Polite's game-winner leads UNC Greensboro over Wofford 68-66
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) Ronald Polite scored 16 points, including a game-winning 3-pointer with nine seconds remaining, and UNC Greensboro beat Wofford 68-66 on Wednesday in a Southern Conference opener for both teams.
Polite shot 6 for 9, including 4 for 4 from beyond the arc for the Spartans (8-6). Demetrius Davis shot 6 for 12, including 3 for 7 from beyond the arc to add 16 points. Kenyon Giles shot 3 of 10 from the field, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line to finish with 12 points.
The Terriers (6-8) were led in scoring by Corey Tripp, who finished with 17 points and five assists. Kyler Filewich added 13 points, 14 rebounds and five assists. Justin Bailey also recorded 10 points.
Donovan Atwell scored five points in the first half and UNC Greensboro went into the break trailing 28-21. Davis led UNC Greensboro with 15 points in the second half.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Jalen Breath vs. Kyler Filewich (Corey Tripp gains possession) | Â | |
19:38 | Â | Jeremy Lorenz misses two point layup | Â | |
19:36 | Â | Terriers offensive rebound | Â | |
19:29 | +2 | Dillon Bailey makes two point layup (Kyler Filewich assists) | 0-2 | |
18:59 | +3 | Ronald Polite III makes three point jump shot (Kenyon Giles assists) | 3-2 | |
18:31 | Â | Kyler Filewich misses two point layup | Â | |
18:30 | Â | Ronald Polite III defensive rebound | Â | |
18:30 | Â | Justin Bailey personal foul (Ronald Polite III draws the foul) | Â | |
18:02 | Â | Demetrius Davis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:00 | Â | Corey Tripp defensive rebound | Â | |
17:55 | Â | Dillon Bailey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:53 | Â | Demetrius Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
17:42 | +2 | Jalen Breath makes two point layup (Ronald Polite III assists) | 5-2 | |
17:28 | Â | Corey Tripp misses two point layup | Â | |
17:26 | Â | Donovan Atwell defensive rebound | Â | |
17:24 | Â | Demetrius Davis offensive foul (Terriers draws the foul) | Â | |
17:24 | Â | Demetrius Davis turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
17:09 | Â | Luke Flynn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:07 | Â | Donovan Atwell defensive rebound | Â | |
16:51 | Â | Demetrius Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:49 | Â | Justin Bailey defensive rebound | Â | |
16:43 | Â | Luke Flynn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:43 | Â | Kyler Filewich offensive rebound | Â | |
16:43 | Â | Jalen Breath personal foul (Kyler Filewich draws the foul) | Â | |
16:32 | +2 | Kyler Filewich makes two point layup | 5-4 | |
16:11 | Â | Jackson Sivills shooting foul (Malik Henry draws the foul) | Â | |
16:11 | +1 | Malik Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-4 | |
16:11 | +1 | Malik Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-4 | |
15:40 | Â | Terriers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
15:40 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:12 | Â | Donovan Atwell misses two point layup | Â | |
15:10 | Â | Terriers defensive rebound | Â | |
14:45 | Â | Kahmare Holmes turnover (traveling) | Â | |
14:27 | Â | Kahmare Holmes personal foul (Kenyon Giles draws the foul) | Â | |
14:10 | Â | Miles Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:08 | Â | Kahmare Holmes defensive rebound | Â | |
13:56 | Â | Dillon Bailey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:54 | Â | Kenyon Giles defensive rebound | Â | |
13:35 | Â | Ronald Polite III misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:33 | Â | Miles Jones offensive rebound | Â | |
13:18 | Â | Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:16 | Â | Jackson Sivills defensive rebound | Â | |
12:58 | Â | Kenyon Giles shooting foul (Justin Bailey draws the foul) | Â | |
12:58 | +1 | Justin Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-5 | |
12:58 | +1 | Justin Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-6 | |
12:37 | +3 | Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot | 10-6 | |
12:20 | Â | Justin Bailey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:18 | Â | Terriers offensive rebound | Â | |
12:13 | Â | Jeremy Lorenz misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:11 | Â | Muon Reath defensive rebound | Â | |
12:02 | Â | Joryam Saizonou turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
11:42 | +2 | Justin Bailey makes two point jump shot | 10-8 | |
11:19 | +2 | Jalen Breath makes two point jump shot | 12-8 | |
11:00 | Â | Justin Bailey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:58 | Â | Joryam Saizonou defensive rebound | Â | |
10:47 | Â | Muon Reath misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:45 | Â | Corey Tripp defensive rebound | Â | |
