University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Saturday, January 12
Hampton, VA
4:00 PM
UNC Asheville
2-15, 0-3
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Hampton
7-8, 2-0
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UNC Asheville
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Hampton Univ.
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Photo by: Adrian Etheridge
Bulldogs Drop Road League Game at Hampton
01.12.2019 | Men's Basketball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Three Bulldogs finished in double figures in UNC Asheville's 83-61 Big South Conference road loss to Hampton at the Convocation Center on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019.
The game was the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
The contest would open with Hampton (7-8, 2-0 Big South) taking a 14-5 lead, but a 5-0 run by UNC Asheville (2-15, 0-3 Big South) pulled the Bulldogs within four at 14-10 with 12:21 remaining in the first half. The Bulldogs held the Pirates scoreless for almost three minutes during the stretch.
That would prove to be as close as the Bulldogs would get in the half with the Pirates eventually taking a 49-25 halftime lead.
The Bulldogs finished the first half shooting 27.6 percent (8-of-29), while the Pirates shot 56.7 percent (17-of-30) as a team. Six Bulldogs finished the first half in double figures with DeVon Baker leading the way with nine points.
The first 11 minutes of the second half would be extremely close with the Bulldogs narrowly being outscored by the Pirates, 22-21, to start the half. The Bulldogs were down 71-46 with 9:07 to play in the game.
The Bulldogs would go on to outscore the Pirates, 36-34, in the second half.
Three Asheville players finished in double figures with Baker finishing with a team-best 13 points. He also had four rebounds and two assists.
Cress Worthy posted 10 for the Bulldogs in the game to go along with four assists and three rebounds. Coty Jude was the final Bulldog in double figures with 10 points. He also had six boards, two assists and one steal.
Five from Hampton finished in double figures with Dondre Griffin leading all in the game with 19 points.
As a team, UNC Asheville ended the game shooting 33.3 percent (20-of-60), while Hampton shot 51.8 percent (29-of-56).
BULLDOG BITES
Strong at the Free Throw Line
One of the top 30 free throw shooting teams in the country and the best in the Big South entering the game at Hampton, UNC Asheville ended the game with Hampton once again stout from the charity stripe by going 11-of-13 (84.6 percent). The Bulldogs are shooting an impressive 88.6 percent (39-of-44) as a team from the free throw line in league play.
Sharing the Basketball
The Bulldogs had 14 assists on 20 made field goals. Six different Bulldogs had assists with LJ Thorpe and Cress Worthy each having a team-best four assists.
Quotable
"It was a tale of two halves," UNC Asheville men's basketball head coach Mike Morrell said. "We got off to another tough start. We did not respond the right way defensively and it went from a four-point lead to a 20-point lead for Hampton quickly. They are very aggressive and Jermaine Marrow is one of the better players we have seen all year. We did a pretty good job today of limiting him and Kalin Fisher, but others stepped up for them. That's what good teams do. We made some adjustments at halftime and played much better in the second half, but the first half was one of the worst we have played all year. We can't do that to ourselves."
Up Next
UNC Asheville will next welcome Campbell to Kimmel Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 16. The Bulldogs own a 25-20 all-time series edge over the Camels with Asheville having won 12 of the last 13 in the series.
The 7 p.m. game with Campbell will be featured on ESPN3.
The game was the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
The contest would open with Hampton (7-8, 2-0 Big South) taking a 14-5 lead, but a 5-0 run by UNC Asheville (2-15, 0-3 Big South) pulled the Bulldogs within four at 14-10 with 12:21 remaining in the first half. The Bulldogs held the Pirates scoreless for almost three minutes during the stretch.
That would prove to be as close as the Bulldogs would get in the half with the Pirates eventually taking a 49-25 halftime lead.
The Bulldogs finished the first half shooting 27.6 percent (8-of-29), while the Pirates shot 56.7 percent (17-of-30) as a team. Six Bulldogs finished the first half in double figures with DeVon Baker leading the way with nine points.
The first 11 minutes of the second half would be extremely close with the Bulldogs narrowly being outscored by the Pirates, 22-21, to start the half. The Bulldogs were down 71-46 with 9:07 to play in the game.
The Bulldogs would go on to outscore the Pirates, 36-34, in the second half.
Three Asheville players finished in double figures with Baker finishing with a team-best 13 points. He also had four rebounds and two assists.
Cress Worthy posted 10 for the Bulldogs in the game to go along with four assists and three rebounds. Coty Jude was the final Bulldog in double figures with 10 points. He also had six boards, two assists and one steal.
Five from Hampton finished in double figures with Dondre Griffin leading all in the game with 19 points.
As a team, UNC Asheville ended the game shooting 33.3 percent (20-of-60), while Hampton shot 51.8 percent (29-of-56).
BULLDOG BITES
Strong at the Free Throw Line
One of the top 30 free throw shooting teams in the country and the best in the Big South entering the game at Hampton, UNC Asheville ended the game with Hampton once again stout from the charity stripe by going 11-of-13 (84.6 percent). The Bulldogs are shooting an impressive 88.6 percent (39-of-44) as a team from the free throw line in league play.
Sharing the Basketball
The Bulldogs had 14 assists on 20 made field goals. Six different Bulldogs had assists with LJ Thorpe and Cress Worthy each having a team-best four assists.
Quotable
"It was a tale of two halves," UNC Asheville men's basketball head coach Mike Morrell said. "We got off to another tough start. We did not respond the right way defensively and it went from a four-point lead to a 20-point lead for Hampton quickly. They are very aggressive and Jermaine Marrow is one of the better players we have seen all year. We did a pretty good job today of limiting him and Kalin Fisher, but others stepped up for them. That's what good teams do. We made some adjustments at halftime and played much better in the second half, but the first half was one of the worst we have played all year. We can't do that to ourselves."
Up Next
UNC Asheville will next welcome Campbell to Kimmel Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 16. The Bulldogs own a 25-20 all-time series edge over the Camels with Asheville having won 12 of the last 13 in the series.
The 7 p.m. game with Campbell will be featured on ESPN3.
Team Stats
AVL
HAM-MBB
FG%
.333
.518
3FG%
.313
.545
FT%
.846
.765
RB
37
32
TO
16
11
STL
5
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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