Big South Tourney
2nd Round: (1) Charleston Southern vs. (9) UNC Asheville
The Bucs lead the entire way against an overmatched UNC Asheville squad. The Bucs defense is so good they hold UNC Asheville scoreless for the final 7:51. The Bucs themselves only score 3 pts in that time, so yeah, not a game you'd want to be in attendance for.
Code:
Charleston Southern 58, UNC Asheville 38
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UNC Asheville (13-18, 6-12):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Mitchell McKim C 34 1-1 0-2 0 1 2 4 2
Mark Alderson PF 21 2-6 3-3 2 2 0 3 7
Noel Baker SF 32 6-9 0-0 2 8 0 3 13
Achille Vanreust SG 35 2-6 4-5 0 1 1 2 8
Gary Wang PG 33 0-3 4-6 1 3 0 3 4
Justin Wharton PF 13 0-0 0-0 1 4 0 1 0
Gordon Hiatt C 12 1-1 0-0 1 1 1 0 2
S. Williams PG 10 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
Alton Lynch PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Jake Delia SF 9 0-2 0-0 0 2 1 1 0
Turnovers: 17 (M.McKim 2, M.Alderson 1, N.Baker 4,
A.Vanreust 4, G.Wang 4, J.Wharton 1, J.Delia 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (M.McKim 2, N.Baker 1, G.Hiatt 1)
Steals: 2 (G.Wang 1, J.Wharton 1)
3P FGs: 1-9 (N.Baker 1-2, A.Vanreust 0-3, G.Wang 0-2,
S.Williams 0-1, J.Delia 0-1)
Charleston Southern (27-3, 18-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Walker Tuggle C 28 4-7 5-5 3 5 0 4 13
Joe Fisher PF 32 5-8 2-3 6 10 1 2 12
Karl Mertz SF 19 1-2 0-0 1 2 0 4 2
Landon Trueblood SG 13 1-2 1-2 0 1 0 4 3
Alphonse Hayes PG 27 3-6 4-6 1 3 2 1 11
David Ricci C 11 0-2 3-4 1 1 0 0 3
L. Longobucco C 6 0-1 0-0 1 3 0 0 0
Gregory Grillo SG 28 1-8 0-1 2 3 4 4 2
Charles Rosa SF 19 4-9 0-0 0 1 1 1 9
Kenneth White PG 15 1-2 1-1 1 1 1 1 3
Art Stacey PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 7 (W.Tuggle 2, L.Trueblood 1, A.Hayes 1,
G.Grillo 3)
Blocked Shots: 4 (J.Fisher 3, L.Longobucco 1)
Steals: 7 (L.Trueblood 1, A.Hayes 1, G.Grillo 1, C.Rosa
3, K.White 1)
3P FGs: 2-10 (A.Hayes 1-1, D.Ricci 0-1, G.Grillo 0-5,
C.Rosa 1-2, K.White 0-1)
Player of Game: PF Joe Fisher (CH SO)
Semifinals: (1) Charleston Southern vs. (4) Coastal Carolina
Most of this game was more lopsided than the final score would indicate. The Bucs led the whole way, building up to a 12 pt lead with 2:54 left. Coastal manages to hit 4 3-pointers to close it to a 3 pt game with 7 seconds left. However, Walker Tuggle hits the key free throw to put Charleston Southern up by 4 and seal the victory.
