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Road Win Over Campbell Allows Bulldogs to Take Over Sole Possession of First Place in the Big South
02.18.2017 | Men's Basketball
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Behind seven three-pointers from senior guard David Robertson the UNC Asheville men's basketball team picked up a 66-53 Big South Conference road win over Campbell at Gore Arena on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
The win coupled with Winthrop's 84-67 win over Liberty allowed Asheville (22-7, 14-2 Big South Conference) to take over sole possession of first place in the Big South Conference with two regular-season games remaining.
Neither team really came out of the gates strongly, but with just over five minutes left in half No. 1 the Bulldogs owned a 20-9 lead over Campbell (13-15, 6-10 Big South Conference) after a Robertson three-pointer.
The Bulldogs would own a 27-12 lead and their largest lead of the game at 18 points at 34-16 with 15:44 left in the contest.
Asheville would go on to outscore the Camels, 41-39, in the second half to emerge with the 13-point win.
The Bulldogs as a team shot 41.2 percent (21-of-51) from the field, while Campbell shot just 38.3 percent (18-of-47) as a team.
Robertson just missed on the school single-game record of eight made three-pointers with his career-high-tying seven treys in the game. It's the second time in league play this year that Robertson has connected on seven three-pointers as he also knocked down seven treys in UNC Asheville's 90-85 overtime win over Gardner-Webb on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016.
In total, Robertson was 7-of-13 from beyond the arc en route to collecting a career-high-tying 23 points that he also scored against Gardner-Webb. Robertson also had two rebounds, two assists and two steals in the win over the Camels.
Senior forward Will Weeks just missed on a double-double in the win over Campbell with 18 points and eight rebounds to go along with three assists, one block and one steal.
Playing without the nation's fourth-leading scorer in Chris Clemons, Campbell was led by three players in double figures in their loss to the Bulldogs with Shane Whitfield and Marcus Burk each scoring 14.
BULLDOG BITES
STREAKING: With the win over Campbell, UNC Asheville is now in the midst of a nine-game winning streak, which is the longest current winning streak in the Big South Conference. The nine-game winning streak is the longest UNC Asheville winning streak in league play in program history.
DISHING IT OUT: UNC Asheville junior guard Kevin Vannatta dished out a career-best nine assists in the win over Campbell. As a team, Asheville had 19 assists on 21 made field goals.
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CHARITY: Freshman guard MaCio Teague is currently leading the Bulldogs and is second in the Big South Conference in free throw shooting percentage (89.1 percent). After the win over Campbell, Teague has now made 26 straight free throws.
OVER THE HUMPS: UNC Asheville has won 10 straight in its series with Campbell with the Bulldogs the only team the Camels have not beaten since rejoining the Big South Conference in the 2011-12 season.
1,000 POINTS AND MORE TO COME: The 31st Bulldog to score over 1,000 points, Ahmad Thomas is now also just 13 rebounds away from becoming just the 56th player in Big South Conference history with 1,000 points and 500 rebounds. Thomas is also just a few steals away with 179 in his career from becoming just the sixth player in league history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 steals.
QUOTABLES
On tough well-earned road win to Brian Hall on the Bulldog Radio Network on NEWS RADIO 570 WWNC
"No doubt about it. I thought early we were playing pretty good and got some pretty good looks at the basket. (After slow start) we told team at the first timeout of the game that the points would take care of themselves and if we just kept playing the game the right way the end result would work out." - Head Coach Nick McDevitt
UP NEXT - ESPNU TO TELEVISE UNC ASHEVILLE-GARDNER-WEBB
ESPNU has selected the UNC Asheville at Gardner-Webb men's basketball contest scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 23 as its Big South Wildcard Selection broadcast, it was announced by the Big South Conference office. Game time will be 9 pm ET inside Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs, N.C. Robert Lee (play-by-play) and Nate Ross (analyst) will handle the call from courtside. "We are extremely thankful to have the opportunity to once again be able to highlight our program on national television," UNC Asheville head men's basketball coach Nick McDevitt said. It will be the second regular-season meeting between the squads, as Asheville prevailed in overtime, 90-85 back on Dec. 31. Bulldogs' freshman MaCio Teague led all scorers with 25 points, while David Robertson added 23. GWU was led by Jamaal Robateau and LaQuincy Rideau with 16 points each. The UNC Asheville at Gardner-Webb game is the fourth and final Big South ESPNU Wildcard broadcast this season. The 2016-17 campaign marked the fourth consecutive year that four regular-season Big South contests appeared on ESPNU.
