the foul)
9:50		Honor Huff misses two point jump shot
9:48		Malik Henry defensive rebound
9:34		Garrison Keeslar personal foul (Malik Henry draws the foul)
9:23		Sean Cusano blocks Joryam Saizonou's two point layup
9:21		Donovan Atwell offensive rebound
9:17		Ronald Polite III misses three point jump shot
9:15		Collin Mulholland defensive rebound
9:04		Collin Mulholland misses three point jump shot
9:02		Jack Kostel offensive rebound
8:47		Bash Wieland misses three point jump shot
8:45		Joryam Saizonou defensive rebound
8:40	+2	Miles Jones makes two point layup	63-62
8:16		Honor Huff misses three point jump shot
8:14		Joryam Saizonou defensive rebound
7:57		Honor Huff blocks Ronald Polite III's two point jump shot
7:55		Collin Mulholland defensive rebound
7:44	+3	Collin Mulholland makes three point jump shot (Honor Huff assists)	63-65
7:06		Ronald Polite III misses two point layup
7:04		Sean Cusano defensive rebound
6:42		Jalen Breath blocks Honor Huff's two point layup
6:40		Joryam Saizonou defensive rebound
6:35		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
6:33		Collin Mulholland defensive rebound
6:18		Collin Mulholland misses three point jump shot
6:16		Honor Huff offensive rebound
6:12		Jack Kostel misses three point jump shot
6:10		Joryam Saizonou defensive rebound
5:48		Ronald Polite III misses two point jump shot
5:46		Ronald Polite III offensive rebound
5:46		Collin Mulholland personal foul (Ronald Polite III draws the foul)
5:46		TV timeout
5:31		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
5:29		Demetrius Davis offensive rebound
5:28		Jack Kostel personal foul (Demetrius Davis draws the foul)
5:18	+3	Kenyon Giles makes three point jump shot	66-65
5:03		Trey Bonham misses two point jump shot
5:01		Mocs offensive rebound
5:01		Ronald Polite III personal foul (Makai Richards draws the foul)
4:55		Bash Wieland misses two point jump shot
4:53		Demetrius Davis defensive rebound
4:32		Frank Champion personal foul (Donovan Atwell draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Donovan Atwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-65
4:32	+1	Donovan Atwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-65
4:02	+2	Frank Champion makes two point layup	68-67
3:40		Garrison Keeslar personal foul (Demetrius Davis draws the foul)
3:40		TV timeout
3:40		Demetrius Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:40		Garrison Keeslar defensive rebound
3:27		Demetrius Davis personal foul (Bash Wieland draws the foul)
3:17		Frank Champion turnover (bad pass)
2:55		Ronald Polite III misses two point jump shot
2:53		Trey Bonham defensive rebound
2:37		Donovan Atwell shooting foul (Trey Bonham draws the foul)
2:37	+1	Trey Bonham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-68
2:37		Trey Bonham misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:37		Demetrius Davis defensive rebound
2:13	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point layup	70-68
1:55		Malik Henry shooting foul (Collin Mulholland draws the foul)
1:55	+1	Collin Mulholland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-69
1:55	+1	Collin Mulholland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-70
1:40	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	72-70
1:18		Trey Bonham turnover (bad pass)
1:07	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	74-70
1:04		Mocs 30 second timeout
0:46	+2	Bash Wieland makes two point layup	74-72
0:46		Mocs 30 second timeout
0:46		Spartans 30 second timeout
0:22		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
0:20		Malik Henry offensive rebound
0:16		Trey Bonham shooting foul (Ronald Polite III draws the foul)
0:16		Ronald Polite III misses regular free throw 1 of 3
0:16	+1	Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 2 of 3	75-72
0:16		Ronald Polite III misses regular free throw 3 of 3
0:16		Garrison Keeslar defensive rebound
0:12		Mocs 60 second timeout
0:04	+3	Honor Huff makes three point jump shot (Trey Bonham assists)	75-75
0:01	+3	Ronald Polite III makes three point jump shot	78-75
0:00		End of period

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Ronald Polite III makes three point jump shot