University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Radford
Bulldogs Roll Past Radford 81-58 in Justice Center Finale
02.26.2011 | Men's Basketball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Seniors John Williams and Eric Stubbs combined for 28 points to lead UNC Asheville to a dominating 81-58 Big South Conference victory over Radford Saturday afternoon in the final regular-season game at Justice Center Saturday afternoon.
The victory allowed the Bulldogs (16-13, 11-7 BSC) to finish in third place in the Big South Conference standings. Asheville will host an opponent yet to be determined on Tuesday night in the quarterfinals of the league tournament. The pairings for the 2011 Advance Auto Parts Big South Tournament will be announced either later Saturday night or Sunday morning.
Williams was 7-of-9 from the field and a perfect 2-of-2 from the free throw line to finish with 16 points. He had three thunderous dunks early in the game to set the tone for Asheville. Stubbs, a reserve forward, made his first start of the season a successful as he scored 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the floor.
The Bulldogs also got 10 points from Chris Stephenson. The junior forward went 5-fo-5 from the field. Matt Dickey added nine points, while J.P. Primm had eight points and eight assists. Primm had seven assists in the opening half as Asheville rolled to a 41-22 halftime lead.
The Highlanders ended their season with a 5-24 record and 2-16 record in the conference. Jeremy Robinson finished with 15 points, while Lukas Winegarner chipped in 14 points.
"We played very good today in the first half," stated Asheville coach Eddie Biedenbach. "Our guys were really focused and played well. I thought we did a wonderful job sending Justice Center out with a victory.
Asheville controlled play from the 15-minute mark of the opening half. The Bulldogs shot 63 percent (17-of-27) from the field in the opening half as Asheville steadily built on the lead throughout. Williams was a perfect 6-of-6 from the field in the first half, while Stubbs added 10 points.
The lead ballooned to 34 points in the second half to 66-32 before Radford made a late run in the final eight minutes. The Highlanders could get no closer than final margin.
Asheville shot 59 percent (34-of-58) from the field and limited the Highlanders to just 30 percent (19-of-64) shooting. The Bulldogs had 25 assists in the game and 10 steals. Asheville dominated inside as it out-scored RU 54-26 in the paint.
Following the game, former Bulldog great Bamford Jones scored the symbolic last basket at Justice Center, taking a pass from former teammate George Gilbert.
