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UNC Greensboro beats Western Carolina 83-55
CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) Donovan Atwell's 17 points helped UNC Greensboro defeat Western Carolina 83-55 on Saturday.
Atwell shot 6 for 13, including 5 for 9 from beyond the arc for the Spartans (12-7, 5-1 Southern Conference). Kenyon Giles went 6 of 11 from the field (3 for 6 from 3-point range) to add 15 points. Ronald Polite went 4 of 5 from the field to finish with 11 points, while adding six assists.
Cord Stansberry led the way for the Catamounts (5-12, 1-5) with 18 points. Western Carolina also got nine points from Brandon Morgan. CJ Hyland also recorded eight points.
UNC Greensboro took the lead with 8:58 left in the first half and never looked back. Atwell led their team in scoring with 11 points in the first half to help put them up 30-26 at the break. UNC Greensboro extended its lead to 50-35 during the second half, fueled by an 11-0 scoring run. Giles scored a team-high 11 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.
Both teams next play Wednesday. UNC Greensboro hosts Mercer and Western Carolina goes on the road to play East Tennessee State.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Spartans gains possession) | Â |
| 19:28 | | +2 | Cord Stansberry makes two point jump shot | 0-2 |
| 19:07 |  | Â | Joryam Saizonou misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:05 | | Â | Vernon Collins defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:43 | | Â | Brandon Morgan misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:41 | | Â | Demetrius Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:35 | | Â | CJ Hyland personal foul | Â |
| 18:25 | | +3 | Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists) | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | | +3 | Cord Stansberry makes three point jump shot | 3-5 |
| 17:54 | | Â | Demetrius Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:52 | | Â | Catamounts defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:27 | | Â | Bernard Pelote misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:25 | | Â | Brandon Morgan offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:16 | | +3 | Bernard Pelote makes three point jump shot (Brandon Morgan assists) | 3-8 |
| 16:55 | | +3 | Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists) | 6-8 |
| 16:38 | | Â | CJ Hyland misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:36 | | Â | Spartans defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:24 | | Â | Marcus Kell shooting foul (Jalen Breath draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:24 | | +1 | Jalen Breath makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-8 |
| 16:24 | | +1 | Jalen Breath makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-8 |
| 15:56 | | +2 | Ice Emery makes two point jump shot | 8-10 |
| 15:41 | | Â | Joryam Saizonou misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:39 | | Â | Ice Emery defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:29 | | Â | Ice Emery misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:27 | | Â | Joryam Saizonou defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:17 | | +3 | Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (Joryam Saizonou assists) | 11-10 |
| 14:55 | | Â | Jalen Breath blocks Ice Emery's two point layup | Â |
| 14:53 | | Â | Demetrius Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:47 | | Â | Joryam Saizonou misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:45 | | Â | Fischer Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:32 | | Â | Fischer Brown misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:30 | | Â | Bernard Pelote offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:30 | | +2 | Bernard Pelote makes two point layup | 11-12 |
| 14:09 | | Â | Joryam Saizonou turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 14:09 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 13:50 | | Â | Ice Emery turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 13:39 | | Â | Donovan Atwell misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:37 | | Â | Jalen Breath offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:37 | | Â | Marcus Kell personal foul | Â |
| 13:15 | | +2 | Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot | 13-12 |
| 12:49 | | Â | Bernard Pelote misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:47 | | Â | Ronald Polite III defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:35 | | Â | Kenyon Giles turnover (Cord Stansberry steals) | Â |
| 12:30 | | +2 | Cord Stansberry makes two point dunk | 13-14 |
| 12:01 | | Â | Miles Jones misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:59 | | Â | Bernard Pelote defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:54 | | Â | Miles Jones personal foul | Â |
| 11:54 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:54 | | Â | CJ Hyland misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 11:54 | | +1 | CJ Hyland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-15 |
| 11:28 | | +3 | Miles Jones makes three point jump shot (Joryam Saizonou assists) | 16-15 |
| 11:11 | | Â | Cord Stansberry misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:09 | | Â | Cord Stansberry offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:03 | | Â | Bernard Pelote misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:01 | | Â | Miles Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:55 | | Â | Bernard Pelote personal foul | Â |
