{"id":283039,"date":"2025-11-14T02:39:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T02:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/283039\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T02:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T02:39:09","slug":"mens-basketball-dominates-bryan-92-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/283039\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Basketball Dominates Bryan, 92-54"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">ASHEVILLE, N.C. \u2013 Five Bulldogs reached double-figure scoring to help lead the UNC Asheville men&#8217;s basketball team to a 92-54 victory over Bryan in Kimmel Arena on Thursday (Nov. 13).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dubsky sinks his fourth triple and five Bulldogs find themselves with double-figure points! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ALLinAVL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#ALLinAVL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IWWD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#IWWD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IFcBLeVmA\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/6IFcBLeVmA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Asheville Basketball (@UNCAvlMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNCAvlMBB\/status\/1989134992530628797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 14, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uncabulldogs.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/myles-mayfield\/4821\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"4821\" target=\"_blank\">Myles Mayfield<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/uncabulldogs.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/toyaz-solomon\/4230\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"4230\" target=\"_blank\">Toyaz Solomon<\/a> powered the Bulldogs&#8217; offense early, each scoring 13 points, with Solomon adding six rebounds and two steals. <a href=\"https:\/\/uncabulldogs.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/connor-dubsky\/4275\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"4275\" target=\"_blank\">Connor Dubsky<\/a> provided a major spark off the bench, knocking down five threes on his way to a team-high 15 points. Asheville&#8217;s bench contributed 40 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uncabulldogs.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/julian-clarke\/4274\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"4274\" target=\"_blank\">Julian Clarke<\/a> scored a career-high 12 points\u2014all from beyond the arc\u2014while <a href=\"https:\/\/uncabulldogs.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/kameron-taylor\/4234\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"4234\" target=\"_blank\">Kameron Taylor<\/a> rounded out the Bulldogs in double-figures with 10 points. <a href=\"https:\/\/uncabulldogs.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/daniel-thomas\/4818\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"4818\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Thomas<\/a> contributed eight points, six rebounds and three steals and <a href=\"https:\/\/uncabulldogs.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/justin-wright\/4233\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"4233\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Wright<\/a> matched his career-high with eight assists and added eight points, four rebounds and three steals in 12 minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">J Wright with the steal and the basket and we lead 25-4 with under 12 minutes to go in the opening frame! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ALLinAVL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#ALLinAVL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IWWD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#IWWD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6NMjPoZQ72\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/6NMjPoZQ72<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Asheville Basketball (@UNCAvlMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNCAvlMBB\/status\/1989118430532812879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 13, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Joining Solomon and Thomas with game-high rebounding (six), were <a href=\"https:\/\/uncabulldogs.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/jakel-powell\/4817\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"4817\" target=\"_blank\">Jakel Powell<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/uncabulldogs.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/sage-tolentino\/4276\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"4276\" target=\"_blank\">Sage Tolentino<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Bulldogs exploded for 57 first-half points, shooting 62% from the field and forcing 12 turnovers to build a commanding lead they would never relinquish. Asheville finished the night with 22 assists, 13 steals, and 32 points off turnovers, overwhelming Bryan on both ends of the floor.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Bulldogs&#8217; defensive pressure created separation early. Asheville forced 23 turnovers, converting them into 32 points and the Bulldogs dominated the glass with a 39\u201324 rebounding edge, including 16 offensive boards.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Asheville opened the night on a 9\u20130 run and kept attacking, using a series of steals and transition baskets to build a double-digit lead before the first media timeout. By halftime, the Bulldogs led 57\u201314.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Bulldogs continued to control the pace after the break, as Asheville went on to earn its largest lead of the game at 52 points with 12:33 remaining (75-23). The Lions more than doubled their first half scoring in the second frame, but it was not enough to catch up to the Bulldogs. Asheville finished 31-of-65 from the field and 11-of-32 from three.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Up next, Asheville heads to Cullowhee, N.C., for the Mountain Rivalry between the Bulldogs and Western Carolina on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The men&#8217;s team will play at 7:30 p.m. with the women tipping off prior to the men&#8217;s game at 5 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">BULLDOGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">To stay updated with Asheville men&#8217;s basketball, follow the team on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNCAvlMBB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\ud835\udd69<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ASHEVILLE, N.C. \u2013 Five Bulldogs reached double-figure scoring to help lead the UNC Asheville men&#8217;s basketball team to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":283040,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-283039","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-basketball","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-basketball","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}