Landale, Krebs lead Saint Mary's past UNC Asheville 95-69
MORAGA, Calif. -- Jock Landale and Tanner Krebs combined for 45 points as Saint Mary's defeated North Carolina Asheville 95-69 on Friday, pushing its win streak to six games as it readies to open West Coast Conference play.
The Gaels (11-2) shot 52 percent from the floor with 15 3-pointers and outrebounded UNC Asheville 40-24. Landale scored 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. He has seven double-doubles this season including five in a row. Krebs scored 22 points on 6-for-12 shooting from behind the 3-point arc. Emmett Naar had 12 assists to go with seven points.
A pair of Landale free throws gave the Gaels a 15-5 lead before the game was four minutes old, and they led 56-29 as Krebs closed out the first half with a 3-pointer.
Ahmad Thomas scored 22 points and Macio Teague 18 for UNC Asheville (7-6), which was just 2 of 11 from distance. The Bulldogs upended Cal 58-53 the last time they travelled to California, in 1988.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Deron White
- Gregory Nixon
- Tom O'Neill
2024-25 Big South Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 9-2 | - | 21-5 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-2 | 0.5 | 17-7 |
| Winthrop | 7-4 | 2 | 17-9 |
| Radford | 6-5 | 3 | 16-10 |
| Longwood | 5-5 | 3.5 | 16-9 |
| Charleston Southern | 5-6 | 4 | 9-17 |
| Gardner-Webb | 4-7 | 5 | 9-15 |
| Presbyterian | 3-7 | 5.5 | 10-15 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 1-10 | 8 | 5-21 |
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's | 11-1 | - | 21-4 |
| San Francisco | 10-3 | 1.5 | 20-6 |
| Gonzaga | 9-3 | 2 | 18-7 |
| Santa Clara | 9-4 | 2.5 | 17-9 |
| Oregon State | 7-5 | 4 | 17-8 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-6 | 5 | 14-10 |
| Washington State | 6-7 | 5.5 | 16-10 |
| Pepperdine | 3-8 | 7.5 | 9-15 |
| Portland | 3-9 | 8 | 8-17 |
| Pacific | 3-10 | 8.5 | 8-19 |
| San Diego | 1-12 | 10.5 | 4-22 |
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