Montreat Cavaliers at UNC Asheville Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
41 - 80
41 - 80
UNC Asheville wins easily over Montreat 80-41
Corey Littlejohn added 12 points for the Bulldogs (6-7). UNC Asheville had a season-high 13 blocks, including six by D.J. Cunningham.
The game counted as an exhibition for the NAIA Cavaliers. La'Bris Adams, who came in shooting 58 percent for Montreat, made only 5 of 19 shots but still was the only Cavaliers player in double figures with 19 points. The Cavaliers, the top-shooting 3-point team in the NAIA at 50.4 percent prior to Tuesday's game, made just 4 of 20 from long range for 20 percent.
Littlejohn scored all 12 of his points during a 26-4 run in the first half that gave UNC Asheville a 34-14 lead with 8:20 left in the half.
Montreat had 20 turnovers that the Bulldogs turned into 23 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 41 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:19 | James Dantzler made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Bethoney. | 41 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:43 | Chudier Pal made Dunk. Assisted by Sam Hughes. | 39 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:48 | Ryan Bethoney Turnover. | 39 - 78 |
| 2nd 1:14 | Mike Bedulskis made Free Throw. | 39 - 78 |
Statistics
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UNCA |
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|---|---|---|
| 11-51 | FG | 24-59 |
| 22 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 4-20 | 3PT | 8-26 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 15-18 | FT | 24-34 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 13 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 8 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fouls | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: Kimmel Arena
Location: Asheville, NC
Attendance: 1,123 | Capacity:
Location: Asheville, NC
Attendance: 1,123 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |


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