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UNC Greensboro beats Western Carolina 83-55

AP
Jan 18, 2025

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) Donovan Atwell's 17 points helped UNC Greensboro defeat Western Carolina 83-55 on Saturday.

Atwell shot 6 for 13, including 5 for 9 from beyond the arc for the Spartans (12-7, 5-1 Southern Conference). Kenyon Giles went 6 of 11 from the field (3 for 6 from 3-point range) to add 15 points. Ronald Polite went 4 of 5 from the field to finish with 11 points, while adding six assists.

Cord Stansberry led the way for the Catamounts (5-12, 1-5) with 18 points. Western Carolina also got nine points from Brandon Morgan. CJ Hyland also recorded eight points.

UNC Greensboro took the lead with 8:58 left in the first half and never looked back. Atwell led their team in scoring with 11 points in the first half to help put them up 30-26 at the break. UNC Greensboro extended its lead to 50-35 during the second half, fueled by an 11-0 scoring run. Giles scored a team-high 11 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.

Both teams next play Wednesday. UNC Greensboro hosts Mercer and Western Carolina goes on the road to play East Tennessee State.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
UNCG
Spartans
30
WCU
Catamounts
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Spartans gains possession)
19:28	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:07		Joryam Saizonou misses three point jump shot
19:05		Vernon Collins defensive rebound
18:43		Brandon Morgan misses two point layup
18:41		Demetrius Davis defensive rebound
18:35		CJ Hyland personal foul
18:25	+3	Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists)	3-2
18:09	+3	Cord Stansberry makes three point jump shot	3-5
17:54		Demetrius Davis misses three point jump shot
17:52		Catamounts defensive rebound
17:27		Bernard Pelote misses three point jump shot
17:25		Brandon Morgan offensive rebound
17:16	+3	Bernard Pelote makes three point jump shot (Brandon Morgan assists)	3-8
16:55	+3	Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists)	6-8
16:38		CJ Hyland misses three point jump shot
16:36		Spartans defensive rebound
16:24		Marcus Kell shooting foul (Jalen Breath draws the foul)
16:24	+1	Jalen Breath makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-8
16:24	+1	Jalen Breath makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-8
15:56	+2	Ice Emery makes two point jump shot	8-10
15:41		Joryam Saizonou misses two point layup
15:39		Ice Emery defensive rebound
15:29		Ice Emery misses two point jump shot
15:27		Joryam Saizonou defensive rebound
15:17	+3	Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (Joryam Saizonou assists)	11-10
14:55		Jalen Breath blocks Ice Emery's two point layup
14:53		Demetrius Davis defensive rebound
14:47		Joryam Saizonou misses two point layup
14:45		Fischer Brown defensive rebound
14:32		Fischer Brown misses three point jump shot
14:30		Bernard Pelote offensive rebound
14:30	+2	Bernard Pelote makes two point layup	11-12
14:09		Joryam Saizonou turnover (lost ball)
14:09		TV timeout
13:50		Ice Emery turnover (out of bounds)
13:39		Donovan Atwell misses two point jump shot
13:37		Jalen Breath offensive rebound
13:37		Marcus Kell personal foul
13:15	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	13-12
12:49		Bernard Pelote misses three point jump shot
12:47		Ronald Polite III defensive rebound
12:35		Kenyon Giles turnover (Cord Stansberry steals)
12:30	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point dunk	13-14
12:01		Miles Jones misses three point jump shot
11:59		Bernard Pelote defensive rebound
11:54		Miles Jones personal foul
11:54		TV timeout
11:54		CJ Hyland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:54	+1	CJ Hyland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-15
11:28	+3	Miles Jones makes three point jump shot (Joryam Saizonou assists)	16-15
11:11		Cord Stansberry misses two point layup
11:09		Cord Stansberry offensive rebound
11:03		Bernard Pelote misses two point layup
11:01		Miles Jones defensive rebound
10:55		Bernard Pelote personal foul
10:48		Miles Jones misses three point jump shot
10:46		CJ Hyland defensive rebound
10:25		CJ Hyland misses three point jump shot
10:23		Akrum Ahemed defensive rebound
10:15		Ronald Polite III misses two point layup
10:13		Vernon Collins defensive rebound
10:09		Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot
10:07		Vernon Collins offensive rebound
10:04		Vernon Collins turnover (Akrum Ahemed steals)
9:44		Ronald Polite III offensive foul
9:44		Ronald Polite III turnover (offensive foul)
9:17	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point jump shot	16-17
8:58	+2	Domas Kauzonas makes two point layup (Akrum Ahemed assists)	18-17
8:47		Bernard Pelote misses three point jump shot
8:45		Demetrius Davis defensive rebound
8:36		Demetrius Davis misses three point jump shot
8:34		Fischer Brown defensive rebound
8:26		Demetrius Davis blocks Bernard Pelote's two point layup
8:24		Catamounts offensive rebound
8:17		Bernard Pelote misses two point jump shot
8:15		Domas Kauzonas defensive rebound
8:05		Akrum Ahemed misses two point layup
8:03		Spartans offensive rebound
8:02		Vernon Collins shooting foul (Muon Reath draws the foul)
8:02		Muon Reath misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:02		Muon Reath misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:02		Fischer Brown defensive rebound
7:41		Fischer Brown turnover (Joryam Saizonou steals)
7:19	+2	Donovan Atwell makes two point jump shot	20-17
7:19		Donovan Atwell personal foul
7:19		TV timeout
7:08	+1	Brandon Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-18
7:08	+1	Brandon Morgan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-19
6:44	+2	Joryam Saizonou makes two point jump shot	22-19
6:24	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point jump shot (Cinque Lemon assists)	22-21
6:05	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	24-21
5:58		Ice Emery misses three point jump shot
5:56		Kenyon Giles defensive rebound
5:46	+3	Ronald Polite III makes three point jump shot (Kenyon Giles assists)	27-21
5:18	+3	CJ Hyland makes three point jump shot (Ice Emery assists)	27-24
4:50		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
4:48		Vernon Collins defensive rebound
4:35		Cinque Lemon turnover
4:17		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
4:15		Bernard Pelote defensive rebound
4:09		Kenyon Giles personal foul
3:54		Bernard Pelote misses two point jump shot
3:52		Kenyon Giles defensive rebound
3:45		Bernard Pelote personal foul
3:45		TV timeout
3:45		Jalen Breath misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:45	+1	Jalen Breath makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-24
3:21		Cord Stansberry misses two point jump shot
3:19		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
3:01	+2	Demetrius Davis makes two point jump shot (Donovan Atwell assists)	30-24
2:42		Vernon Collins misses three point jump shot
2:40		Demetrius Davis defensive rebound
2:22		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
2:20		Cord Stansberry defensive rebound
2:14		Brandon Morgan misses three point jump shot
2:12		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
2:03		Demetrius Davis misses three point jump shot
1:57		Vernon Collins defensive rebound
1:30		Catamounts turnover
1:16		Demetrius Davis turnover (Vernon Collins steals)
0:58	+2	CJ Hyland makes two point layup	30-26
0:43		Ronald Polite III turnover
0:43		Catamounts 30 second timeout
0:24		Cord Stansberry turnover (Ronald Polite III steals)
0:02		Kenyon Giles misses two point jump shot
0:01		Cinque Lemon defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UNCG
Spartans
53
WCU
Catamounts
29

