GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Trevis Simpson scored 26 points and Derrell Armstrong came off the bench for 21 as UNC Greensboro used a second-half surge to pull away from Winston-Salem State 81-65 Monday night.
Leading 55-54, the Spartans (1-1) went on a 19-0 run, holding the Division II Rams scoreless for 6:28 before Justin Glover ended the drought with a jumper.
UNC Greensboro, which led by seven at the break and kept that margin early in the second half, saw its lead disappear as the Division II Rams pulled ahead 48-45 with 13:46 remaining.
Armstrong scored five straight points to regain the Spartans lead, but Winston-Salem State stayed within a point before going cold with 9:20 to go.
Glover and Stephon Platt led the Rams (0-1) with 15 points apiece while Wykevin Bazemore, who had 11 points and 17 rebounds in an exhibition game against Duke, finished with eight points and 10 rebounds.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Winston-Salem (0-1) | 32 | 33 | 65 |
| NC-Greensboro (1-1) « | 39 | 42 | 81 |
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| Winston-Salem Rams | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| W. Bazemore, F | 36 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| S. Platt, F | 24 | 6-9 | 3-7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| K. Hunt, F | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| M. Wells, G | 34 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| J. Glover, G | 32 | 6-20 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| W. Ellison | 16 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| D. Alston | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Thompson | 10 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| M. Nzege | 8 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| K. Campbell | 4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T. Young-Canty | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-66 | 11-23 | 42 | 7 | 16 | 65 | |
| 37.9% | 47.8% | ||||||
| NC-Greensboro Spartans | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Simpson, F | 25 | 10-16 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| K. McNeil, F | 15 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| T. Hoffer, F | 12 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| D. Parker, G | 28 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| K. Van Dussen, G | 23 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Locke | 28 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| D. Armstrong | 23 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| R. White | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| N. Paulos | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Potts | 3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| K. Bethea | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Cole | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T. McNeely | 2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| D. Robinson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Sumpter | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31-63 | 10-14 | 42 | 17 | 19 | 81 | |
| 49.2% | 71.4% | ||||||
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