Scores

Final

Longwood 87

(8-24, 4-12 Big South)

UNC-Asheville 72

(16-16, 10-6 Big South)

2:45 PM ET, March 5, 2013

HTC Center, Conway, SC

1 2 T
LONG 47 4087
UNCA 35 3772

Top Performers

Longwood: T. Carey 21 Pts, 2 Reb, 1 Ast, 6 Stl, 2 Blk

UNC-Asheville: J. Atkinson 19 Pts, 11 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Longwood 87, UNC Asheville 72

Associated Press

CONWAY, S.C. -- Tristan Carey had 21 points and a career-best six steals as Longwood began its first Big South Conference tournament Tuesday by knocking off two-time defending champion UNC Asheville 87-72.

Carey scored 17 points and had all six steals in the first half, when the Lancers (8-24), the North Division's No. 6 seed, grabbed a 47-35 lead.

The Bulldogs (16-16), the No. 3 South seed, got to within 71-68 with 3:41 remaining on a layup by Jeremy Atkinson, who finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds. But the Lancers responded with a 9-0 run, started by a three-point play by Michael Kessens.

Lucas Woodhouse had 17 points and seven assists and Karl Ziegler scored a career-high 17 points off the bench for Longwood, which has won five of eight and will play Virginia Military Institute on Thursday.

Keith Hornsby had 14 points and five assists for UNC Asheville.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
LONG
UNCA
Points 87 72
FG Made-Attempted 27-57 (.474) 26-72 (.361)
3P Made-Attempted 8-19 (.421) 2-17 (.118)
FT Made-Attempted 25-26 (.962) 18-25 (.720)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 16 (0/0) 22 (1/0)
Largest Lead 15 3

Game Leaders

 
LONG
UNCA
PointsT. Carey 21J. Atkinson 19
ReboundsM. Kessens 10J. Atkinson 11
AssistsL. Woodhouse 7K. Hornsby 5
StealsT. Carey 6K. Hornsby 4
BlocksT. Carey 2J. Nwannunu 3
Team Stats: Longwood | UNC-Asheville

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 19, 2013 @UNCA 68, LONG 65Recap
» Mar 5, 2013 LONG 87, @UNCA 72Recap

Next 5 Games

LONG
UNCA
03/07 @VMI 2:25pm
Complete Schedule: Longwood | 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
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