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Giles leads UNC Greensboro past East Tennessee State 70-65

AP
Jan 29, 2025

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Kenyon Giles scored 23 points, including a 3-pointer with 44 seconds left, as UNC Greensboro knocked off East Tennessee State 70-65 on Wednesday night.

Giles went 10 of 18 from the field (1 for 8 from 3-point range) for the Spartans (14-8, 7-2 Southern Conference). Donovan Atwell scored 16 points while going 5 of 10 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and added six rebounds. Ronald Polite had 11 points and shot 3 of 7 from the field and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line.

Quimari Peterson led the Buccaneers (12-10, 5-4) in scoring, finishing with 22 points. John Buggs III added 14 points.

UNC Greensboro went into the half leading East Tennessee State 30-29. Giles put up 15 points in the second half.

UNC Greensboro next plays Saturday against Wofford at home, and East Tennessee State will host Furman on Sunday.

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1st Half
ETSU
Buccaneers
29
UNCG
Spartans
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Roosevelt Wheeler vs. Demetrius Davis (Ronald Polite III gains possession)
19:48		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
19:46		Roosevelt Wheeler defensive rebound
19:31		Karon Boyd offensive foul (Donovan Atwell draws the foul)
19:31		Karon Boyd turnover (offensive foul)
19:07		Kenyon Giles turnover (lost ball) (Roosevelt Wheeler steals)
19:01		Kenyon Giles personal foul (Jaden Seymour draws the foul)
18:54	+3	Quimari Peterson makes three point jump shot (John Buggs III assists)	3-0
18:39		Roosevelt Wheeler shooting foul (Ronald Polite III draws the foul)
18:38	+1	Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-1
18:38		Ronald Polite III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:38		Ronald Polite III offensive rebound
18:22		Jalen Breath misses two point hook shot
18:20		Jaden Seymour defensive rebound
18:02		Donovan Atwell blocks Roosevelt Wheeler's two point dunk
18:00		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
17:45	+2	Donovan Atwell makes two point jump shot	3-3
17:27		Karon Boyd misses two point layup
17:25		Karon Boyd offensive rebound
17:23		Karon Boyd misses two point jump shot
17:21		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
17:06		Ronald Polite III misses two point jump shot
17:04		Quimari Peterson defensive rebound
16:57		John Buggs III misses three point jump shot
16:55		Demetrius Davis defensive rebound
16:44	+2	Demetrius Davis makes two point dunk (Kenyon Giles assists)	3-5
16:17		Jaden Seymour misses two point jump shot
16:15		Ronald Polite III defensive rebound
16:09		John Buggs III shooting foul (Ronald Polite III draws the foul)
16:09	+1	Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-6
16:09	+1	Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-7
15:52	+2	Quimari Peterson makes two point layup	5-7
15:31		Donovan Atwell misses two point jump shot
15:29		Malik Henry offensive rebound
15:28	+2	Malik Henry makes two point dunk	5-9
15:09	+2	Davion Bradford makes two point layup	7-9
14:45		Malik Henry misses two point layup
14:43		Jaden Seymour defensive rebound
14:22		Quimari Peterson misses two point jump shot
14:20		Davion Bradford offensive rebound
14:16		Jaden Seymour misses three point jump shot
14:12		Karon Boyd offensive rebound
14:16		Jump ball. Karon Boyd vs. Malik Henry (Karon Boyd gains possession)
14:12		TV timeout
13:53	+2	Quimari Peterson makes two point layup	9-9
13:37	+2	Joryam Saizonou makes two point jump shot	9-11
13:12		Jaden Seymour misses three point jump shot
13:10		Davion Bradford offensive rebound
13:07	+2	Davion Bradford makes two point layup	11-11
12:35	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	11-13
12:18		Maki Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:16		Donovan Atwell defensive rebound
11:58		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
11:56		Malik Henry offensive rebound
11:51	+3	Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (Kenyon Giles assists)	11-16
