UNC Asheville Bulldogs @ Elon Phoenix
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UNCA | 38 | 40 | 78 |
ELON | 23 | 44 | 67 |
Vannatta's 17 leads UNC-Asheville past Elon 78-67
ELON, N.C. -- Kevin Vannatta scored 17 points, Ahmad Thomas 16 and freshman MaCio Teague added 15 as the University of North Carolina-Asheville defeated Elon 78-67 Tuesday night for its third straight win.
The Bulldogs (6-3) forced 15 Elon turnovers with 11 steals, including four by Thomas, who has scored in double figures in all nine games this season.
UNC-Asheville took the lead a little over a minute into the game and pushed it into double figures midway through the opening half.
The Phoenix (6-3) closed to two points, 45-43, when Dainian Swoope and Steven Santa Ana hit consecutive 3-pointers during a 20-7 run to start the second half.
Vannatta made back-to-back scores -- a jumper and a three-point play -- pushing the lead back to seven a little more than a minute later. Raekwon Miller followed with a 3-pointer after Thomas steal, pushing the lead into double digits.
Tyler Seibring scored a career-best 21 for Elon.
Game Information
Elon, NC
Referee:Jerry Heater
Referee:Garrick Shannon
Referee:Justin Poterfield
2025-26 Standings
| Big South Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
| Coastal Athletic Association | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 15-3 | - | 27-7 |
| Charleston | 14-4 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 24-11 |
| Monmouth | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| William & Mary | 10-8 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Drexel | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Towson | 9-9 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Stony Brook | 9-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| Hampton | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| North Carolina A&T | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Northeastern | 2-16 | 13 | 7-24 |
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