National Basketball Association
N.C. Asheville 87, Utah 65
When: 9:50 PM ET, Saturday, November 26, 2011
Where: Imperial Arena, Nassau
Officials:
# John Hampton, # Terry Davis, # Warren Evans
Attendance:
1645
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J.P. Primm led the way with 20 points and five assists as North Carolina-Asheville dominated the second half en route to an 87-65 victory over Utah on Saturday in the seventh place game at the Battle 4 Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas.
Matt Dickey scored 15 points, and Chris Stephenson and Jeremy Atkinson added 14 apiece for the Bulldogs (3-4), who shot 54 percent (15-of-28) in the second half.
UNC Asheville had fallen to Connecticut and College of Charleston on the first two days of the tournament.
The Utes pulled to within 53-48 early in the second half but watched the Bulldogs pull away over the next seven minutes. Dickey scored 11 points during a 20-3 burst, bringing the lead to 73-51 with 8:30 left. Utah would score on its next five possessions but never got back in the game.
Jason Washburn and Josh Watkins scored 21 points apiece for the Utes (1-5), who have yet to beat a Division I opponent. They earned their lone win over Division II San Diego Christian in their opener Nov. 14.
Top Game Performances
N.C. Asheville |
|
Utah |
J.P. Primm 20 |
Scoring |
Jason Washburn 21 |
J.P. Primm 5 |
Assists |
Josh Watkins 5 |
Jaron Lane 6 |
Rebounds |
Cedric Martin 7 |
Matt Dickey 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Josh Watkins 5 |
Matt Dickey 2 |
Steals |
Javon Dawson 1 |
Quinard Jackson 1 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
N.C. Asheville
|
87 |
44.6 |
9-24 |
20-27 |
14 |
34 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
Utah
|
65 |
43.9 |
3-18 |
12-17 |
9 |
32 |
0 |
2 |
16 |