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UNC Asheville Bulldogs at Western Carolina Catamounts

· NCAA Men's Basketball
UNC Asheville Bulldogs
0-2, 0-2 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
81 - 90
Western Carolina Catamounts
1-1, 1-0 Home

Western Carolina beats UNC Asheville 90-81

Brown was 9 of 15 and made 9 of 10 free throws to lead the Catamounts (1-1). Elijah Pughsley added 19 points, Torrion Brummitt 18 and Justin Browning 16.

The game's telling stat was Asheville's 19 turnovers to Western Carolina's nine. The Catamounts forced 17 turnovers in their season-opening loss to Cincinnati and it's the seventh straight game dating to last season that they have an edge in turnovers.

The Bulldogs (0-1) led 34-31 at the break. But after shooting just 37 percent in the first half, the Catamounts scored 59 points on 65.6 percent shooting in the final 20 minutes.

Western Carolina took the lead for good at 73-72 with 3:30 left on Brown's layup and extended it to 11 with a half-minute to go.

Kevin Vannatta, who made 11 of 13 free throws, had 20 points to lead Asheville.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 81 - 90
2nd 0:16 Ahmad Thomas made Layup. 81 - 90
2nd 0:19 Ahmad Thomas Offensive Rebound. 79 - 90
2nd 0:19 David Robertson missed Three Point Jumper. 79 - 90
2nd 0:19 Ahmad Thomas Offensive Rebound. 79 - 90

Statistics

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24-44 FG 31-59
55 Field Goal % 53
5-14 3PT 7-21
36 Three Point % 33
28-37 FT 21-26
76 Free Throw % 81
28 Rebounds 27
6 Offensive Rebounds 7
22 Defensive Rebounds 20
8 Assists 19
4 Steals 9
4 Blocks 0
19 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 1
19 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 17
2 Fast Break Points 8
28 Points in Paint 32
26 Fouls 29
8 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Venue: Ramsey Center

Location: Cullowhee, NC
Attendance: 1,113 | 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

2025-26 Southern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
East Tennessee State 13-5 - 23-11
Mercer 11-7 2 19-13
Wofford 11-7 2 19-13
Samford 11-7 2 18-14
Furman 10-8 3 22-13
Western Carolina 10-8 3 15-16
UNC Greensboro 9-9 4 15-19
Chattanooga 7-11 6 13-19
The Citadel 7-11 6 11-22
VMI 1-17 12 6-26
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