University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Montreat
Bulldogs Roar Past Montreat 109-61
12.15.2011 | Men's Basketball
The Bulldogs (6-4) were led by senior forward Chris Stephenson with 19 points and six rebounds. He went 9-of-10 from the field. Senior guard Matt Dickey finished with 16 points. He went 6-for-6 from the field and dished out seven assists. Jeremy Atkinson and Jaron Lane added 14 points each.
Senior guard J.P. Primm contributed 13 points, six assists and three steals. He picked up his 200th steal in the game and now has 202 in his career. Primm's six assists give him 511 career assists. He is just the third player in Big South Conference history to have more than 500 assists and 200 steals.
The Cavaliers (4-7) were led by Dustin Harris with 16 points and seven rebounds. Christian Tonkins chipped in 13 points, while Terrell Mosley pumped in 11 points.
"It's good to get a win after exams, and I thought we played pretty well tonight," stated Bulldog coach Eddie Biedenbach. "Montreat has given us fits in the past and has some good three-point shooters. We did a nice job offensively of moving the ball, getting good shots and getting everyone involved with the offense."
The Bulldogs hit their first eight shots of the game and sprinted to an 18-4 lead in the game's first five minutes. Five different Asheville players scored during the early run.
The home team steadily built on the lead thanks to their hot shooting in the opening half. Asheville shot .667 (18-of-27) from the field in the first half as the Bulldogs led 49-27 at halftime.
Dickey and Atkinson each scored 10 points in the first stanza, while Harris scored 12 points and had all seven of his rebounds for Montreat.
The Bulldogs quickly put the game away in the first five minutes of the second half as they went on a 22-4 run to sprint to a 69-31 lead. Stephenson had eight points during the run, including two thunderous dunks.
Asheville made it over the century mark for the second time this year when Jeremy Harn scored on a dunk at the four-minute mark. The Bulldogs led by as many as 52 points before settling for the 48-point win.
The home team dominated inside as Asheville outscored Montreat in the paint 75-26. The Bulldogs had a 25-6 advantage in fast-break points.
UNC Asheville starts a four-game road trip on Tuesday night at Tennessee starting at 7 p.m. Tuesday's game will be televised by SportSouth.
NOTES - Senior guard Matt Dickey moved into 10th place on the career scoring list as he now has 1,397 points....Asheville's next four games are on the road as the Bulldogs will not be home again until Jan. 5 against VMI...Asheville is unbeaten in December at 3-0...Dickey has scored in double figures in all 10 games for the Bulldogs and has 70 in his career...Primm needs just 10 assists to become the school's all-time leader in assists as he'll pass K.J. Garland (520)...Asheville shot a season-high .638 from the field and it marked the second straight game the Bulldogs have shot better than 60 percent.
