University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Bulldogs Travel to Winthrop for Key Saturday Battle
02.19.2016 | Men's Basketball
THE MATCHUP
Teams: Asheville (18-9, 11-4 BSC)
Winthrop (19-7, 11-4 BSC)
Location: Winthrop Coliseum / Rock Hill, S.C.
Time: 12:00 p.m.
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Less than 36 hours removed from a comeback road victory, UNC Asheville will hit the road for the final time in the regular season for a battle at Winthrop Saturday at noon. The teams enter the matchup tied atop the Big South Conference standings at 11-4, and tomorrow's game will be televised by the American Sports Network and can be seen locally on WMYA MY40 in the Asheville area.
Asheville has won three of its last four games, while Winthrop enters the game on a three-game winning streak after defeating Coastal Carolina at home Thursday night.
NOTABLES
Career Nights: The freshmen duo of Dwayne Sutton and Trae Bryant both finished with career-best point totals in Thursday's comeback win. Sutton finished with a game-high 23 points, adding nine rebounds, four assists and four steals, while Bryant tallied a personal-high 11 points, all in the second half, including hitting three three-point baskets as part of the Bulldog comeback.
Comeback for the Record Books: Asheville's 23-point second half comeback win over Winthrop in the teams' first meeting back on Jan. 6 will have its own place in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball history books among the largest second half deficits overcome for a victory. The Bulldog victory is now tied for the 12th-largest second half comeback, with just six larger comebacks coming with less time remaining than Asheville had (15:31 left).
In the Series: Saturday's meeting will be the 72nd meeting all-time between Asheville and Winthrop, with the Bulldogs trailing 32-29 in the series. The Bulldogs snapped a four-game Winthrop winning streak with their win back on January 6 inside Kimmel Arena. The series dates all the way back to Nov. 21, 1984 - a Bulldog 71-66 road victory.
UP NEXT
-Following Saturday's game, Asheville will return home to wrap up the regular season with a pair of home games. Liberty comes to town on Thursday night before the Bulldogs close the regular season next Saturday against Coastal Carolina on Homecoming in Asheville.