The win coupled with Winthrop's 84-67 win over Liberty allowed Asheville (22-7, 14-2 Big South Conference) to take over sole possession of first place in the Big South Conference with two regular-season games remaining.
Neither team really came out of the gates strongly, but with just over five minutes left in half No. 1 the Bulldogs owned a 20-9 lead over Campbell (13-15, 6-10 Big South Conference) after a Robertson three-pointer.
The Bulldogs would own a 27-12 lead and their largest lead of the game at 18 points at 34-16 with 15:44 left in the contest.
Asheville would go on to outscore the Camels, 41-39, in the second half to emerge with the 13-point win.
The Bulldogs as a team shot 41.2 percent (21-of-51) from the field, while Campbell shot just 38.3 percent (18-of-47) as a team.
Robertson just missed on the school single-game record of eight made three-pointers with his career-high-tying seven treys in the game. It's the second time in league play this year that Robertson has connected on seven three-pointers as he also knocked down seven treys in UNC Asheville's 90-85 overtime win over Gardner-Webb on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016.
In total, Robertson was 7-of-13 from beyond the arc en route to collecting a career-high-tying 23 points that he also scored against Gardner-Webb. Robertson also had two rebounds, two assists and two steals in the win over the Camels.
Senior forward Will Weeks just missed on a double-double in the win over Campbell with 18 points and eight rebounds to go along with three assists, one block and one steal.
Playing without the nation's fourth-leading scorer in Chris Clemons, Campbell was led by three players in double figures in their loss to the Bulldogs with Shane Whitfield and Marcus Burk each scoring 14.
BULLDOG BITES
STREAKING: With the win over Campbell, UNC Asheville is now in the midst of a nine-game winning streak, which is the longest current winning streak in the Big South Conference. The nine-game winning streak is the longest UNC Asheville winning streak in league play in program history.
DISHING IT OUT: UNC Asheville junior guard Kevin Vannatta dished out a career-best nine assists in the win over Campbell. As a team, Asheville had 19 assists on 21 made field goals.
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CHARITY: Freshman guard MaCio Teague is currently leading the Bulldogs and is second in the Big South Conference in free throw shooting percentage (89.1 percent). After the win over Campbell, Teague has now made 26 straight free throws.
OVER THE HUMPS: UNC Asheville has won 10 straight in its series with Campbell with the Bulldogs the only team the Camels have not beaten since rejoining the Big South Conference in the 2011-12 season.
1,000 POINTS AND MORE TO COME: The 31st Bulldog to score over 1,000 points, Ahmad Thomas is now also just 13 rebounds away from becoming just the 56th player in Big South Conference history with 1,000 points and 500 rebounds. Thomas is also just a few steals away with 179 in his career from becoming just the sixth player in league history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 steals.
QUOTABLES
On tough well-earned road win to Brian Hall on the Bulldog Radio Network on NEWS RADIO 570 WWNC
"No doubt about it. I thought early we were playing pretty good and got some pretty good looks at the basket. (After slow start) we told team at the first timeout of the game that the points would take care of themselves and if we just kept playing the game the right way the end result would work out." - Head Coach Nick McDevitt
UP NEXT - ESPNU TO TELEVISE UNC ASHEVILLE-GARDNER-WEBB
ESPNU has selected the UNC Asheville at Gardner-Webb men's basketball contest scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 23 as its Big South Wildcard Selection broadcast, it was announced by the Big South Conference office. Game time will be 9 pm ET inside Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs, N.C. Robert Lee (play-by-play) and Nate Ross (analyst) will handle the call from courtside. "We are extremely thankful to have the opportunity to once again be able to highlight our program on national television," UNC Asheville head men's basketball coach Nick McDevitt said. It will be the second regular-season meeting between the squads, as Asheville prevailed in overtime, 90-85 back on Dec. 31. Bulldogs' freshman MaCio Teague led all scorers with 25 points, while David Robertson added 23. GWU was led by Jamaal Robateau and LaQuincy Rideau with 16 points each. The UNC Asheville at Gardner-Webb game is the fourth and final Big South ESPNU Wildcard broadcast this season. The 2016-17 campaign marked the fourth consecutive year that four regular-season Big South contests appeared on ESPNU.
Team Stats
AVL
CAMPBELL
FG%
.412
.383
3FG%
.375
.348
FT%
.652
.600
RB
33
34
TO
8
17
STL
10
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
7
3FGM
7
FTM
2
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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