Teague, Thomas lead UNC Asheville past Wofford, 85-65
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- MaCio Teague and Ahmad Thomas combined to score 37 points to help power UNC Asheville past Wofford, 85-65 Sunday afternoon for its 12th straight home court victory.
The Bulldogs now are 71-16 all-time at Kimmel Arena, 48-10 in Big South Conference contests.
Thomas picked up a pair of steals for UNC Asheville (4-2), making him just the sixth player in conference history to amass more than 1,000 career points, 500 career rebounds and 200 career steals.
Teague knocked down 6 of 12 attempts from the floor and 5 of his 7 shots from behind the three-point arc to finish with 19 points to go with eight assists. Thomas added 18 points.
Fletcher Magee finished with 20 points to lead Wofford (3-4) , with Nathan Hoover contributing 18 points.
The game was the 25th meeting between the schools, but the first since the 2009-10 season. The Bulldogs are 17-8 all-time in the series.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jerry Heater
- Jason Page
- Tony Mornsey
2023-24 Southern Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Samford | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
UNC Greensboro | 12-6 | 3 | 21-11 |
Chattanooga | 12-6 | 3 | 21-12 |
Western Carolina | 11-7 | 4 | 22-10 |
Wofford | 10-8 | 5 | 17-15 |
Furman | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
East Tennessee State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
Mercer | 8-10 | 7 | 16-17 |
The Citadel | 3-15 | 12 | 11-21 |
VMI | 1-17 | 14 | 4-28 |
2023-24 Big South Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
High Point | 13-3 | - | 27-9 |
UNC Asheville | 12-4 | 1 | 22-12 |
Gardner-Webb | 11-5 | 2 | 17-16 |
Winthrop | 8-8 | 5 | 17-15 |
Longwood | 6-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
Presbyterian | 6-10 | 7 | 14-19 |
Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 7 | 10-20 |
Radford | 5-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 8 | 10-20 |