University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Tuesday, December 5
Greenville, SC
7:30 PM
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Furman
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UNC Asheville
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Photo by: Adrian Etheridge
Bulldogs Battle Back in Second Half in Road Loss at Furman
12.05.2017 | Men's Basketball
GREENVILLE, S.C. – UNC Asheville men's basketball battled itself back into the game by outscoring Furman in the second half, but it would not be enough with the Paladins holding on for the 83-72 win on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at Timmons Arena.
Furman started the game on an 11-0 run and would lead by as many as 15 with 12:20 to play in the first half, but after a steal and ensuing fast break layup by MaCio Teague with 8:23 left in the first half the Bulldogs were down just 12 at 24-12.
Furman (6-3) would lead by 20 at 32-12 with 5:01 remaining in half No. 1, but a little while later a 9-0 run would pull the Bulldogs back to within 11 at 34-23.
The two teams would enter the halftime break with Furman leading 37-25.
UNC Asheville (5-4) shot 38.5 percent (10-of-26) in the first half, while Furman shot 50 percent (13-of-26).
The second half started with Furman going on a 10-2 run to extend its lead back to 20 at 47-27 with 16:52 to play in the contest.
Furman would lead by as many as 26 in the second half, but the Bulldogs would battle themselves back into things and were down just 14 at 68-54 after a Kevin Vannatta three-pointer with 7:36 left in the game.
The Bulldogs would keep grinding the rest of the way, but the Paladins would hold on for the 11-point win. UNC Asheville outscored Furman, 47-46, in the second half.
Both teams finished the contest shooting exactly 50.9 percent with both teams going 29-of-57 overall from the field as a team.
Three Bulldogs finished in double figures with Vannatta leading the way with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting overall. He also had three rebounds and two assists.
Teague finished his night 5-of-11 from the field en route to 14 points. He also had three steals, three rebounds and one assist.
Alec Wnuk just missed on a double-double in the game with 12 points and eight boards.
Matt Rafferty led Furman in its win with 22 points and nine rebounds.
BULLDOG BITES
Quotable
"We just had a really slow start. We did not come out of the locker room ready to play. I thought Furman was the more aggressive team, the tougher team for the majority of the game. It was certainly that way to start the game, and because of that we got in a big hole. You just cannot dig yourself that big of a hole on the road against a team that is as good as Furman. To ask yourself to come back from 15-20 down against a team with that much experience and that much talent is a tough task. We've got to learn from that and do better going forward." – Head Coach Nick McDevitt
Strong on the Offensive Glass
In procuring his eight rebounds on the night, Alec Wnuk collected five of his eight rebounds on the offensive glass.
Up Next
Sunday, Dec. 10 is Family Day at Kimmel Arena, as we have special deals and games for families throughout the day as part of the men's and women's basketball doubleheader. The women's basketball team hosts Mercer to start things off on the day at 1 p.m. The men's basketball team at UNC Asheville will then take on Milligan at 3:30 p.m.
Furman started the game on an 11-0 run and would lead by as many as 15 with 12:20 to play in the first half, but after a steal and ensuing fast break layup by MaCio Teague with 8:23 left in the first half the Bulldogs were down just 12 at 24-12.
Furman (6-3) would lead by 20 at 32-12 with 5:01 remaining in half No. 1, but a little while later a 9-0 run would pull the Bulldogs back to within 11 at 34-23.
The two teams would enter the halftime break with Furman leading 37-25.
UNC Asheville (5-4) shot 38.5 percent (10-of-26) in the first half, while Furman shot 50 percent (13-of-26).
The second half started with Furman going on a 10-2 run to extend its lead back to 20 at 47-27 with 16:52 to play in the contest.
Furman would lead by as many as 26 in the second half, but the Bulldogs would battle themselves back into things and were down just 14 at 68-54 after a Kevin Vannatta three-pointer with 7:36 left in the game.
The Bulldogs would keep grinding the rest of the way, but the Paladins would hold on for the 11-point win. UNC Asheville outscored Furman, 47-46, in the second half.
Both teams finished the contest shooting exactly 50.9 percent with both teams going 29-of-57 overall from the field as a team.
Three Bulldogs finished in double figures with Vannatta leading the way with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting overall. He also had three rebounds and two assists.
Teague finished his night 5-of-11 from the field en route to 14 points. He also had three steals, three rebounds and one assist.
Alec Wnuk just missed on a double-double in the game with 12 points and eight boards.
Matt Rafferty led Furman in its win with 22 points and nine rebounds.
BULLDOG BITES
Quotable
"We just had a really slow start. We did not come out of the locker room ready to play. I thought Furman was the more aggressive team, the tougher team for the majority of the game. It was certainly that way to start the game, and because of that we got in a big hole. You just cannot dig yourself that big of a hole on the road against a team that is as good as Furman. To ask yourself to come back from 15-20 down against a team with that much experience and that much talent is a tough task. We've got to learn from that and do better going forward." – Head Coach Nick McDevitt
Strong on the Offensive Glass
In procuring his eight rebounds on the night, Alec Wnuk collected five of his eight rebounds on the offensive glass.
Up Next
Sunday, Dec. 10 is Family Day at Kimmel Arena, as we have special deals and games for families throughout the day as part of the men's and women's basketball doubleheader. The women's basketball team hosts Mercer to start things off on the day at 1 p.m. The men's basketball team at UNC Asheville will then take on Milligan at 3:30 p.m.
Team Stats
UNCA
FUR
FG%
.509
.509
3FG%
.308
.333
FT%
.769
.773
RB
31
28
TO
21
14
STL
7
14
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
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