Code:
Charleston Southern 55, Coastal Carolina 49
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Coastal Carolina (16-16, 10-8):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Thomas Causey C 34 3-7 1-2 1 4 1 4 9
William Weimer PF 28 2-5 0-0 3 7 0 2 4
Jack Gomez SF 25 4-7 4-4 1 2 2 5 14
Jerold Cummins SG 32 1-3 1-2 0 3 3 3 3
Antione Holland PG 27 3-5 4-7 0 4 1 3 11
Erik Brown PG 24 0-5 0-0 0 4 1 2 0
Michael Mauney PG 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0
Jack Chronister PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
James Webb PF 16 2-3 2-4 1 1 0 1 6
Gerald Jordan SF 4 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 1 2
Larry Lao PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Turnovers: 15 (T.Causey 3, W.Weimer 3, J.Gomez 3,
J.Cummins 3, A.Holland 1, E.Brown 1, J.Webb 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (T.Causey 2)
Steals: 7 (T.Causey 1, W.Weimer 1, J.Gomez 2, J.Cummins
2, A.Holland 1)
3P FGs: 5-12 (T.Causey 2-2, J.Gomez 2-3, A.Holland 1-3,
E.Brown 0-3, G.Jordan 0-1)
Charleston Southern (28-3, 18-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Walker Tuggle C 31 5-7 3-7 2 7 2 1 13
Joe Fisher PF 22 1-2 1-2 0 2 0 4 3
Karl Mertz SF 27 2-6 0-0 1 2 1 5 5
Landon Trueblood SG 30 3-7 1-2 1 4 1 2 8
Alphonse Hayes PG 17 1-4 5-6 1 1 2 4 7
David Ricci C 17 1-3 2-2 2 5 1 0 4
L. Longobucco C 10 2-3 1-1 0 3 0 1 5
Gregory Grillo SG 16 2-3 1-4 0 2 0 4 5
Charles Rosa SF 14 0-3 2-2 0 2 0 0 2
Kenneth White PG 14 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 3
Art Stacey PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 11 (W.Tuggle 3, K.Mertz 2, L.Trueblood 1,
A.Hayes 1, D.Ricci 1, G.Grillo 2, C.Rosa 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (D.Ricci 1)
Steals: 4 (W.Tuggle 1, L.Trueblood 1, L.Longobucco 1,
G.Grillo 1)
3P FGs: 3-11 (K.Mertz 1-2, L.Trueblood 1-4, G.Grillo
0-1, C.Rosa 0-2, K.White 1-2)
Player of Game: C Walker Tuggle (CH SO)
Conference Championship: (1) Charleston Southern vs. (3) Radford
The Bucs force 19 turnovers and 4 of 16 shooting from 3 pt land as they race to an early lead and cruise for an easy victory. In winning their 2nd straight conference tourney, they potentially make the path easier for Hartford, who needs fewer upsets in the tourneys to get an at large bid.
Code:
Charleston Southern 52, Radford 42
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Radford (18-14, 13-5):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Gary Boozer C 32 3-5 2-5 0 0 2 5 8
Merlin Heil PF 35 3-5 4-5 2 13 1 2 10
Chris Powell SF 33 2-8 0-0 2 3 0 0 5
Jere Cross SG 31 3-4 2-2 2 3 0 4 10
Clemente Wold PG 35 1-7 2-2 2 4 2 1 5
Charles Stpeter C 9 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 2 0
Stewart Burkey PF 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Buzzard SG 16 0-0 2-2 0 5 1 0 2
John Wilcher PG 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Perry Weeks SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 19 (G.Boozer 5, M.Heil 1, C.Powell 4,
J.Cross 4, C.Wold 1, C.Stpeter 1, J.Buzzard 2,
J.Wilcher 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (C.Stpeter 1)
Steals: 5 (G.Boozer 2, C.Powell 1, J.Cross 1, C.Stpeter
1)
3P FGs: 4-16 (G.Boozer 0-1, M.Heil 0-2, C.Powell 1-4,
J.Cross 2-3, C.Wold 1-6)
Charleston Southern (29-3, 18-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Walker Tuggle C 26 2-11 0-0 3 4 0 4 4
Joe Fisher PF 31 2-4 2-2 3 8 1 4 6
Karl Mertz SF 29 3-9 1-2 0 2 2 0 7
Landon Trueblood SG 31 4-4 2-2 1 2 1 2 12
Alphonse Hayes PG 29 2-7 2-4 1 1 1 2 6
David Ricci C 14 0-2 2-2 2 2 0 1 2
L. Longobucco C 9 1-2 1-1 0 1 2 0 3
Gregory Grillo SG 16 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 5
Charles Rosa SF 5 0-2 2-2 1 2 0 1 2
Kenneth White PG 10 1-2 2-2 0 1 1 0 5
Art Stacey PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 9 (J.Fisher 1, K.Mertz 2, L.Trueblood 1,
A.Hayes 4, C.Rosa 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (K.Mertz 1)
Steals: 5 (W.Tuggle 1, L.Trueblood 1, A.Hayes 1,
D.Ricci 1, G.Grillo 1)
3P FGs: 4-9 (W.Tuggle 0-1, K.Mertz 0-2, L.Trueblood
2-2, A.Hayes 0-1, D.Ricci 0-1, G.Grillo 1-1, K.White
1-1)
Player of Game: SG Landon Trueblood (CH SO)