Scores

Final

CSU 73

(14-9, 9-3 Big South)

UNC-Asheville 65

(15-12, 9-4 Big South)

Coverage: ESPN3

2:00 PM ET, February 16, 2013

Kimmel Arena, Asheville, NC

1 2 T
CHSO 29 4473
UNCA 27 3865

Top Performers

Charleston Southern: A. Harper 17 Pts, 7 Reb, 6 Ast, 2 Stl

UNC-Asheville: T. Meyer 27 Pts, 4 Reb, 5 Ast, 4 Stl

Charleston Southern 73, UNC Asheville 65

Associated Press

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Saah Nimley scored 18 points and Arlon Harper added 17, lifting Charleston Southern over UNC Asheville 73-65 Saturday in Big South Conference play.

Mathiang Muo chipped in 11 points to help Charleston Southern (14-9, 9-3) sweep UNC Asheville (15-12, 9-4) for the season, and claim first-place in the South Division.

UNC Asheville last led when Jon Nwannunu's jumper made it 58-57 with 8:07 remaining. The Bulldogs did not make another field goal until 39 seconds remained.

The Buccaneers went on a 15-2 run, capped by Muo's 3-pointer, to go up 72-60 with 1:35 to play.

Charleston Southern made 18 of its 34 shots, while UNC Asheville shot 41.7 percent (15 of 36), in the second half.

Nimley, Harper, and Muo each had seven rebounds, helping the Buccaneers outrebound the Bulldogs 44-35.

Trent Meyer's went 7 of 12 from 3-point range and scored a career-high 27 points for the Bulldogs.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
CHSO
UNCA
Points 73 65
FG Made-Attempted 29-62 (.468) 25-66 (.379)
3P Made-Attempted 10-26 (.385) 9-23 (.391)
FT Made-Attempted 5-10 (.500) 6-9 (.667)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 13 (0/0) 10 (0/0)
Largest Lead 8 0

Game Leaders

 
CHSO
UNCA
PointsS. Nimley 18T. Meyer 27
ReboundsP. Gombwer 10D. Cunningham 10
AssistsS. Nimley 7T. Meyer 5
StealsA. Harper 2T. Meyer 4
Team Stats: Charleston Southern | UNC-Asheville

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 16, 2013 @CHSO 74, UNCA 68Recap
» Feb 16, 2013 CHSO 73, @UNCA 65Recap

Next 5 Games

CHSO
UNCA
02/19 PRE 7:30pm
02/21 VMI 7:50pm
02/23 @RID 5:00pm
02/27 @WEBB 7:00pm
03/02 CCAR 4:30pm
 02/19 @CCAR 7:00pm
02/23 JVST 4:30pm
02/27 PRE 7:00pm
03/02 @WIN 4:00pm
03/05 LONG 2:45pm
Complete Schedule: Charleston Southern | UNC-Asheville

Big South Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Gardner-Webb11-521-12
Charleston Southern12-419-12
High Point12-417-13
UNC-Asheville10-616-16
Coastal Carolina9-714-15
Virginia Military8-814-17
Winthrop6-1014-17
Liberty6-1015-20
Radford7-913-19
Campbell7-913-20
Presbyterian4-128-24
Longwood4-128-25
View expanded standings »