11:23		Davion Bradford turnover (out of bounds)
11:22		TV timeout
10:55		Jalen Breath misses two point layup
10:53		Jaden Seymour defensive rebound
10:34		Miles Jones blocks Jaden Seymour's two point layup
10:32		Jaden Seymour offensive rebound
10:26		Maki Johnson misses two point jump shot
10:24		Ronald Polite III defensive rebound
10:18	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	11-18
9:54		Jalen Breath shooting foul (Jaden Seymour draws the foul)
9:54	+1	Jaden Seymour makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-18
9:54	+1	Jaden Seymour makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-18
9:34		Kenyon Giles misses two point jump shot
9:33		Jaden Seymour defensive rebound
9:27		Jaden Seymour turnover (lost ball)
9:10	+2	Ronald Polite III makes two point layup	13-20
8:50		Karon Boyd misses three point jump shot
8:48		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
8:27		Jalen Breath misses two point jump shot
8:25		Buccaneers defensive rebound
8:02		Quimari Peterson misses three point jump shot
8:00		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
7:57		Demetrius Davis turnover (bad pass)
7:57		TV timeout
7:39		Karon Boyd turnover (bad pass) (Ronald Polite III steals)
7:14	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	13-22
6:54		Karon Boyd misses two point jump shot
6:52		John Buggs III offensive rebound
6:50	+3	Quimari Peterson makes three point jump shot (Allen Strothers assists)	16-22
6:26	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	16-24
6:14	+3	Quimari Peterson makes three point jump shot	19-24
5:42		Ronald Polite III misses two point jump shot
5:40		John Buggs III defensive rebound
5:33		John Buggs III misses two point jump shot
5:31		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
5:14		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
5:13		Donovan Atwell offensive rebound
5:13		Quimari Peterson shooting foul (Donovan Atwell draws the foul)
5:13	+1	Donovan Atwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-25
5:13	+1	Donovan Atwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-26
4:54	+2	John Buggs III makes two point layup	21-26
4:28		Donovan Atwell misses two point jump shot
4:26		Malik Henry offensive rebound
4:24	+2	Malik Henry makes two point layup	21-28
4:13	+3	John Buggs III makes three point jump shot (Maki Johnson assists)	24-28
3:49		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
3:47		Quimari Peterson defensive rebound
3:38	+3	Maki Johnson makes three point jump shot (Davion Bradford assists)	27-28
3:37		Buccaneers 30 second timeout
3:37		TV timeout
3:34		Joryam Saizonou turnover (lost ball) (Maki Johnson steals)
3:25	+2	Quimari Peterson makes two point jump shot	29-28
2:57		Davion Bradford shooting foul (Miles Jones draws the foul)
2:57		Miles Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:57		Miles Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:55		Maki Johnson defensive rebound
2:29		Quimari Peterson misses three point jump shot
2:27		Jaden Seymour offensive rebound
2:26		Jaden Seymour misses two point jump shot
2:25		Davion Bradford offensive rebound
2:25		Muon Reath shooting foul (Davion Bradford draws the foul)
2:25		Davion Bradford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:25		Davion Bradford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:24		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
2:04	+2	Ronald Polite III makes two point layup	29-30
1:36		Jaden Seymour misses two point jump shot
1:34		Malik Henry defensive rebound
1:12		Ronald Polite III misses three point jump shot
1:12		Spartans offensive rebound
1:11		John Buggs III personal foul (Malik Henry draws the foul)
0:54		Ronald Polite III turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Seymour steals)
0:46		Donovan Atwell blocks Quimari Peterson's two point layup
0:44		Quimari Peterson offensive rebound
0:39		Jaden Seymour turnover (bad pass)
0:26		Donovan Atwell offensive foul (Maki Johnson draws the foul)
0:26		Donovan Atwell turnover (offensive foul)
0:03		Allen Strothers misses two point jump shot
0:01		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ETSU
Buccaneers
36
UNCG
Spartans
40

