University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Saturday, February 11
Farmville, VA
5:00 p.m.
UNC Asheville
20-7, 12-2
91
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69
Longwood
6-19, 3-11
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Asheville
49
42
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Longwood
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Photo by: UNC Asheville
Career Day from Teague Helps Lead Bulldogs to Seventh Straight Win
02.11.2017 | Men's Basketball
FARMVILLE, Va. – Behind a career-best 30 points from freshman guard MaCio Teague the UNC Asheville men's basketball team picked up their seventh straight win in a 91-69 road win over Longwood at Willett Hall.
The opening few minutes of the contest saw UNC Asheville (20-7, 12-2 Big South Conference) connect on five of their first 10 shots to own an 11-8 lead after a layup by senior forward Will Weeks off an assist from Teague with 14:27 to play in half No. 1.
Over the next few minutes, Teague would absolutely catch fire, hitting six three-pointers over a stretch that saw the Bulldogs go on a 20-4 run to own a 31-12 lead with 8:15 left in the first half.
The Bulldogs would take a 49-35 lead into the halftime break with Teague ending the opening half with 24 points on 8-of-11 shooting. He was 6-of-8 from beyond the arc in the first half.
The second half would start with both teams playing close, but after a three-pointer from junior guard Raekwon Miller with 11:43 left in the contest the Bulldogs would be up by 20 points at 69-49.
The Bulldogs would go on to outscore the Lancers, 42-34, in the second half to pick up the 22-point victory over Longwood (6-19, 3-11 Big South Conference).
Three Bulldogs finished in double figures with Teague leading the way with his career-best 30 points on 10-of-16 shooting overall. Teague was also a perfect 4-of-4 from the charity stripe.
Junior guard Ahmad Thomas put together an impressive game once again for the Bulldogs in finishing with 22 points, five rebounds, three steals, two assists and one block.
Weeks just missed on his second straight double-double in the win over Longwood with 14 points and nine rebounds. He was a perfect 6-of-6 from the field in the game.
As a team, UNC Asheville shot 51.5 percent (34-of-66). The Bulldogs were once again stout at the free throw line where they were 13-of-15 (86.7 percent).
Longwood shot 40 percent (26-of-65) as a team in the game with five Lancers finishing in double figures. Darrion Allen led Longwood with 17 points.
BULLDOG BITES
FASTEST TO 20: UNC Asheville's win over Longwood allowed this year's Bulldog men's basketball team to reach 20 wins in the fewest number of games (27) in the Bulldogs' time in the Big South Conference.
A LOOK AT THE LEAGUE: UNC Asheville's win over Longwood allowed the Bulldogs to remain tied with Liberty (17-10, 12-2 Big South Conference) for the top spot in the Big South Conference.
NEARING 1,000: Junior guard Ahmad Thomas is closing in on becoming an 1,000-point scorer. After his 22 points in the win over Longwood, Thomas now has 988 points in his Bulldog career.
STREAKING: With the win over Longwood, UNC Asheville is now in the midst of a seven-game winning streak, which is the longest current winning streak in the Big South Conference. The seven-game winning streak is the third five or more game winning streak of the year for the Bulldogs.
BALANCED TEAM WIN: A total of 12 Bulldogs saw time on the court in the win over Longwood with nine finishing in the scoring column.
QUOTABLES
On Teague and team to Brian Hall on the Bulldog Radio Network on NEWS RADIO 570 WWNC
"He was on fire there in the first half. The basket I am sure was looking like the ocean. He was making everything. Overall a great performance by a lot of guys." - Head Coach Nick McDevitt
UP NEXT
UNC Asheville men's basketball welcomes Presbyterian to Kimmel Arena for a 7 p.m. Big South Conference game on Wednesday, Feb. 15. It is the second-to-last home regular-season game of the year for the Bulldogs.
The opening few minutes of the contest saw UNC Asheville (20-7, 12-2 Big South Conference) connect on five of their first 10 shots to own an 11-8 lead after a layup by senior forward Will Weeks off an assist from Teague with 14:27 to play in half No. 1.
Over the next few minutes, Teague would absolutely catch fire, hitting six three-pointers over a stretch that saw the Bulldogs go on a 20-4 run to own a 31-12 lead with 8:15 left in the first half.
The Bulldogs would take a 49-35 lead into the halftime break with Teague ending the opening half with 24 points on 8-of-11 shooting. He was 6-of-8 from beyond the arc in the first half.
The second half would start with both teams playing close, but after a three-pointer from junior guard Raekwon Miller with 11:43 left in the contest the Bulldogs would be up by 20 points at 69-49.
The Bulldogs would go on to outscore the Lancers, 42-34, in the second half to pick up the 22-point victory over Longwood (6-19, 3-11 Big South Conference).
Three Bulldogs finished in double figures with Teague leading the way with his career-best 30 points on 10-of-16 shooting overall. Teague was also a perfect 4-of-4 from the charity stripe.
Junior guard Ahmad Thomas put together an impressive game once again for the Bulldogs in finishing with 22 points, five rebounds, three steals, two assists and one block.
Weeks just missed on his second straight double-double in the win over Longwood with 14 points and nine rebounds. He was a perfect 6-of-6 from the field in the game.
As a team, UNC Asheville shot 51.5 percent (34-of-66). The Bulldogs were once again stout at the free throw line where they were 13-of-15 (86.7 percent).
Longwood shot 40 percent (26-of-65) as a team in the game with five Lancers finishing in double figures. Darrion Allen led Longwood with 17 points.
BULLDOG BITES
FASTEST TO 20: UNC Asheville's win over Longwood allowed this year's Bulldog men's basketball team to reach 20 wins in the fewest number of games (27) in the Bulldogs' time in the Big South Conference.
A LOOK AT THE LEAGUE: UNC Asheville's win over Longwood allowed the Bulldogs to remain tied with Liberty (17-10, 12-2 Big South Conference) for the top spot in the Big South Conference.
NEARING 1,000: Junior guard Ahmad Thomas is closing in on becoming an 1,000-point scorer. After his 22 points in the win over Longwood, Thomas now has 988 points in his Bulldog career.
STREAKING: With the win over Longwood, UNC Asheville is now in the midst of a seven-game winning streak, which is the longest current winning streak in the Big South Conference. The seven-game winning streak is the third five or more game winning streak of the year for the Bulldogs.
BALANCED TEAM WIN: A total of 12 Bulldogs saw time on the court in the win over Longwood with nine finishing in the scoring column.
QUOTABLES
On Teague and team to Brian Hall on the Bulldog Radio Network on NEWS RADIO 570 WWNC
"He was on fire there in the first half. The basket I am sure was looking like the ocean. He was making everything. Overall a great performance by a lot of guys." - Head Coach Nick McDevitt
UP NEXT
UNC Asheville men's basketball welcomes Presbyterian to Kimmel Arena for a 7 p.m. Big South Conference game on Wednesday, Feb. 15. It is the second-to-last home regular-season game of the year for the Bulldogs.
Team Stats
AVL
LWU
FG%
.515
.400
3FG%
.357
.375
FT%
.867
.733
RB
41
32
TO
12
14
STL
10
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
30
FGM
10
3FGM
6
FTM
4
Pts
22
FGM
11
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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