University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Gardner-Webb
Bulldogs Edge Gardner-Webb, 57-54
02.12.2011 | Men's Basketball
The Bulldogs (13-11, 8-6 BSC) improved to 5-2 in BSC road games this season. Asheville moves into third place all by itself in the Big South Conference standings, a half-game in front of Winthrop (8-7) and a full game in front of Charleston Southern (7-7).
J.P. Primm finished with 10 points and four assists. Dickey had six rebounds and six assists in the game. He knocked down three 3-pointers, all in the second half.
"It wasn't pretty but we got the job done tonight," commented Asheville coach Eddie Biedenbach. "This was a win we really needed to get and it's a big one for us to get.
"We played great defense the whole night," added Biedenbach. "We struggled on offense but our defense kept us in the game the whole way."
Asheville trailed 38-34 midway through the second half before going on a 12-0 run to take the lead for good at 46-38. The Bulldogs got points from six different players as Jaron Lane ended the run with a slam-dunk off a steal at the 6:38 mark.
Asheville got a three-pointer from Dickey with 1:38 left to lead 56-50 before things got interesting.
Gardner-Webb cut the lead to 56-54 on two free throws from Jonathan Moore and a stick-back to cut the Bulldog lead to two with 39 seconds left.
Chris Stephenson was fouled at the 31-second mark. He made 1-of-2 free throws to give Asheville a 57-54 lead.
Gardner-Webb came down with a chance to tie the game with a made three-pointer but the Bulldogs' defense just wouldn't allow it. Asheville played great man-to-man defense and the home team couldn't even get a shot off. Finally with one second left, Luke Davis hoisted a long three-pointer that was short. Lane got the rebound and Asheville had the road win.
"Our defense was really good on the final possession," declared Biedenbach. "We played great team and individual defense all night. That's what we're going to have to do the rest of the way.
"We had chances to stretch the lead in the second half but missed too many lay-ups," added Biedenbach. "We've got to do a better job late in games to finish these games out. However, we did enough tonight to get a big win."
Asheville plays Charleston Southern Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m.
