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Western Carolina Catamounts at UNC Asheville Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Carolina Catamounts
3-8, 1-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 59
UNC Asheville Bulldogs
1-8, 1-2 Home

Western Carolina beats UNC Asheville71-59 behind Gibson

Matt Halvorsen scored 14 points with three 3s, Marc Gosselin added 13 points and five assists and Onnon Steger had 10 points for Western Carolina (3-8), who handed the Bulldogs their eighth-straight loss.

Gosselin's layup put the Catamounts up for good 4-2 and was part of a 16-2 run. They steadily pulled ahead to a 41-21 halftime lead after holding the Bulldogs to 29 percent shooting and making 7 of 13 3-pointers.

Gibson's jumper with 8:28 left to play put Western Carolina up by 25 points and the Bulldogs got no closer than 12 from there.

Coty Jude scored 18 points with four 3-pointers and DeVon Baker and Tajion Jones scored 14 apiece for the Bulldogs (1-8), who shot 38 percent.

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Statistics

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24-49 FG 21-55
49 Field Goal % 38
9-22 3PT 6-26
41 Three Point % 23
14-20 FT 11-14
70 Free Throw % 79
37 Rebounds 27
11 Offensive Rebounds 9
26 Defensive Rebounds 18
19 Assists 12
6 Steals 5
1 Blocks 9
12 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 8
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 20
25 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Venue: Kimmel Arena

Location: Asheville, NC
Attendance: 1,702 | Capacity:

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

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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