ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Jon Nwannunu and Keith Hornsby scored 22 points each as North Carolina-Asheville rolled over Bluefield 95-66 Sunday in nonconference play.
The Bulldogs (6-7) won their third straight while posting a season-high for points scored. Bluefield (6-6), an NAIA team from Virginia, played the game as an exhibition.
UNC-Asheville led 53-29 at halftime. Nwannunu grabbed 11 rebounds for a double-double. Hornsby hit 5 of the Bulldogs' 7 3-pointers. D.J. Cunningham added 12 points and Sam Hughes chipped in 10.
Byron Carpenter led Bluefield with 14 points. Josh Nesbitt scored 12 and Jesse Sunkins added 11.
UNC-Asheville shot 52 percent (39 of 75) from the field. Bluefield was 25 of 58 (43.1 percent).
The Bulldogs used their height advantage to dominate inside. They outrebounded Bluefield 51-25 and grabbed 22 offensive boards. UNC-Asheville outscored the Rams 67-28 in the paint and also recorded a season-high 26 assists.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Bluefield State (0-1) | 29 | 37 | 66 |
| NC-Asheville (6-7) « | 53 | 42 | 95 |
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| Bluefield State Ramblin Rams | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Nesbit, F | 24 | 6-9 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| B. Carpenter, C | 18 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| K. Marion, G | 32 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| A. Wilson, G | 29 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| E. Swift, G | 20 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Hallums | 19 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| J. Sunkins | 17 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| D. Page | 14 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| E. Porter | 13 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| S. Jones | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| R. Kasey | 3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 25-58 | 11-20 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 66 | |
| 43.1% | 55% | ||||||
| NC-Asheville Bulldogs | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| W. Weeks, F | 24 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Atkinson, F | 21 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| J. Nwannunu, C | 30 | 10-17 | 2-5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
| K. Hornsby, G | 31 | 7-15 | 3-3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 22 |
| T. Meyer, G | 27 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Cunningham | 18 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| M. Neely | 17 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| S. Hughes | 13 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| C. Littlejohn | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Roberts | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| J. Seligson | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Z. Davis | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 39-75 | 10-16 | 51 | 26 | 17 | 95 | |
| 52% | 62.5% | ||||||
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