Men's Basketball Rolls Past Liberty 84-56

ASHEVILLE, N.C. ? Freshman guard J.P. Primm scored a career-high 21 points, dished out seven assists and pulled down seven rebounds to lead UNC Asheville to a stunning 84-56 Big South Conference win over visiting Liberty Tuesday afternoon at Justice Center. The game was broadcast nationally by ESPN as part of its 24 Hours of Hoops.

The Bulldogs scored the first seven points of the game and remained unbeaten at 3-0 and 1-0 in the league. The Flames dropped to 1-1 overall and 0-1 in the Big South.

Primm had plenty of help on the day. Sean Smith scored 17 points and was 5-of-6 from three-point line. Reid Augst scored 13 points, while John Williams and Quinard Jackson finished with 10 points each. The Bulldogs went 9-of-17 from beyond the arc for 53 percent.

Liberty was led by freshman guard Seth Curry with 18 points. Anthony Smith added 13 points. The Flames could never get untracked on offense as they shot 31 percent from the field (19-of-60) and 21 percent from beyond (6-of-28) the arc.

“We played very well today,” stated UNC Asheville coach Eddie Biedenbach. “I thought our defense and intensity was great from the start and we kept it up for 40 minutes. Our young players stepped up and did a great job. We shot the ball well and got contributions from everybody.

“Liberty is a young team, like we are, so we know it'll be a tough game when we go up there (Jan. 31),” added Biedenbach. “It was one of those days where we played well and everything worked out for us. We still have work to do but today was a nice win.”

Primm was 6-of-11 from the field and 8-of-8 from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs led 15-10 midway through the first half before going on a 9-0 run to race to a 24-10 lead. Asheville led in double figures for the rest of the game. Smith scored eight straight points to build the lead to 39-19 at the 4:50 mark. The Bulldogs led 49-30 at halftime.

Curry scored six points early in the second half to bring Liberty to within 56-38 before the Bulldogs scored the next eight points to pad the lead to 64-38. A three-pointer from Augst and a trey from Primm finished the run.

Asheville built the lead to as many as 31 points before settling for the 28-point win. The victory was the biggest BSC win for the Bulldogs since a 27-point win over Coastal Carolina (94-67) in the 1998-99 season.

The Bulldogs controlled the boards with a 49-31 advantage. Williams led the rebounding effort with eight rebounds.

UNC Asheville plays next at Campbell Saturday afternoon at 3:15 p.m. Liberty plays at Virginia next Tuesday night at 7 p.m.

NOTES ? UNC Asheville Eddie Biedenbach picked up his 198^th career victory...Primm has 21 assists in three games...the Bulldogs have 17 blocked shots in three games...Asheville had 20 assists in the game.

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