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Donovan Atwell misses two point jump shot
19:42		Buccaneers defensive rebound
19:22	+2	Roosevelt Wheeler makes two point hook shot	31-30
18:55	+3	Demetrius Davis makes three point jump shot (Jalen Breath assists)	31-33
18:28		Demetrius Davis shooting foul (Jaden Seymour draws the foul)
18:28		Jaden Seymour misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:28	+1	Jaden Seymour makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-33
18:24		Roosevelt Wheeler personal foul (Jalen Breath draws the foul)
18:13		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
18:11		Donovan Atwell offensive rebound
18:11		Karon Boyd personal foul (Donovan Atwell draws the foul)
17:58		Quimari Peterson shooting foul (Kenyon Giles draws the foul)
17:58	+1	Kenyon Giles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-34
17:58	+1	Kenyon Giles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-35
17:27	+3	John Buggs III makes three point jump shot (Allen Strothers assists)	35-35
17:10	+2	Demetrius Davis makes two point layup	35-37
16:39		Jaden Seymour misses two point jump shot
16:37		Kenyon Giles defensive rebound
16:20		Donovan Atwell misses two point layup
16:18		Spartans offensive rebound
16:13	+3	Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (Malik Henry assists)	35-40
15:46	+3	John Buggs III makes three point jump shot (Quimari Peterson assists)	38-40
15:19	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	38-42
14:51		Demetrius Davis shooting foul (Karon Boyd draws the foul)
14:51		TV timeout
14:51	+1	Karon Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-42
14:51	+1	Karon Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-42
14:39	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot (Demetrius Davis assists)	40-44
14:25	+3	John Buggs III makes three point jump shot	43-44
14:02	+3	Joryam Saizonou makes three point jump shot (Donovan Atwell assists)	43-47
13:44		Karon Boyd misses two point hook shot
13:42		DJ Hughes offensive rebound
13:42		Malik Henry shooting foul (DJ Hughes draws the foul)
13:42		DJ Hughes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:42	+1	DJ Hughes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-47
13:41		Demetrius Davis turnover (bad pass)
13:18		Jaden Seymour misses two point layup
13:16		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
12:54		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
12:52		Miles Jones offensive rebound
12:49	+3	Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (Miles Jones assists)	44-50
12:49		Buccaneers 30 second timeout
12:49		TV timeout
12:35		Jaden Seymour misses three point jump shot
12:30		Jaden Seymour offensive rebound
12:27		Jaden Seymour turnover (out of bounds)
12:06	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point layup	44-52
11:51		TV timeout
11:38		Miles Jones shooting foul (Davion Bradford draws the foul)
11:38		Davion Bradford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:38	+1	Davion Bradford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-52
11:13	+2	Ronald Polite III makes two point layup	45-54
10:56		Jalen Breath blocks Quimari Peterson's two point layup
10:54		Buccaneers offensive rebound
10:46		Joryam Saizonou personal foul (Buccaneers draws the foul)
10:33		Jaden Seymour misses three point jump shot
10:32		Karon Boyd offensive rebound
10:32		Jump ball. Karon Boyd (Karon Boyd gains possession)
10:27		Demetrius Davis shooting foul (Jaden Seymour draws the foul)
10:27	+1	Jaden Seymour makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-54
10:27		Jaden Seymour misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:27		Malik Henry defensive rebound
10:04		Quimari Peterson blocks Ronald Polite III's two point jump shot
10:02		Ronald Polite III offensive rebound
9:56		Joryam Saizonou turnover (bad pass)
9:37	+2	Quimari Peterson makes two point jump shot	48-54
9:04		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
9:02		Malik Henry offensive rebound
8:59		Malik Henry misses two point hook shot
8:57		Karon Boyd defensive rebound
8:52	+2	Gabe Sisk makes two point layup (Karon Boyd assists)	50-54
8:52		Malik Henry shooting foul (Gabe Sisk draws the foul)
8:52	+1	Gabe Sisk makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-54
8:26		Jaden Seymour shooting foul (Ronald Polite III draws the foul)
8:26	+1	Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-55
8:26	+1	Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-56
8:10		Gabe Sisk misses three point jump shot
8:08		Ronald Polite III defensive rebound
7:51	+2	Joryam Saizonou makes two point layup	51-58
7:27	+2	Gabe Sisk makes two point jump shot	53-58
7:17		Ronald Polite III turnover (lost ball) (John Buggs III steals)
7:09	+3	Quimari Peterson makes three point jump shot (Jaden Seymour assists)	56-58
6:50		Jaden Seymour blocks Miles Jones's two point layup
6:48		Quimari Peterson defensive rebound
6:43		Quimari Peterson misses two point jump shot
6:41		Miles Jones defensive rebound
6:14		Joryam Saizonou turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Seymour steals)
5:54		Jalen Breath personal foul (Jaden Seymour draws the foul)
5:54		TV timeout
5:54	+1	Jaden Seymour makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-58
5:54	+1	Jaden Seymour makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-58
5:28		Donovan Atwell turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Seymour steals)
5:08	+2	Quimari Peterson makes two point jump shot	60-58
4:34	+3	Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (Kenyon Giles assists)	60-61
4:11		Quimari Peterson misses two point jump shot
4:09		Gabe Sisk offensive rebound
4:06	+2	Gabe Sisk makes two point layup	62-61
3:28		Ronald Polite III turnover (lost ball)
3:28		TV timeout
3:06		Jaden Seymour misses three point jump shot
3:04		Demetrius Davis defensive rebound
2:44		Jalen Breath misses two point layup
2:42		Jalen Breath offensive rebound
2:41		Jalen Breath misses two point jump shot
2:39		Donovan Atwell offensive rebound
2:36		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
2:34		John Buggs III defensive rebound
2:06		Quimari Peterson misses two point jump shot
2:04		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
1:45	+2	Jalen Breath makes two point dunk (Ronald Polite III assists)	62-63
1:45		Spartans 30 second timeout
1:25		John Buggs III misses three point jump shot
1:23		Donovan Atwell defensive rebound
1:12	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot (Demetrius Davis assists)	62-65
1:01		Demetrius Davis shooting foul (Jaden Seymour draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Jaden Seymour makes regular free throw 1 of 3	63-65
1:01	+1	Jaden Seymour makes regular free throw 2 of 3	64-65
1:01	+1	Jaden Seymour makes regular free throw 3 of 3	65-65
0:44	+3	Kenyon Giles makes three point jump shot	65-68
0:43		Spartans 30 second timeout
0:29		Quimari Peterson misses two point layup
0:27		Donovan Atwell defensive rebound
0:27		Maki Johnson personal foul (Donovan Atwell draws the foul)
0:20	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point layup (Malik Henry assists)	65-70
0:19		Buccaneers 30 second timeout
0:09		John Buggs III misses three point jump shot
0:07		Karon Boyd offensive rebound
0:04		John Buggs III misses three point jump shot
0:02		Karon Boyd offensive rebound
0:01		Jaden Seymour misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Jaden Seymour misses three point jump shot