University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Presbyterian
Bulldogs Down Presbyterian College, 66-58 Behind Lane's 23 Points
01.21.2012 | Men's Basketball
The Bulldogs (14-7, 9-1 BSC) remained perfect this year on the road in BSC play and are now 6-0 in enemy territory. The win ended a grueling 10-day stretch where Asheville played five games in 10 days.
Also scoring in double figures for the Bulldogs was J.P. Primm with 16 points. He finished the game with two steals as he is tied with Andre Smith for most career steals with 223. Matt Dickey was limited to seven points but had seven assists and seven rebounds.
"We played much better defense tonight and just got the job done," stated Asheville coach Eddie Biedenbach. "It wasn't pretty at times but we found a way to win. I'm real pleased to come out of here with a victory."
Lane carried the Bulldogs all night long. He went 8-of-10 from the field and 7-of-8 from the charity stripe.
PC (8-11, 2-7 BSC) was led by Pierre Miller with 18 points as he knocked down six treys. Al'Lonzo Coleman added a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
"I was really pleased with our defense on Coleman," commented Biedenbach. "He's a great player and tough to defend, but Quinard Jackson and our other guys did a solid job on him for the most part."
The Bulldogs led 33-24 at halftime but PC rallied and closed to 48-43 with eight minutes left. Asheville got a lay-up from Primm and a jumper from Lane to push the lead to 52-43. Dickey then connected on his only trey of the night to push the Bulldog lead to 55-43.
Coleman hit a free throw to cut make it 55-44 but Primm hit a three-pointer to pad the Asheville margin to 58-44 at the five-minute mark.
The Blue Hose hit four treys in the final four minutes to stay within striking distance but the Bulldogs got another trey from Primm and a couple of key offensive rebounds to seal the win. Lane went 3-of-4 from the charity strip in the final minute.
"We let them get a little too close at the end with some three-pointers," said Biedenbach. "But we were smart with the ball and made some big shots."
The Bulldogs shot .500 (25-of-50) from the field. Asheville had 11 steals in the game. Jeremy Atkinson had four steals.
Asheville starts a two-game homestand Thursday night when the Bulldogs host High Point at Kimmel Arena starting at 7 p.m.
