NCAAB

Liberty Flames at UNC Asheville Bulldogs

· BIG SOUTH MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
Liberty Flames
13-19, 5-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
49 - 80
UNC Asheville Bulldogs
20-11, 11-3 Home

Thomas' 27 leads Ashville over Liberty 80-49 in Big South

The Bulldogs (20-11) meet league champion High Point in the semifinals on Saturday.

Kevin Vannatta hit two 3-pointers and had eight points and Thomas had six as Ashville jumped to a quick 14-2 lead. Then a 12-0 run made it 28-10 en route to a 44-16 halftime score.

Vannatta finished with 12 points and all the Bulldogs starters scored at least nine points. Thomas matched his career high set in an earlier win over Liberty.

Ashville shot 54 percent from the field, including 10 of 19 behind the arc, and had a 41-26 rebounding advantage. The Bulldogs had 21 assists on 31 baskets.

John Dawson had 15 points, Lovell Cabbil 14 and A.C. Reid 13 for the Flames (13-19), who 6 of 29 on 3s and shot 31 percent.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 49 - 80
2nd 0:04 Raekwon Miller Defensive Rebound. 49 - 80
2nd 0:04 Anthony Fields missed Three Point Jumper. 49 - 80
2nd 0:12 Giacomo Zilli made Layup. 49 - 80
2nd 0:16 Giacomo Zilli Offensive Rebound. 49 - 78

Statistics

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18-58 FG 31-57
31 Field Goal % 54
6-29 3PT 10-19
21 Three Point % 53
7-7 FT 8-10
100 Free Throw % 80
26 Rebounds 41
7 Offensive Rebounds 8
19 Defensive Rebounds 33
7 Assists 21
12 Steals 13
2 Blocks 6
18 Turnovers 19
0 Team Turnovers 0
18 Total Turnovers 19
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Off Turnovers 21
12 Fast Break Points 10
16 Points in Paint 26
12 Fouls 15
0 Largest Lead 41

Game Information

Venue: John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center

Location: Buies Creek, NC
Attendance: 1,505 | Capacity:

2025-26 Conference USA Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Liberty 17-3 - 26-8
Sam Houston 13-7 4 22-12
Louisiana Tech 11-9 6 20-14
Western Kentucky 11-9 6 18-14
Middle Tennessee 11-9 6 17-15
Kennesaw State 10-10 7 21-14
Jacksonville State 10-10 7 15-17
New Mexico State 8-12 9 16-16
Missouri State 8-12 9 16-18
Florida International 8-12 9 15-17
UTEP 7-13 8 11-20
Delaware 6-14 11 10-21

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
Full Standings