Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs @ Presbyterian Blue Hose
Gardner-Webb holds off Presbyterian 67-58
CLINTON, S.C. -- Naji Hibbert scored 18 points as Gardner-Webb staved off a late charge to beat Presbyterian 67-58 on Saturday.
The Runnin' Bulldogs (9-10, 2-2 Big South) extended a second half lead to 15 with 8:42 left, but Presbyterian (4-15, 0-4) cut it to two points with 3:01 to go. Gardner-Webb responded with a Jerome Hill layup and a Hibbert 3-pointer on consecutive possessions to quell the threat.
Tyler Strange had 17, while Hill and Donta Harper had 10 as Gardner-Webb shot 45 percent, including 7 of 19 from beyond the arc.
Presbyterian was led by William Truss with 20 points, who was 7 of 7 from the floor. Markus Terry added 12 points. Presbyterian hit on just 2 of 13 3-point attempts.
Gardner-Webb was down five with 5:08 left in the first, but scored the next 11 points en route to a two-point advantage at the break at 30-28.
Game Information
Clinton, SC
Referee:Sean Casady
Referee:Andrew Seward
Referee:Jemel Spearman
2025-26 Standings
| Big South ConferenceBig 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 |




