ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Will Weeks scored 21 and Jeremy Atkinson added 17, and both had eight boards to lead UNC Asheville past High Point 69-58 in a Big South conference matchup Saturday.
Keith Hornsby added 12 points to help UNC Asheville (11-10, 5-2) win its third straight game.
Trailing 28-26 at halftime, UNC Asheville took the lead 38-36 on Atkinson’s layup with 16:03 remaining. The Bulldogs then used an 18-10 run to push the lead to 56-46 with 8:18 left to play.
High Point (9-10, 4-3) would get within five points, 59-54 on Corey Law’s dunk with 3:45 to go, but UNC Asheville closed out the game on a 10-4 run. The Panthers went scoreless in the final 2:17.