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UNC Asheville rolls past Presbyterian 88-55

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – J.P. Primm scored 15 points to reach 1,000 for his career as North Carolina-Asheville routed Presbyterian 88-55 on Thursday night.

Matt Dickey also had 15 points for the Bulldogs (12-10, 7-5 Big South Conference), who have won three of four games.

Four other players reached double figures and 10 players scored for UNC Asheville, which shot 67.7 percent from the field (21 of 31) in the first half and 61.1 percent (33 of 54) for the game.

The Bulldogs scored the game's first seven points and took a 23-4 lead on Jaron Lane's layup with 14:06 to play in the first half. Lane's 3-pointer gave UNC Asheville a 34-8 advantage with 8:47 to play.

Lane scored 14 points, John Williams had 11 and Chris Stephenson and D.J. Cunningham added 10 points each for the Bulldogs.

Jake Troyli scored 11 points and Ryan Hargrave added 10 for Presbyterian (10-14, 4-8).