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Wofford Holds Off UNC Asheville, 74-69
11.25.2008 | Men's Basketball
SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? Wofford guard Junior Salters scored 20 points to lead the Terriers to 74-69 non-conference victory over UNC Asheville Tuesday night at Johnson Arena.
The Bulldogs (3-2) trailed by nine with three minutes left but rallied. Asheville had two three-point shots to tie the game but came up short.
“We battled and scrapped but fell a little short,” stated UNC Asheville coach Eddie Biedenbach. “Our guys played hard and I'm real proud of them for how far we came from the Campbell game.
“However, we had some little things that we did wrong that hurt us,” added Biedenbach. “We lost to a good basketball team on the road but this will make us a better team down the road.”
The Bulldogs had five players score in double figures. Senior forward Reid Augst led Asheville with 15 points. John Williams added 14 points. Sean Smith finished with 12 points, while J.P. Primm and Matt Dickey contributed 11 points each.
Salters, who was the MVP at the Air Force Classic this past weekend, went 5-of-9 from the three-point line. Jason Dawson added 12 points for Wofford.
Wofford led 66-59 with two minutes left. Asheville got free throws from Smith to cut the lead to 66-61. The Bulldogs forced a turnover and Augst was fouled at the 1:14 mark. He made the first free throw but missed the second. Primm rebounded the ball and scored to cut the lead to 66-64.
The Terriers would get a three-point play and two free throws to push the lead to 71-64 but the Bulldogs had one more run in them. A three-point play from Augst make it 71-67 at the 35-second mark. Primm forced a steal and scored on a lay-up to cut the lead to 71-69.
Noah Dahlman hit a free throw to put Wofford in front 72-69 with 28 seconds left. The Bulldogs had two chances to tie as Dickey and Augst missed three-pointers that would have tied the game.
Brad Loesing of Wofford hit two free throws at the three-second mark to seal the win.
The Bulldogs led for much of the first half before Wofford went on a 9-0 run late in the first half to give the Terriers a 28-24 lead. Salters had two long treys for Wofford during the run. UNC Asheville trailed 34-31 at halftime.
The Bulldogs play next at top-ranked North Carolina Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m.