Time		Play	Score
19:36	+2	Ronald Polite III makes two point layup	32-26
19:20	+3	Cord Stansberry makes three point jump shot (Bernard Pelote assists)	32-29
18:58		Vernon Collins shooting foul (Jalen Breath draws the foul)
18:58	+1	Jalen Breath makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-29
18:58	+1	Jalen Breath makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-29
18:35	+2	Vernon Collins makes two point layup (Cord Stansberry assists)	34-31
18:23		Demetrius Davis misses three point jump shot
18:21		CJ Hyland defensive rebound
17:56	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point jump shot	34-33
17:38	+3	Demetrius Davis makes three point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists)	37-33
17:00		Brandon Morgan misses two point jump shot
16:58		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
16:52	+2	Joryam Saizonou makes two point layup	39-33
16:28		CJ Hyland misses three point jump shot
16:26		Spartans defensive rebound
16:12		Demetrius Davis misses three point jump shot
16:10		Brandon Morgan defensive rebound
16:00		Ronald Polite III shooting foul (Brandon Morgan draws the foul)
16:00		TV timeout
16:00	+1	Brandon Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-34
16:00	+1	Brandon Morgan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-35
15:40		Jalen Breath misses two point jump shot
15:38		Bernard Pelote defensive rebound
15:27		Ice Emery misses three point jump shot
15:25		Demetrius Davis defensive rebound
15:15	+3	Kenyon Giles makes three point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists)	42-35
14:55		Bernard Pelote misses three point jump shot
14:53		Donovan Atwell defensive rebound
14:35		Marcus Kell shooting foul (Jalen Breath draws the foul)
14:35	+1	Jalen Breath makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-35
14:35		Jalen Breath misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:35		Cord Stansberry defensive rebound
14:16		Vernon Collins turnover (lost ball) (Miles Jones steals)
14:06		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
14:04		Cord Stansberry defensive rebound
14:03		Miles Jones personal foul
13:41		Cord Stansberry misses two point jump shot
13:39		Vernon Collins offensive rebound
13:31		Vernon Collins misses two point layup
13:29		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
13:10	+2	Jalen Breath makes two point layup (Ronald Polite III assists)	45-35
13:00		Ice Emery misses three point jump shot
12:58		Vernon Collins offensive rebound
12:51		Vernon Collins turnover (bad pass) (Akrum Ahemed steals)
12:38	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point layup	47-35
12:37		Catamounts 60 second timeout
12:37		TV timeout
12:21		Cinque Lemon turnover (lost ball) (Miles Jones steals)
12:11		Joryam Saizonou misses three point jump shot
12:09		Miles Jones offensive rebound
11:58	+3	Kenyon Giles makes three point jump shot	50-35
11:52		Bernard Pelote misses three point jump shot
11:50		Miles Jones defensive rebound
11:42		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
11:40		Cinque Lemon defensive rebound
11:26		Ice Emery misses three point jump shot
11:24		Kenyon Giles defensive rebound
11:04		Miles Jones misses three point jump shot
11:02		Bernard Pelote defensive rebound
10:53		Miles Jones shooting foul (Bernard Pelote draws the foul)
10:53		TV timeout
10:53	+1	Bernard Pelote makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-36
10:53	+1	Bernard Pelote makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-37
10:40		Demetrius Davis misses two point jump shot
10:38		Cord Stansberry defensive rebound
10:24		Marcus Kell misses three point jump shot
10:22		Joryam Saizonou defensive rebound
10:09		Joryam Saizonou misses two point layup
10:07		Spartans offensive rebound
10:03	+3	Demetrius Davis makes three point jump shot (Kenyon Giles assists)	53-37
9:45	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point layup	53-39
9:22		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
9:20		Jalen Breath offensive rebound
