Jacksonville State vs. UNC Asheville: Full Game Preview

Jacksonville State

(16-10, 7-7 away)

UNC Asheville

(15-13, 9-4 home)

Venue: Kimmel Arena

4:50PM ET / 1:50PM PT, February 23, 2013

Team Leaders

	Points	Rebounds	Assists
Jacksonville State	T Gaines 16.3	R Boggs 6.0	B Williams 4.3
UNC Asheville	J Atkinson 17.9	J Atkinson 7.0	T Meyer 4.0

North Carolina-Asheville hosts Jacksonville State at Kimmel Arena on Saturday. It gets started at 4:50 p.m. EST.

In spite of 18 points from Jeremy Atkinson, the Bulldogs came up short 65-64 against Coastal Carolina on Feb. 19. He paces the team in points per game with 17.9, and rebounds per game with 7. In a 67-65 victory over Southeast Missouri State on Feb. 20, Tarvin Gaines put up 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Gamecocks. His 16.3 points per game is the highest mark on the team.

In terms of team stats, North Carolina-Asheville has an advantage in a single key area, rebounding, where the Bulldogs have an edge over the Gamecocks, 36 per game to 28 per game. One category in which Jacksonville State is especially proficient is free throw rate at 43.3 percent, ranking first in their conference (and 24th nationally).

Jacksonville State StatSmack

The North Carolina-Asheville three-point leader (Trent Meyer, 61 three-pointers) has more three-pointers than the Jacksonville State three-point leader (Brian Williams, 47 three-pointers).
Jeremy Atkinson is ranked 30th nationally in points.
North Carolina-Asheville has a much better overall winning percentage over the last five years (56.3 percent to 39.5 percent).
The North Carolina-Asheville rebounding leader (Jeremy Atkinson, 198 rebounds) has more rebounds than the Jacksonville State rebounding leader (Ronnie Boggs, 154 rebounds).
North Carolina-Asheville is bigger. The average weight of the top 8 players on North Carolina-Asheville is 207 lbs compared to 192 lbs for Jacksonville State.
The North Carolina-Asheville scoring leader (Jeremy Atkinson, 490 points) has more points than the Jacksonville State scoring leader (Tarvin Gaines, 405 points).
North Carolina-Asheville has a stronger schedule than Jacksonville State this season (SOS Rank: No. 198 vs. No. 240).
North Carolina-Asheville has more NCAA Tournament appearances over the last 10 years than Jacksonville State (three vs. zero).
Jacksonville State has been ducking North Carolina-Asheville for over 30 years.
Trent Meyer is ranked 34th nationally in steals.
The North Carolina-Asheville blocks leader (D.J. Cunningham, 79 blocks) has more blocks than the Jacksonville State blocks leader (Nick Cook, 46 blocks).

JSU Players		Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
B	Tarvin Gaines	32	16	5	1	1	1	2
B-	Ronnie Boggs	34	11	6	2	2	1	2
B-	Brian Williams	36	13	2	4	2	0	2
C+	Darion Rackley	29	14	2	2	2	0	3
C	Nick Cook	26	5	5	2	1	2	2
D+	Mason Leggett	20	3	2	2	1	0	1
D+	Rinaldo Mafra	14	4	3	0	0	0	1
D+	Rico Sanders	13	4	1	0	0	0	1
D	Chris Deanes	9	2	1	0	0	0	1
D	Mike Louder	5	2	1	0	0	0	0
D	Alex Anderson	7	1	0	1	0	0	1
D	Giovanni Smith	7	1	0	0	0	0	0
D	Gus Klaus	2	1	1	0	0	0	1
D-	Rod McReynolds	2	1	0	1	0	0	1
D-	Darrius Moore	3	0	1	0	0	0	0

UNCA Players		Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
B	Jeremy Atkinson	34	18	7	3	2	0	3
C+	Keith Hornsby	34	15	4	3	1	0	2
C	Trent Meyer	33	10	3	4	2	0	2
C	Will Weeks	30	9	5	2	1	0	2
C	D.J. Cunningham	24	8	6	1	1	3	2
D+	Jon Nwannunu	19	7	4	1	0	0	1
D	Josh Seligson	4	0	1	0	1	1	0
D	Sam Hughes	9	3	2	0	0	0	1
D	C. Littlejohn	10	2	2	1	0	0	1
D	Marcus Neely	13	1	1	1	0	0	1
D-	Zack Davis	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
D-	Jaleel Roberts	5	1	1	0	0	0	1
F	Drew Combs	1	0	0	0	0	0	0