Charleston Southern Buccaneers at UNC Asheville Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball73 - 91
Thomas scores 25 points to lead UNC Asheville to win
The Bulldogs (17-7, 9-2) won their fourth in a row and are in a three-way tie with Liberty and Winthrop for first place in the Big South.
Thomas' five steals gave him 71 this season. He became the first Big South player with consecutive seasons of 70 steals since VMI's Chavis Holmes (2006-08).
Thomas had five points in an early 11-0 run and scored 15 in the first half with Asheville taking a 44-34 lead. The Buccaneers (7-15, 3-8) got within nine in the opening minutes of the second half before falling back by double figures for the remainder of the game in losing their third straight.
David Robertson, with five 3-pointers, added 16 points and Kevin Vannatta had 11 rebounds to go with 11 points.
Armel Potter, Christian Keeling and Cortez Mitchell all scored 14 points for Charleston Southern.
Asheville swept the season series, beating Charleston Southern 76-67 on Jan. 14.
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Statistics
CHSO |
UNCA |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-58 | FG | 31-63 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 5-17 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 12-15 | FT | 21-25 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 12 | Assists | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Asheville, NC
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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