Gardner-Webb sets scoring record in 106-29 win over Brevard
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- DJ Laster scored 18 points to lead five teammates in double-figure scoring and Gardner-Webb beat Division III Brevard College 106-29 on Wednesday night to win its seventh straight.
Gardner-Webb notched both its largest margin of victory and fewest points allowed since moving into Division I in 2000.
David Efianayi and Jose Perez scored 17 points apiece for the Runnin' Bulldogs (9-5), who held the Tornados to 18-percent shooting. Eric Jamison scored 16 points and Brandon Miller added 10.
Perez's free throws sparked the Bulldogs' opening 11-4 run and took a 51-15 lead into the break behind 13 points from Perez and 11 from Jamison.
The Bulldogs scored 20 straight to open the second half and won going away, finishing on a 17-3 run capped by Miller's jumper.
Brevard's 29 points were the second-lowest allowed in Gardner-Webb's college history, dating to 1970.
Malon Herron-Cuthber led Brevard with eight points.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Kendall Pike
- Ian McClenny
- Jason Garretson
2024-25 Big South Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Asheville | 1-0 | - | 10-5 |
| High Point | 1-1 | 0.5 | 13-4 |
| Longwood | 1-1 | 0.5 | 12-5 |
| Radford | 1-1 | 0.5 | 11-6 |
| Winthrop | 1-1 | 0.5 | 11-6 |
| Presbyterian | 1-1 | 0.5 | 8-9 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-1 | 0.5 | 6-9 |
| Charleston Southern | 1-1 | 0.5 | 5-12 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 0-1 | 1 | 4-12 |
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