Brevard Tornados @ Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Efianayi leads Gardner-Webb to 93-70 win over Brevard
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- David Efianayi scored 28 points, D.J. Laster had a double-double and Gardner-Webb rolled to a 93-70 win over Division III Brevard College on Tuesday.
Laster had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulldogs (2-3), who broke the game open with 9-0 and 10-0 runs in the final 7 1/2 minutes of the first half. Efianayi had 19 points at the half that ended with a 45-31 lead. The Bulldogs shot 58 percent and the Tornados, who played the game as an exhibition, shot 34 percent, making just 3 of 16 3-pointers.
Gardner-Webb kept a hot hand in the second half, shooting 59 percent, which kept Brevard, which shot 58 percent, from mounting a challenge.
Six additional players scored eight or nine points for the Bulldogs, who finished 10 of 20 from distance and had a 43-26 rebounding advantage.
Divese Cason had 17 points for Brevard.
Game Information
Boiling Springs, NC
Referee:Tommy Morrissey
Referee:Keith Batson
Referee:Owen Luckie
2025-26 Standings
| Big South ConferenceBig South Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 4-0 | - | 16-3 |
| Winthrop | 3-1 | 1 | 11-8 |
| Radford | 2-1 | 1.5 | 9-9 |
| Charleston Southern | 2-2 | 2 | 11-8 |
| Longwood | 2-2 | 2 | 10-9 |
| UNC Asheville | 2-2 | 2 | 8-10 |
| Presbyterian | 1-2 | 2.5 | 8-10 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 0-3 | 3.5 | 8-10 |
| Gardner-Webb | 0-3 | 3.5 | 2-16 |
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