UNC Asheville beats South Carolina Upstate in tourney
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Drew Pember's 31 points led UNC Asheville over South Carolina Upstate 66-62 on Saturday in the Big South Conference Tournament semifinals.
Pember had 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs (26-7). Tajion Jones scored 10 points and added six rebounds. Nicholas McMullen was 3 of 6 shooting and 3 of 6 from the free throw line to finish with nine points, while adding seven rebounds. It was the sixth win in a row for the Bulldogs.
Trae Broadnax led the way for the Spartans (16-15) with 16 points and two steals. South Carolina Upstate also got 15 points from Justin Bailey. In addition, Jordan Gainey had eight points.
Pember scored 15 points in the second half to help .
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Seny N'diaye vs. Drew Pember (Bulldogs gains possession) | Â | |
19:43 | +2 | Nick McMullen makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
19:26 | Â | Fletcher Abee personal foul (Jordan Gainey draws the foul) | Â | |
19:21 | +2 | Trae Broadnax makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
19:02 | +3 | Fletcher Abee makes three point jump shot (Drew Pember assists) | 2-5 | |
18:35 | Â | Nick McMullen personal foul (Seny N'diaye draws the foul) | Â | |
18:33 | Â | Jordan Gainey misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:31 | Â | Caleb Burgess defensive rebound | Â | |
18:21 | Â | Seny N'diaye blocks Nick McMullen's two point layup | Â | |
18:19 | Â | Drew Pember offensive rebound | Â | |
18:09 | Â | Tajion Jones misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:07 | Â | Justin Bailey defensive rebound | Â | |
18:06 | Â | Tajion Jones personal foul (Justin Bailey draws the foul) | Â | |
17:53 | +2 | Trae Broadnax makes two point pullup jump shot | 4-5 | |
17:41 | Â | Seny N'diaye personal foul (Drew Pember draws the foul) | Â | |
17:39 | Â | Drew Pember misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:37 | Â | Khydarius Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
17:25 | Â | Justin Bailey misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:23 | Â | Drew Pember defensive rebound | Â | |
17:12 | Â | Caleb Burgess misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:10 | Â | Khydarius Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
16:55 | +2 | Khydarius Smith makes two point turnaround jump shot | 6-5 | |
16:23 | +2 | Caleb Burgess makes two point jump shot | 6-7 | |
16:02 | Â | Khydarius Smith misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:00 | Â | Nick McMullen defensive rebound | Â | |
15:37 | Â | Drew Pember misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:35 | Â | Nick McMullen offensive rebound | Â | |
15:31 | +2 | Nick McMullen makes two point layup | 6-9 | |
15:15 | Â | Jordan Gainey turnover (bad pass) (Tajion Jones steals) | Â | |
15:11 | +2 | Drew Pember makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tajion Jones assists) | 6-11 | |
14:57 | Â | Drew Pember personal foul | Â | |
14:57 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:46 | +2 | Trae Broadnax makes two point stepback jump shot | 8-11 | |
14:34 | +3 | Drew Pember makes three point jump shot (Alex Caldwell assists) | 8-14 | |
14:06 | Â | Mysta Goodloe misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:04 | Â | Fletcher Abee defensive rebound | Â | |
13:46 | Â | Jamon Battle turnover (bad pass) (Trae Broadnax steals) | Â | |
13:38 | Â | Mysta Goodloe misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:36 | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â | |
13:15 | Â | Floyd Rideau Jr. personal foul (Nick McMullen draws the foul) | Â | |
12:56 | Â | Nick McMullen misses two point layup | Â | |
12:54 | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â | |
12:54 | Â | Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
12:40 | Â | Mysta Goodloe misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:38 | Â | Nick Alves offensive rebound | Â | |
12:29 | Â | Floyd Rideau Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:27 | Â | Jamon Battle defensive rebound | Â | |
12:15 | Â | Tajion Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:13 | Â | Ahmir Langlais defensive rebound | Â | |
11:55 | +2 | Mysta Goodloe makes two point driving hook shot | 10-14 | |
11:51 | Â | Floyd Rideau Jr. personal foul (Alex Caldwell draws the foul) | Â | |
11:51 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:38 | Â | Caleb Burgess misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:36 | Â | Ahmir Langlais defensive rebound | Â | |
11:09 | Â | Jordan Gainey misses two point layup | Â | |
11:07 | Â | Drew Pember defensive rebound | Â | |
10:58 | Â | Jump ball. Nick McMullen vs. Justin Bailey (Spartans gains possession) | Â | |
10:58 | Â | Nick McMullen turnover (lost ball) (Justin Bailey steals) | Â | |
10:35 | +3 | Justin Bailey makes three point jump shot (Nick Alves assists) | 13-14 | |
10:14 | Â | Nick Alves personal foul (Drew Pember draws the foul) | Â | |