10:37 | +2 | Jeremy Lorenz makes two point layup (Corey Tripp assists) | 12-10 | |
10:07 | Â | Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:05 | Â | Kyler Filewich defensive rebound | Â | |
9:54 | +3 | Corey Tripp makes three point jump shot (Justin Bailey assists) | 12-13 | |
9:27 | Â | Jalen Breath misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:25 | Â | Kyler Filewich defensive rebound | Â | |
9:20 | Â | Kyler Filewich turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Atwell steals) | Â | |
9:13 | Â | Joryam Saizonou misses two point layup | Â | |
9:11 | Â | Jeremy Lorenz defensive rebound | Â | |
9:04 | +2 | Kyler Filewich makes two point layup | 12-15 | |
9:03 | Â | Spartans 30 second timeout | Â | |
9:03 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
8:43 | +2 | Kenyon Giles makes two point layup | 14-15 | |
8:17 | Â | Jackson Sivills misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:15 | Â | Demetrius Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
8:04 | Â | Malik Henry misses two point layup | Â | |
8:02 | Â | Jackson Sivills defensive rebound | Â | |
7:42 | Â | Corey Tripp misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:40 | Â | Luke Flynn offensive rebound | Â | |
7:37 | Â | Jackson Sivills misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:35 | Â | Donovan Atwell defensive rebound | Â | |
7:32 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:20 | Â | Kenyon Giles misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:18 | Â | Malik Henry offensive rebound | Â | |
7:18 | Â | Cannon Richards personal foul (Spartans draws the foul) | Â | |
7:12 | Â | Luke Flynn personal foul (Donovan Atwell draws the foul) | Â | |
7:00 | +2 | Ronald Polite III makes two point layup (Kenyon Giles assists) | 16-15 | |
6:45 | Â | Luke Flynn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:43 | Â | Terriers offensive rebound | Â | |
6:28 | +3 | Luke Flynn makes three point jump shot (Dillon Bailey assists) | 16-18 | |
6:05 | Â | Cannon Richards personal foul (Kenyon Giles draws the foul) | Â | |
5:52 | Â | Jackson Sivills shooting foul (Demetrius Davis draws the foul) | Â | |
5:52 | Â | Demetrius Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
5:52 | +1 | Demetrius Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-18 | |
5:30 | +2 | Dillon Bailey makes two point layup | 17-20 | |
5:04 | Â | Malik Henry misses two point layup | Â | |
5:02 | Â | Kyler Filewich defensive rebound | Â | |
4:37 | Â | Jeremy Lorenz offensive foul (Kenyon Giles draws the foul) | Â | |
4:37 | Â | Jeremy Lorenz turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
4:16 | Â | Jalen Breath misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:14 | Â | Terriers defensive rebound | Â | |
4:06 | Â | Jalen Breath personal foul (Kyler Filewich draws the foul) | Â | |
3:57 | Â | Kenyon Giles personal foul (Dillon Bailey draws the foul) | Â | |
3:57 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:36 | Â | Terriers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
3:20 | Â | Jeremy Lorenz shooting foul (Donovan Atwell draws the foul) | Â | |
3:20 | +1 | Donovan Atwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-20 | |
3:20 | +1 | Donovan Atwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-20 | |
2:53 | Â | Corey Tripp offensive foul (Spartans draws the foul) | Â | |
2:53 | Â | Corey Tripp turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
2:42 | +2 | Malik Henry makes two point layup | 21-20 | |
2:42 | Â | Jeremy Lorenz shooting foul (Malik Henry draws the foul) | Â | |
2:42 | Â | Malik Henry misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
2:42 | Â | Kyler Filewich defensive rebound | Â | |
2:32 | Â | Joryam Saizonou personal foul (Corey Tripp draws the foul) | Â | |
2:11 | Â | Terriers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
1:57 | Â | Joryam Saizonou misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:55 | Â | Corey Tripp defensive rebound | Â | |
1:49 | +3 | Jackson Sivills makes three point jump shot (Justin Bailey assists) | 21-23 | |
1:25 | Â | Malik Henry misses two point layup | Â | |
1:23 | Â | Jackson Sivills defensive rebound | Â | |
1:13 | +3 | Corey Tripp makes three point jump shot (Justin Bailey assists) | 21-26 | |
0:50 | Â | Kyler Filewich shooting foul (Malik Henry draws the foul) | Â | |
0:50 | Â | Malik Henry misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
0:50 | Â | Malik Henry misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
0:50 | Â | Justin Bailey defensive rebound | Â | |
0:27 | +2 | Kyler Filewich makes two point layup | 21-28 | |
0:05 | Â | Ronald Polite III misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Kyler Filewich defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |