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UNC Asheville Men’s Basketball Featured by ESPN, NCAA After Thrilling Win Over Radford
02.11.2018 | Men's Basketball
"Call of the Night" on "College Basketball Live"
ESPN.com Feature
NCAA March Madness Twitter
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The thrilling UNC Asheville men's basketball come-from-behind win over Radford on Saturday, Feb. 10, was heavily featured by ESPN and the NCAA late Saturday night and on the morning of Sunday, Feb. 11.
MaCio Teague's heroics were featured on ESPN's "SportsCenter" and "College Basketball Live" as well as on ESPN.com. On "College Basketball Live," the tremendous radio broadcast call by play-by-play voice Brian Hall and analyst in UNC Asheville Hall of Famer Mike Gore coupled with the Big South Network feed directed and produced by Mark Godin was dubbed as the "Call of the Night."
In addition, the NCAA March Madness Twitter handle, @marchmadness, also featured the final sequence of UNC Asheville's thrilling win, noting "give a listen to the @UNCAbasketball win heard round the world!"
UNC Asheville (18-9, 11-3 Big South Conference) was down by seven to Radford (15-12, 8-6 Big South Conference) with 2:17 remaining in the game, but Teague's heroic efforts coupled with strong defense allowed the Bulldogs to battle back for the win.
The first of three consecutive three-pointers for Teague came with 1:52 to play. The trey pulled the Bulldogs back to within four at 64-60.
After solid work on the defensive end, Teague knocked down another trey with 1:13 to play to pull the Bulldogs within one at 64-63.
UNC Asheville would remain strong on the defensive end next to give the Bulldogs the opportunity to take the win.
Teague was once again up to the challenge with his three-pointer in the final seconds placing the Bulldogs on top, 66-64.
Radford's last-second three-pointer then fell short to leave UNC Asheville with its 21st straight home win.
UNC Asheville's huge home win over Radford allowed the Bulldogs to continue to have sole possession of first place in the Big South Conference with an 11-3 league mark. To see the full standings, please visit HERE.
After starting Big South play at 1-2, UNC Asheville has now won seven straight and 10 of its last 11 games to move to 18-9 overall and 11-3 in league play. The Bulldogs are the only team in the Big South this year to win seven straight league games.
The league home win over Radford allowed the Bulldogs to extend their home winning streak to 21. UNC Asheville's 21-straight home wins is the third-longest home winning streak in the country.
The win over Radford was UNC Asheville's 16th consecutive Big South Conference home victory. UNC Asheville is now 80-16 overall and 55-10 against Big South foes within the friendly confines of Kimmel Arena inside the Sherrill Center. The Bulldogs are 12-0 on the 2017-18 season at Kimmel Arena.
UNC Asheville men's basketball will next play host to Liberty at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15. It will be "Throwback Thursday" at Kimmel Arena with UNC Asheville turning back the clock for "90's Night."
ESPN.com Feature
NCAA March Madness Twitter
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The thrilling UNC Asheville men's basketball come-from-behind win over Radford on Saturday, Feb. 10, was heavily featured by ESPN and the NCAA late Saturday night and on the morning of Sunday, Feb. 11.
MaCio Teague's heroics were featured on ESPN's "SportsCenter" and "College Basketball Live" as well as on ESPN.com. On "College Basketball Live," the tremendous radio broadcast call by play-by-play voice Brian Hall and analyst in UNC Asheville Hall of Famer Mike Gore coupled with the Big South Network feed directed and produced by Mark Godin was dubbed as the "Call of the Night."
In addition, the NCAA March Madness Twitter handle, @marchmadness, also featured the final sequence of UNC Asheville's thrilling win, noting "give a listen to the @UNCAbasketball win heard round the world!"
UNC Asheville (18-9, 11-3 Big South Conference) was down by seven to Radford (15-12, 8-6 Big South Conference) with 2:17 remaining in the game, but Teague's heroic efforts coupled with strong defense allowed the Bulldogs to battle back for the win.
The first of three consecutive three-pointers for Teague came with 1:52 to play. The trey pulled the Bulldogs back to within four at 64-60.
After solid work on the defensive end, Teague knocked down another trey with 1:13 to play to pull the Bulldogs within one at 64-63.
UNC Asheville would remain strong on the defensive end next to give the Bulldogs the opportunity to take the win.
Teague was once again up to the challenge with his three-pointer in the final seconds placing the Bulldogs on top, 66-64.
Radford's last-second three-pointer then fell short to leave UNC Asheville with its 21st straight home win.
UNC Asheville's huge home win over Radford allowed the Bulldogs to continue to have sole possession of first place in the Big South Conference with an 11-3 league mark. To see the full standings, please visit HERE.
After starting Big South play at 1-2, UNC Asheville has now won seven straight and 10 of its last 11 games to move to 18-9 overall and 11-3 in league play. The Bulldogs are the only team in the Big South this year to win seven straight league games.
The league home win over Radford allowed the Bulldogs to extend their home winning streak to 21. UNC Asheville's 21-straight home wins is the third-longest home winning streak in the country.
The win over Radford was UNC Asheville's 16th consecutive Big South Conference home victory. UNC Asheville is now 80-16 overall and 55-10 against Big South foes within the friendly confines of Kimmel Arena inside the Sherrill Center. The Bulldogs are 12-0 on the 2017-18 season at Kimmel Arena.
UNC Asheville men's basketball will next play host to Liberty at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15. It will be "Throwback Thursday" at Kimmel Arena with UNC Asheville turning back the clock for "90's Night."
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