University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Sunday, November 20
Asheville, NC
2:00 p.m.
UNC Asheville
(2-2, 0-0BSC)
92
vs
80
Siena
(1-3, 0-0MAAC)
1
2
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Sienna
35
45
80
AVL
43
49
92
Photo by: UNC Asheville
Wnuk Sets New Career High in 92-80 Triumph Over Siena
11.20.2016 | Men's Basketball
THE RUNDOWN
Teams: Asheville (2-2, 0-0 BSC)
Siena (1-3, 0-0 MAAC)
Location: Kimmel Arena / Asheville, N.C.
Time: Monday, November 20, 2:00 p.m.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. —The UNC Asheville men's basketball team defeated the Siena Saints 92-80 Sunday afternoon at Kimmel Arena.
The Bulldogs stretched to an early 7 point lead at the 5:25 mark. Senior forward Giacomo Zilli started strong, scoring three straight buckets for a quick 6 points.
Siena scored the first point of the game, however, Asheville took the lead and led the remainder of the game (39:19).
The Saints and Bulldogs battled the second half with Siena staying in striking range the whole half. Clutch three pointers down the stretch from Raekwon Miller and MaCio Teague helped Asheville maintain their lead. The Bulldogs eventually pulled away, winning 92-80, with their largest lead at 15.
NOTABLES
-Alec Wnuk scored a career high 16 points going 6-10 from the field and 4-4 from the free throw line. Wnuk also grabbed 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and a steal.
-Asheville's bench outscored Siena's 51 to 29.
-The Bulldogs forced Siena to 19 turnovers turning them into 25 points.
-Asheville also won the battle in the paint scoring 59 points inside, while Siena scored 48.
-The Bulldogs shot 34-59 (57.6%) from the field and 9-16 (56.3%) from behind the arc.
Quotables
"I was really pleased with the way we played on both ends of the floor this afternoon. Siena is a very good team and we knew we would have to play well for 40 minutes in order to win the game. We'll enjoy this win in our home opener for the rest of the day, then we've got to put it behind us and get ready for two tough road games at Furman and at Kansas next week."--Head Coach Nick McDevitt
UP NEXT:
The Bulldogs will have a quick turn-around, traveling to Greenville, S.C. to face Furman on Tuesday, November, 22 beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Teams: Asheville (2-2, 0-0 BSC)
Siena (1-3, 0-0 MAAC)
Location: Kimmel Arena / Asheville, N.C.
Time: Monday, November 20, 2:00 p.m.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. —The UNC Asheville men's basketball team defeated the Siena Saints 92-80 Sunday afternoon at Kimmel Arena.
The Bulldogs stretched to an early 7 point lead at the 5:25 mark. Senior forward Giacomo Zilli started strong, scoring three straight buckets for a quick 6 points.
Siena scored the first point of the game, however, Asheville took the lead and led the remainder of the game (39:19).
The Saints and Bulldogs battled the second half with Siena staying in striking range the whole half. Clutch three pointers down the stretch from Raekwon Miller and MaCio Teague helped Asheville maintain their lead. The Bulldogs eventually pulled away, winning 92-80, with their largest lead at 15.
NOTABLES
-Alec Wnuk scored a career high 16 points going 6-10 from the field and 4-4 from the free throw line. Wnuk also grabbed 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and a steal.
-Asheville's bench outscored Siena's 51 to 29.
-The Bulldogs forced Siena to 19 turnovers turning them into 25 points.
-Asheville also won the battle in the paint scoring 59 points inside, while Siena scored 48.
-The Bulldogs shot 34-59 (57.6%) from the field and 9-16 (56.3%) from behind the arc.
Quotables
"I was really pleased with the way we played on both ends of the floor this afternoon. Siena is a very good team and we knew we would have to play well for 40 minutes in order to win the game. We'll enjoy this win in our home opener for the rest of the day, then we've got to put it behind us and get ready for two tough road games at Furman and at Kansas next week."--Head Coach Nick McDevitt
UP NEXT:
The Bulldogs will have a quick turn-around, traveling to Greenville, S.C. to face Furman on Tuesday, November, 22 beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Team Stats
SIE
AVL
FG%
.545
.576
3FG%
.429
.563
FT%
.636
.750
RB
28
28
TO
19
15
STL
8
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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