UNC Asheville Bulldogs at High Point Panthers
· BIG SOUTH MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
80 - 69
80 - 69
UNC Asheville advances with 80-69 win over High Point
Dwayne Sutton finished with 13 points and 10 boards and Sam Hughes added 11 points for UNC Asheville (21-11).
The Bulldogs led 39-26 at the break and pushed their advantage back to double figures (61-49) after back-to-back layups by Thomas and Sutton with 8:09 to go.
High Point (21-10) rallied from there, going on a 16-8 scoring spurt to cut it to 69-65 on a Miles Bowman Jr. layup with 2:17 remaining. But Smith made four in a row at the free throw line for a 73-65 lead and the Panthers never recovered.
Bowman Jr. led High Point with 23 points and 16 rebounds.
UNC Asheville plays Winthrop in the championship game on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Dwayne Sutton Defensive Rebound. | 80 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:08 | DeAndre Barber missed Three Point Jumper. | 80 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:20 | High Point Offensive Rebound. | 80 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Lorenzo Cugini missed Three Point Jumper. | 80 - 69 |
Statistics
UNCA |
HPU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-60 | FG | 20-54 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 5-13 | 3PT | 4-20 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 21-27 | FT | 25-26 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 96 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 10 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fouls | 22 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center
Location: Buies Creek, NC
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Location: Buies Creek, NC
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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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