University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
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High Point
Bulldogs Lose Close One at High Point, 76-73
12.04.2010 | Men's Basketball
The Panthers (4-3, 2-0 BSC) outscored the Bulldogs 9-0 late in the game to come from 65-61 down to lead 70-65.
Asheville, playing its fifth game in 12 days, missed some crucial free throws down the stretch. The Bulldogs (3-5, 1-1 BSC) went 3-of-7 from the line and had two crucial turnovers in the final two minutes
High Point was led by Corey Law with a career-high 19 points and 12 rebounds. Shay Shine added 19 points.
"We battled and fought hard but just made some key turnovers down the stretch that hurt us," said Asheville coach Eddie Biedenbach. "The effort and energy was terrific but give High Point credit for making key plays down the stretch.
"We didn't play bad and did a solid job in a lot of areas," added Biedenbach. "Our guys were in position to win the game but just couldn't finish it."
Jackson, who fouled out with four minutes left, went 7-of-8 from the field and 3-of-3 from the free throw line. Chris Stephenson added 14 points, while Jaron Lane finished with 12 points.
The Bulldogs had a season-high 22 turnovers that led to 30 Panther points. Asheville guards' J.P. Primm and Matt Dickey were held to season-lows in points. Primm had seven points but did have five assists and three steals. Dickey, who sat most of the first half with foul trouble, had six points.
Asheville trailed 42-35 at halftime but fought back to take a 62-55 lead with 7:11 left on a Jackson lay-up.
But the Bulldogs went ice cold down the stretch as the Panthers rallied for the win. Law scored off a steal to give the home team the lead for good at 67-65.
The Bulldogs led for most of the first 10 minutes of the first half until the Panthers went on a 12-0 run to take the lead at 27-20. Asheville hurt itself with turnovers. The Bulldogs had 11 turnovers in the opening half that led to 17 High Point points.
Asheville battled back and closed to 37-35 late in the half until a disastrous final 30 seconds. A three-point play off a missed Bulldog shot by Cox pushed the scored to 40-35. Asheville missed a lay-up with 10 seconds in the half and that allowed Shine to end the half with a dunk to push the Panther lead to 42-35 at halftime.
High Point shot 60 percent (18-of-30) from the field in the first half. The Bulldogs shot 41 percent (12-of-29) from the field.
Asheville senior forward John Williams did not play due to a facial injury.
UNC Asheville has the week off and will play again next Saturday afternoon (Dec. 11) when the Bulldogs host Montreat College at 4:30 p.m. The game with the Cavaliers will begin a stretch of six home games in their next seven contests.
