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Men's Basketball Stays Unbeaten By George; Bulldogs Down Campbell 83-71
11.17.2007 | Men's Basketball
George tallied a career-high 20 points. He grabbed 12 rebounds and tied his single-game school record for blocked shots with 10. The 7-7 center was a perfect 8-of-8 from the field and 4-of-5 from the free throw line. The
UNC Asheville improved to 4-0 on the season and is 4-0 for the first time since the 1981-82 season.
Senior guard K.J. Garland had a sensational game for the Bulldog with 23 points, six rebounds and seven assists. He moved into fifth place on the school's all-time assist list with 346.
Freshman John Williams had another solid game off the bench with 11 points. Vincent James added 11 points and was perfect 7-of-7 from the free throw line.
The Bulldogs trailed by 12 in the first half and 41-34 at halftime before out-scoring the Camels (1-2) 49-30 in the second half.
“This is a great win for our team to get a win on the road in a very tough place to play,” stated UNC Asheville coach Eddie Biedenbach. “We trailed by 12 in the first half and didn't have Bryan Smithson (UNC Asheville's leading scorer) but found a way to come back and win the ballgame. We did a nice job grinding things out on both the offensive and defense end in the second half.”
Biedenbach had praise for Kenny George.
“We played Kenny a little more than we would have liked to today but he really responded with a great game,” added Biedenbach. “He makes things for opponents when he's playing like he did today.”
The veteran coach also had praise for K.J. Garland.
“This was one of the best games that K.J. Garland has ever played for us,” said Biedenbach. “He did a wonderful job running our offense and hit some big shots when we had to have them.
Kyle Vejraska led
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