Scores

Final

Gardner-Webb 61

(12-18, 6-11 Big South)

UNC-Asheville 71

(20-9, 15-2 Big South)

7:00 PM ET, February 23, 2012

Kimmel Arena, Asheville, NC

1 2 T
WEBB 25 3661
UNCA 30 4171

Top Performers

Gardner-Webb: T. Newsome 33 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk

UNC-Asheville: J. Lane 15 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Blk

UNC Asheville 71, Gardner-Webb 61

Associated Press

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Matt Dickey scored 16 points and Jaron Lane tallied a double-double to lead UNC Asheville, which has already clinched the regular-season Big South Conference crown, to a 71-61 win over Gardner-Webb on Thursday night.

Lane had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Jeremy Atkinson added 13 points for UNC Asheville (20-9, 14-2), which snapped a two-game slide in the wake of a six-game winning streak that saw the team clinch first place in the conference.

UNC Asheville led from wire to wire in this one, opening on a 21-9 run to take a five-point halftime advantage. The squad outscored Gardner-Webb 41-36 in the second half to seal it.

UNC Asheville outrebounded Gardner-Webb 38-31, and forced them into 18 turnovers.

Tashan Newsome had a game-high 33 points to lead Gardner-Webb (12-18, 6-10), which has lost six of its last eight.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
WEBB
UNCA
Points 61 71
FG Made-Attempted 20-50 (.400) 21-52 (.404)
3P Made-Attempted 6-13 (.462) 2-12 (.167)
FT Made-Attempted 15-24 (.625) 27-34 (.794)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 21 (0/0) 20 (1/0)
Largest Lead 3 12

Game Leaders

 
WEBB
UNCA
PointsT. Newsome 33M. Dickey 16
ReboundsT. Newsome 9J. Lane 10
AssistsS. Johnson 3M. Dickey 4
StealsS. Johnson 2M. Dickey 3
BlocksM. Byron 2J. Lane 2
Team Stats: Gardner-Webb | UNC-Asheville

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Dec 1, 2011 UNCA 66, @WEBB 60Recap
» Feb 23, 2012 @UNCA 71, WEBB 61Recap

Next 5 Games

WEBB
UNCA
02/25 PRE 4:30pm
02/27 @HP 7:30pm
11/09 @UNC 7:00pm
11/10 COV 7:30pm
11/14 LIP 6:00pm
 02/25 WIN 2:00pm
02/29 HP 6:00pm
03/01 CHSO 8:00pm
03/03 VMI 12:00pm
03/15 @SYR 3:27pm
Complete Schedule: Gardner-Webb | UNC-Asheville

Big South Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
UNC-Asheville16-224-9
Coastal Carolina12-619-11
Charleston Southern11-719-12
Campbell11-717-15
Virginia Military8-1017-16
Presbyterian8-1014-15
Liberty9-914-18
High Point8-1013-18
Gardner-Webb6-1212-20
Winthrop8-1012-20
Radford2-166-26
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