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Bulldogs Clinch Big South Tourney Home Game; Down High Point 76-62
02.24.2011 | Men's Basketball
The win allowed the Bulldogs (15-13, 10-7 BSC) to clinch a Big South Conference Tournament home game on Tuesday in the quarterfinals. Asheville will be either the #3 seed or #4 seed pending Saturday's game with Radford. A Bulldog win over the Highlanders will allow them to finish in third place in the league standings.
Lane was joined by Matt Dickey and J.P. Primm with 18 points each. Lane also tied a career-high with eight rebounds. The sophomore forward went 6-of-10 form the field and 6-of-6 from the charity stripe.
The Panthers (11-17, 7-10 BSC) had a sensational game from Nick Barbour with a game-high 32 points. He went 10-of-22 from the field, 5-of-10 from beyond the arc and 7-of-7 from the charity stripe.
Asheville trailed 46-42 with 13 minutes left before Lane came alive. He had two straight tip-ins to tie the game at 46-46. He then hit two free throws at the 10:41 mark to give the Dogs a 48-46 lead. A steal and lay-up from Primm gave Asheville a 50-46 lead.
The Bulldogs led 52-51 with 8:19 remaining when Asheville went on a 10-2 run to put the game away as the home team led 63-53. Lane finished the run with a lay-up off a pass from John Williams at the 3:30 mark.
The Panthers closed to eight at 70-62 as Barbour hit two free throws and knocked down a three-pointer. The Bulldogs went 8-of-8 from the free throw line in the final two minutes to seal the victory.
Asheville held a commanding advantage at the free throw line. The Bulldogs went 30-of-34 from the charity stripe, while the Panthers were 11-of-13. Asheville also out-rebounded High Point 38-27.
The first half was close as there were six lead changes and three times. Barbour had 12 points in the opening half to lead the Panthers.
High Point led 27-21 with 5:35 left in the first half before Asheville went on a late run to led 31-29 at halftime. The Bulldogs limited the Panthers to just two points over the final five minutes to take the two-point lead. Lane got the 10-2 run started with a dunk off a missed shot and a jumper to close the margin to 27-25. Three free throws from Dickey gave Asheville a 31-29 halftime lead.
Dickey and Primm did a great job getting to the free throw line as the duo combined to go 20-of-22. Primm went 11-of-12,, while Dickey was 9-of-10.
Asheville closes out the regular-season against Radford on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. It will be the last regular-season game to ever be played at Justice Center. High Point finishes its season at Gardner-Webb Saturday night at 7 p.m.
