University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Wednesday, January 3
High Point, NC
7:00 PM
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High Point
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UNC Asheville
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Photo by: Adrian Etheridge
UNC Asheville Drops Road Big South Opener at High Point
01.03.2018 | Men's Basketball
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Four Bulldogs finished in double figures, but it would not be enough as UNC Asheville men's basketball dropped its road Big South Conference opener at High Point, 84-74, on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018.
The two teams would play close over the first few minutes, but it would be High Point (6-7, 1-1 Big South Conference) that would own a 20-11 lead with 12:35 remaining in the first half. The Panthers would lead 27-16 with under nine and a half minutes left in the first half.
UNC Asheville (8-7, 1-1 Big South Conference) from there would proceed to go on a 14-6 run to pull within three at 33-30 with under two minutes remaining in the first half.
Both teams would trade treys in the final minute of the first half to send the game into the halftime break with the Bulldogs trailing High Point by three at 36-33. Raekwon Miller nailed a three-pointer with six seconds left to leave the Bulldogs behind by just three at intermission.
UNC Asheville finished the first half shooting 41.7 (10-of-24) percent, while High Point shot 38.2 percent (13-of-34) as a team in half No. 1.
The second half would commence with High Point going scoring 12 of the first 17 points in the half to push its lead back to 10 points at 48-38 with just over 15 minutes to play in the contest. The Panthers would lead 58-45 with under 10 minutes left in the game.
The score would remain around that range for the rest of the contest with the Bulldogs with a MaCio Teague three-pointer in the final seconds setting the final score.
Four Bulldogs finished in double figures with Teague leading the way with a team-best 21 points to go along with three steals and two assists. He was a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line in the game.
Miller ended his evening with 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting. He also had six rebounds, two assists and one steal.
UNC Asheville's Ahmad Thomas closed out his day with 12 points, while Kevin Vannatta was the final Bulldog in double figures with 10 points. Vannatta just missed on a double-double, as he finished the game with eight boards.
Two Panthers finished with over 20 points with Andre Fox collecting a game-high 27 points for High Point.
UNC Asheville as a team closed out the game shooting 44.6 percent (25-of-56). The Bulldogs shot 45 percent (9-of-20) from beyond the arc.
High Point shot 46 percent (29-of-63) from the field as a team, while they also shot exactly 45 percent (9-of-20) from beyond the arc.
BULLDOG BITES
Strong From the Free Throw Line
The Bulldogs shot a team season-best 88.2 percent (15-of-17) from the charity stripe.
Nearing More History
Ahmad Thomas is already just the sixth player in Big South Conference men's basketball history with over 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 steals. Thomas is nearing becoming just the second player in league history with over 1,000 points, 600 rebounds, 200 steals and 200 assists. Thomas ended the conference road opener at High Point with 1,301 points, 598 rebounds, 216 steals and 199 assists.
Quotable
"I am definitely disappointed in the outcome of tonight's game. I didn't think we were aggressive enough, tough enough to win a game on the road versus a team like High Point. I thought they were just the aggressor around the basket and the aggressor defensively. We just didn't match that intensity and that effort and as a result they ran us out of offense a little bit, they were more aggressive around the basket, particularly on offensive rebounds, and if you let those types of things happen that much you are going to get beat." – Head Coach Nick McDevitt
Up Next
UNC Asheville will next continue Big South Conference action by making its way to Radford, Va. to battle the Radford Highlanders at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6.
The two teams would play close over the first few minutes, but it would be High Point (6-7, 1-1 Big South Conference) that would own a 20-11 lead with 12:35 remaining in the first half. The Panthers would lead 27-16 with under nine and a half minutes left in the first half.
UNC Asheville (8-7, 1-1 Big South Conference) from there would proceed to go on a 14-6 run to pull within three at 33-30 with under two minutes remaining in the first half.
Both teams would trade treys in the final minute of the first half to send the game into the halftime break with the Bulldogs trailing High Point by three at 36-33. Raekwon Miller nailed a three-pointer with six seconds left to leave the Bulldogs behind by just three at intermission.
UNC Asheville finished the first half shooting 41.7 (10-of-24) percent, while High Point shot 38.2 percent (13-of-34) as a team in half No. 1.
The second half would commence with High Point going scoring 12 of the first 17 points in the half to push its lead back to 10 points at 48-38 with just over 15 minutes to play in the contest. The Panthers would lead 58-45 with under 10 minutes left in the game.
The score would remain around that range for the rest of the contest with the Bulldogs with a MaCio Teague three-pointer in the final seconds setting the final score.
Four Bulldogs finished in double figures with Teague leading the way with a team-best 21 points to go along with three steals and two assists. He was a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line in the game.
Miller ended his evening with 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting. He also had six rebounds, two assists and one steal.
UNC Asheville's Ahmad Thomas closed out his day with 12 points, while Kevin Vannatta was the final Bulldog in double figures with 10 points. Vannatta just missed on a double-double, as he finished the game with eight boards.
Two Panthers finished with over 20 points with Andre Fox collecting a game-high 27 points for High Point.
UNC Asheville as a team closed out the game shooting 44.6 percent (25-of-56). The Bulldogs shot 45 percent (9-of-20) from beyond the arc.
High Point shot 46 percent (29-of-63) from the field as a team, while they also shot exactly 45 percent (9-of-20) from beyond the arc.
BULLDOG BITES
Strong From the Free Throw Line
The Bulldogs shot a team season-best 88.2 percent (15-of-17) from the charity stripe.
Nearing More History
Ahmad Thomas is already just the sixth player in Big South Conference men's basketball history with over 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 steals. Thomas is nearing becoming just the second player in league history with over 1,000 points, 600 rebounds, 200 steals and 200 assists. Thomas ended the conference road opener at High Point with 1,301 points, 598 rebounds, 216 steals and 199 assists.
Quotable
"I am definitely disappointed in the outcome of tonight's game. I didn't think we were aggressive enough, tough enough to win a game on the road versus a team like High Point. I thought they were just the aggressor around the basket and the aggressor defensively. We just didn't match that intensity and that effort and as a result they ran us out of offense a little bit, they were more aggressive around the basket, particularly on offensive rebounds, and if you let those types of things happen that much you are going to get beat." – Head Coach Nick McDevitt
Up Next
UNC Asheville will next continue Big South Conference action by making its way to Radford, Va. to battle the Radford Highlanders at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6.
Team Stats
AVL
HPU
FG%
.446
.460
3FG%
.450
.450
FT%
.882
.654
RB
29
41
TO
13
12
STL
7
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
6
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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