University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Asheville Tops Brevard 89-48
11.21.2011 | Men's Basketball
Asheville (2-2) also got 12 points from freshman Keith Hornsby and 10 points from Jon Nwannunu to win its second straight contest.
The hard-luck Tornados, playing their fourth game in the last six days, were led by Gaither Hendrix with 16 points. Brevard fell to 0-6 on the season.
The Bulldogs shot a season-high .623 from the field (33-of-53) and led from start to finish against the Division II Tornados.
"We played much better defense tonight," stated Asheville coach Eddie Biedenbach. "Our guys played from start to finish and it was good to get a lot of guys in the game. Tonight we got a chance to see a lot of different combinations which will help us down the road."
Dickey had a perfect night shooting. He went 6-for-6 from the field, 3-of-3 from beyond the arc and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. Senior guard J.P. Primm just missed a double-double with eight points and eight assists.
The Bulldogs held the Tornados to just .370 shooting from the field (20-of-54). Asheville had eight blocked shots in the game with seven different players recording a block.
The home team had 10 steals and forced 22 Brevard turnovers. They out-scored the visitors 28-10 on points off turnovers. Asheville out-scored Brevard 40-23 in the paint.
The Bulldogs scored the first six points of the game and led 18-12 with 11 minutes to go in the opening half. Asheville seized control of the contest when it went on a 13-2 run to race to 31-14 lead. Dickey had 10 points during the spree, knocking down two 3-pointers, scored on a dunk and hitting two free throws.
Asheville kept the pressure up and led 48-22 at halftime. Dickey scored all 19 of his points in the opening half. Hornsby had 10 of his 12 points in the first stanza. The Bulldogs shot .654 (17-of-26) from the field in the first half.
In the second half, Asheville starters only played about five minutes as the Bulldogs led by as many as 45 points before settling for the 41-point win.
UNC Asheville leaves on Tuesday for the Battle "4" Atlantis Tournament at Nassau, Bahamas. The Bulldogs play defending national champion Connecticut Thursday night at 7 p.m. They will also play Friday and Saturday before returning home.