9:14	+3	Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (Jalen Breath assists)	56-39
9:02		Demetrius Davis personal foul (Bernard Pelote draws the foul)
8:52		Demetrius Davis technical foul
8:05		Bernard Pelote technical foul
9:02		Bernard Pelote turnover
8:52		Jalen Breath shooting foul (Marcus Kell draws the foul)
8:52	+1	Marcus Kell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-40
8:52		Marcus Kell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:52		Donovan Atwell defensive rebound
8:40		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
8:33		Spartans offensive rebound
8:24		Donovan Atwell misses two point layup
8:22		Kenyon Giles offensive rebound
8:16	+3	Kenyon Giles makes three point jump shot	59-40
8:07		Brandon Morgan misses three point jump shot
8:05		Spartans defensive rebound
8:05		Bernard Pelote flagrant 1 (Muon Reath draws the foul)
8:05	+1	Muon Reath makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-40
8:05	+1	Muon Reath makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-40
7:38	+2	Ronald Polite III makes two point jump shot	63-40
7:12		Vernon Collins misses two point layup
7:10		Catamounts offensive rebound
7:10		TV timeout
6:55	+3	Brandon Morgan makes three point jump shot	63-43
6:35	+3	Muon Reath makes three point jump shot (Kenyon Giles assists)	66-43
6:15		Brandon Morgan turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Breath steals)
5:59		Kenyon Giles misses two point jump shot
5:57		Spartans offensive rebound
5:46	+2	Ronald Polite III makes two point layup	68-43
5:32		Donovan Atwell shooting foul (Brandon Morgan draws the foul)
5:32	+1	Brandon Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-44
5:32	+1	Brandon Morgan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-45
5:23		Fischer Brown blocks Donovan Atwell's two point layup
5:21		Spartans offensive rebound
5:09	+2	Domas Kauzonas makes two point layup	70-45
4:52		Domas Kauzonas personal foul (Marcus Kell draws the foul)
4:52	+1	Marcus Kell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-46
4:52	+1	Marcus Kell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-47
4:39	+3	Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists)	73-47
4:23		Marcus Kell misses three point jump shot
4:21		Joryam Saizonou defensive rebound
4:13		Vernon Collins shooting foul (Ronald Polite III draws the foul)
4:13	+1	Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-47
4:13	+1	Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-47
3:59		Ice Emery turnover (out of bounds)
3:59		TV timeout
3:46		CJ Hyland blocks Joryam Saizonou's two point layup
3:44		Bernard Pelote defensive rebound
3:26		Fischer Brown misses three point jump shot
3:24		Marcus Kell offensive rebound
3:18	+2	Marcus Kell makes two point layup	75-49
3:06	+3	Akrum Ahemed makes three point jump shot (Joryam Saizonou assists)	78-49
2:50		CJ Hyland misses three point jump shot
2:48		Domas Kauzonas defensive rebound
2:37	+2	Domas Kauzonas makes two point jump shot	80-49
2:23		CJ Hyland misses two point jump shot
2:21		Joryam Saizonou defensive rebound
2:07		Domas Kauzonas misses two point layup
2:05		Fischer Brown defensive rebound
1:58		Ice Emery misses three point jump shot
1:56		Miles Jones defensive rebound
1:44		Domas Kauzonas misses two point jump shot
1:42		Bernard Pelote defensive rebound
1:36		Bernard Pelote turnover (lost ball) (Joryam Saizonou steals)
1:30		Clinton Efinda turnover (lost ball) (CJ Hyland steals)
1:25	+2	CJ Hyland makes two point layup	80-51
1:06		Keyon Webb misses two point jump shot
1:04		Catamounts defensive rebound
0:50		Domas Kauzonas shooting foul (Ice Emery draws the foul)
0:50	+1	Ice Emery makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-52
0:50	+1	Ice Emery makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-53
0:40	+3	Akrum Ahemed makes three point jump shot	83-53
0:20		CJ Hyland misses three point jump shot
0:18		Cinque Lemon offensive rebound
0:09	+2	Vernon Collins makes two point layup	83-55
0:00		End of period

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Vernon Collins makes two point layup