| 10:48 | | Â | Miles Jones misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:46 | | Â | CJ Hyland defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:25 | | Â | CJ Hyland misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:23 | | Â | Akrum Ahemed defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:15 | | Â | Ronald Polite III misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:13 | | Â | Vernon Collins defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:09 | | Â | Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:07 | | Â | Vernon Collins offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:04 | | Â | Vernon Collins turnover (Akrum Ahemed steals) | Â |
| 9:44 | | Â | Ronald Polite III offensive foul | Â |
| 9:44 | | Â | Ronald Polite III turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 9:17 | | +2 | Cord Stansberry makes two point jump shot | 16-17 |
| 8:58 | | +2 | Domas Kauzonas makes two point layup (Akrum Ahemed assists) | 18-17 |
| 8:47 | | Â | Bernard Pelote misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:45 | | Â | Demetrius Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:36 | | Â | Demetrius Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:34 | | Â | Fischer Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:26 | | Â | Demetrius Davis blocks Bernard Pelote's two point layup | Â |
| 8:24 | | Â | Catamounts offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:17 | | Â | Bernard Pelote misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:15 | | Â | Domas Kauzonas defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:05 | | Â | Akrum Ahemed misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:03 | | Â | Spartans offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:02 | | Â | Vernon Collins shooting foul (Muon Reath draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:02 | | Â | Muon Reath misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 8:02 | | Â | Muon Reath misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 8:02 | | Â | Fischer Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:41 | | Â | Fischer Brown turnover (Joryam Saizonou steals) | Â |
| 7:19 | | +2 | Donovan Atwell makes two point jump shot | 20-17 |
| 7:19 | | Â | Donovan Atwell personal foul | Â |
| 7:19 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:08 | | +1 | Brandon Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-18 |
| 7:08 | | +1 | Brandon Morgan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-19 |
| 6:44 | | +2 | Joryam Saizonou makes two point jump shot | 22-19 |
| 6:24 | | +2 | Cord Stansberry makes two point jump shot (Cinque Lemon assists) | 22-21 |
| 6:05 | | +2 | Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot | 24-21 |
| 5:58 | | Â | Ice Emery misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:56 | | Â | Kenyon Giles defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:46 | | +3 | Ronald Polite III makes three point jump shot (Kenyon Giles assists) | 27-21 |
| 5:18 | | +3 | CJ Hyland makes three point jump shot (Ice Emery assists) | 27-24 |
| 4:50 | | Â | Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:48 | | Â | Vernon Collins defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:35 | | Â | Cinque Lemon turnover | Â |
| 4:17 | | Â | Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:15 | | Â | Bernard Pelote defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:09 | | Â | Kenyon Giles personal foul | Â |
| 3:54 | | Â | Bernard Pelote misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:52 | | Â | Kenyon Giles defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | Bernard Pelote personal foul | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | Jalen Breath misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 3:45 | | +1 | Jalen Breath makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-24 |
| 3:21 | | Â | Cord Stansberry misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:19 | | Â | Jalen Breath defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:01 | | +2 | Demetrius Davis makes two point jump shot (Donovan Atwell assists) | 30-24 |
| 2:42 | | Â | Vernon Collins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:40 | | Â | Demetrius Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:22 | | Â | Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:20 | | Â | Cord Stansberry defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:14 | | Â | Brandon Morgan misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:12 | | Â | Jalen Breath defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:03 | | Â | Demetrius Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:57 | | Â | Vernon Collins defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:30 | | Â | Catamounts turnover | Â |
| 1:16 | | Â | Demetrius Davis turnover (Vernon Collins steals) | Â |
| 0:58 | | +2 | CJ Hyland makes two point layup | 30-26 |
| 0:43 | | Â | Ronald Polite III turnover | Â |
| 0:43 | | Â | Catamounts 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:24 | | Â | Cord Stansberry turnover (Ronald Polite III steals) | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Kenyon Giles misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Cinque Lemon defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |