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UNC-A tops G-W in Big South semis

March 10, 2024 The Associated Press

HIGH POINT — Drew Pember scored 30 points, six in overtime, as UNC Asheville beat Gardner-Webb 83-72 on Saturday night in a Big South Conference Tournament semifinal. Pember wound up with a triple-double for the […]

College Basketball Roundup: Appalachian State wins 8th straight with OT victory over Georgia Southern

February 3, 2024 The Associated Press

STATESBORO, Ga. — Terence Harcum scored a season-high 26 points and Appalachian State beat Georgia Southern 85-84 in overtime on Saturday. Harcum was 10 of 17 shooting (5 for 8 from 3-point range) for the […]

College Basketball Roundup: No. 14 Kentucky holds off No. 9 UNC

December 17, 2023 The Associated Press

ATLANTA — Kentucky seemed to make all the big plays down the stretch. Even then, UNC still had a chance to pull out the victory. But the Tar Heels threw it away. Rob Dillingham scored […]

Aguilar throws 4 TD passes, Appalachian State advances to Sun Belt title game

November 25, 2023 The Associated Press

BOONE — Joey Aguilar threw four touchdown passes and Appalachian State blew past Georgia Southern 55-27 on Saturday, clinching a berth in the Sun Belt Championship in the process. The Mountaineers (8-4, 6-2 Sun Belt […]

College Basketball Roundup: Nance’s buzzer-beater forces OT, Heels beat No. 23 Ohio State

December 18, 2022 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Down two with under 2 second left, UNC assistant Jeff Lebo drew up a play the Tar Heels hadn’t even run in practice — and it worked perfectly. Pete Nance made a […]

App State falls short of bowl eligibility with 2OT loss to Georgia Southern

November 26, 2022 The Associated Press

STATESBORO, Ga. — Kyle Vantrease threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ezrah Archie for the game-winning score to lead Georgia Southern to a dramatic 51-48 double-overtime win over Appalachian State on Saturday night. Despite entering […]

College basketball roundup: Keels’ double-double leads Duke over Clemson

February 11, 2022 The Associated Press

CLEMSON, S.C. — Duke went from the high of battering rival UNC last weekend to the low of losing on a last-second shot to unranked Virginia two days later. So coach Mike Krzyzewski couldn’t be […]

College basketball roundup: Elon beats Winthrop on buzzer-beating 3

December 15, 2021 The Associated Press

ELON — Jerald Gillens-Butler hit a 3-point from the left wing with 1.3 seconds left and Michael Graham had 13 points and 15 rebounds to lead Elon to a 63-61 win over Winthrop on Wednesday […]

App State rolls past Georgia Southern, readies for Sun Belt title game

November 27, 2021 The Associated Press

BOONE — Chase Brice threw two touchdown passes and Jalen Virgil returned a kick 97 yards for a touchdown as Appalachian State closed out its regular season with a 27-3 win over Georgia Southern Saturday. […]

College Basketball Roundup: Duke’s streak ends with an overtime loss to Louisville

February 27, 2021 Cory Lavalette

DURHAM — Carlik Jones scored seven of his 25 points in overtime, sophomore Quinn Slazinski opened the scoring in OT with a 3-pointer and Louisville fended off Duke 80-73 on Saturday night, halting the Blue […]