10:09 | Â | Drew Pember misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:07 | Â | Nick Alves defensive rebound | Â | |
9:55 | +3 | Jordan Gainey makes three point jump shot (Trae Broadnax assists) | 16-14 | |
9:40 | Â | Seny N'diaye blocks Caleb Burgess's two point layup | Â | |
9:38 | Â | Caleb Burgess offensive rebound | Â | |
9:32 | Â | Drew Pember misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:30 | Â | Seny N'diaye defensive rebound | Â | |
9:15 | Â | Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:13 | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â | |
9:13 | Â | Seny N'diaye personal foul | Â | |
8:58 | Â | Nick Alves personal foul (Drew Pember draws the foul) | Â | |
8:54 | Â | Tajion Jones misses two point layup | Â | |
8:52 | Â | Justin Bailey defensive rebound | Â | |
8:31 | Â | Jordan Gainey misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:29 | Â | Fletcher Abee defensive rebound | Â | |
8:23 | Â | Fletcher Abee misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
8:21 | Â | Justin Bailey defensive rebound | Â | |
8:15 | +2 | Justin Bailey makes two point driving layup | 18-14 | |
7:57 | +3 | Drew Pember makes three point jump shot (Caleb Burgess assists) | 18-17 | |
7:24 | +2 | Trae Broadnax makes two point driving layup | 20-17 | |
7:11 | +2 | Drew Pember makes two point driving layup | 20-19 | |
6:44 | Â | Justin Bailey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:42 | Â | Drew Pember defensive rebound | Â | |
6:33 | +2 | Drew Pember makes two point dunk | 20-21 | |
6:33 | Â | Khydarius Smith shooting foul (Drew Pember draws the foul) | Â | |
6:33 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:33 | +1 | Drew Pember makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-22 | |
6:23 | Â | Justin Bailey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:21 | Â | Drew Pember defensive rebound | Â | |
5:59 | Â | Drew Pember turnover (lost ball) (Trae Broadnax steals) | Â | |
5:53 | +3 | Trae Broadnax makes three point jump shot (Mysta Goodloe assists) | 23-22 | |
5:25 | Â | Khydarius Smith shooting foul (Drew Pember draws the foul) | Â | |
5:25 | +1 | Drew Pember makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-23 | |
5:25 | +1 | Drew Pember makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-24 | |
5:01 | Â | Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:59 | Â | Mysta Goodloe offensive rebound | Â | |
4:56 | +2 | Ahmir Langlais makes two point layup (Mysta Goodloe assists) | 25-24 | |
4:40 | Â | Caleb Burgess misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:38 | Â | Mysta Goodloe defensive rebound | Â | |
4:36 | Â | Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:34 | Â | Trae Broadnax offensive rebound | Â | |
4:29 | +2 | Ahmir Langlais makes two point layup (Justin Bailey assists) | 27-24 | |
4:10 | Â | Ahmir Langlais blocks Nick McMullen's two point layup | Â | |
4:08 | Â | Tajion Jones offensive rebound | Â | |
4:05 | +2 | Tajion Jones makes two point layup | 27-26 | |
3:52 | Â | Mysta Goodloe misses two point layup | Â | |
3:50 | Â | Caleb Burgess defensive rebound | Â | |
3:39 | Â | Trae Broadnax personal foul (Nick McMullen draws the foul) | Â | |
3:39 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:39 | +1 | Nick McMullen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-27 | |
3:39 | Â | Nick McMullen misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
3:39 | Â | Trae Broadnax defensive rebound | Â | |
3:25 | +3 | Trae Broadnax makes three point jump shot (Mysta Goodloe assists) | 30-27 | |
3:08 | Â | Drew Pember misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:06 | Â | Jordan Gainey defensive rebound | Â | |
2:48 | Â | Nick McMullen personal foul (Jordan Gainey draws the foul) | Â | |
2:36 | Â | Ahmir Langlais offensive foul (Drew Pember draws the foul) | Â | |
2:36 | Â | Ahmir Langlais turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
2:21 | +2 | Jamon Battle makes two point layup | 30-29 | |
2:05 | Â | Tajion Jones personal foul (Justin Bailey draws the foul) | Â | |
1:44 | +2 | Mysta Goodloe makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 32-29 | |
1:29 | Â | Jamon Battle misses two point driving reverse layup | Â | |
1:27 | Â | Mysta Goodloe defensive rebound | Â | |
1:20 | Â | Jordan Gainey turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
1:07 | Â | Tajion Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:05 | Â | Trae Broadnax defensive rebound | Â | |
0:59 | Â | Spartans 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:40 | Â | Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:38 | Â | Caleb Burgess defensive rebound | Â | |
0:16 | Â | Mysta Goodloe personal foul (Drew Pember draws the foul) | Â | |
0:16 | Â | Drew Pember misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
0:16 | +1 | Drew Pember makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-30 | |
0:01 | Â | Ahmir Langlais misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Drew Pember defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |