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ELON 71, WESTERN CAROLINA 63: Jack Isenbarger scored a season-high 26 points, hitting five 3-pointers, as Elon defeated Western Carolina on Thursday night.

The Phoenix (10-9, 5-3), who snapped a three-game losing streak in the series, took their first lead at 25-22 with 4:26 to go in the first half and led 29-26 at the break.

The Catamounts (9-12, 3-5) stayed within five points in the second half until Elon, leading 42-41 with 10:16 left, used a 7-0 run to pull away.

ELON (10-9) -- Beaumont 3-13 0-2 6, Troutman 2-7 1-5 5, Hamilton 3-9 6-8 13, Isenbarger 7-13 7-8 26, Koch 4-6 3-3 12, Bonney 0-1 0-1 0, Spradlin 2-5 2-6 7, Blake 0-0 0-0 0, Edomwonyi 0-2 1-3 1, Ervin 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 21-57 21-38 71.

W. CAROLINA (9-12) -- King 5-6 4-7 14, Ross 4-7 0-0 8, Sumler 5-14 7-12 18, Mutombo 1-6 1-2 3, Boggs 1-10 2-2 4, Tankelewicz 1-3 0-0 3, Hall 0-0 0-0 0, Cole 4-13 3-3 13, Sinclair 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-60 17-26 63.

Halftime--Elon 29-26. 3-Point Goals--Elon 8-17 (Isenbarger 5-8, Koch 1-2, Hamilton 1-3, Spradlin 1-3, Ervin 0-1), W. Carolina 4-18 (Cole 2-9, Sumler 1-2, Tankelewicz 1-3, Boggs 0-1, Mutombo 0-3). Fouled Out--Ross. Rebounds--Elon 44 (Beaumont 10), W. Carolina 45 (King 11). Assists--Elon 13 (Hamilton 5), W. Carolina 6 (Sumler 4). Total Fouls--Elon 20, W. Carolina 24. Technical--W. Carolina Bench. A--1,521.

UNC-ASHEVILLE 90, HIGH POINT 70: J.P. Primm led five players in double figures with 30 points and UNC-Asheville beat High Point.

Jaron Lane had 19, Matt Dickey 14, Quinard Jackson 12 and Chris Stephenson 10 for UNC-Asheville.

Primm, who finished with a season-high five steals, moved into first place on UNC-Asheville's career steals list.

The Bulldogs (15-7, 10-1 Big South) shot 52.8 percent (28 of 53) overall. Xavier Martin scored 14 for High Point (7-13, 3-7).

HIGH POINT (7-14) -- Simms 0-1 0-0 0, Elliott 1-2 1-2 3, Mikulic 5-7 0-0 13, Barbour 2-9 7-10 11, Shine 5-10 1-2 13, Martin 5-10 4-7 14, Duncan 0-0 0-0 0, Cheek 1-4 1-4 3, Wallace 2-8 0-0 5, Law 3-6 2-8 8, Drye 0-0 0-0 0, Harris 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-57 16-33 70.

UNC-ASHEVILLE (15-7) -- Stephenson 4-9 2-2 10, Atkinson 0-4 0-1 0, Jackson 4-6 3-7 12, Dickey 4-7 5-6 14, Primm 8-15 9-9 30, Lane 6-8 6-7 19, Seligson 1-1 0-0 2, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Littlejohn 0-1 0-0 0, Hornsby 1-1 0-0 3, Nwannunu 0-0 0-0 0, Roberts 0-1 0-0 0, Harn 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-53 25-32 90.

Halftime--UNC-Asheville 36-32. 3-Point Goals--High Point 6-18 (Mikulic 3-5, Shine 2-5, Wallace 1-2, Simms 0-1, Barbour 0-2, Cheek 0-3), UNC-Asheville 9-18 (Primm 5-10, Hornsby 1-1, Jackson 1-1, Lane 1-2, Dickey 1-2, Stephenson 0-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--High Point 36 (Law 14), UNC-Asheville 35 (Atkinson 8). Assists--High Point 13 (Barbour, Martin 3), UNC-Asheville 18 (Primm, Stephenson 5). Total Fouls--High Point 22, UNC-Asheville 18. Technicals--Martin, High Point bench, Primm. A--1,542.

DAVIDSON 64, CHATTANOOGA 63: JP Kuhlman scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half and Nik Cochran hit the winning free throw with 1 second remaining as Davidson got its eighth consecutive victory.

The Wildcats (15-4) remained undefeated in the Southern Conference at 9-0.

GARDNER-WEBB 78, CAMPBELL 72: Jason Dawson scored a career-high 19 points as Gardner-Webb snapped the Camels' four-game winning streak.

Tashan Newsome finished with 15 points, Max Landis 13 and Stefon Johnson had 12 points and nine rebounds for Gardner-Webb.

NO. 19 VIRGINIA 66, BOSTON COLLEGE 49: Mike Scott scored 18 points and No. 19 Virginia pulled away from a 44-all tie with a 22-3 run and beat Boston College. The victory was just the second in the last seven games against the Eagles for the Cavaliers (16-3, 3-2 ACC). Ryan Anderson had 12 points for Boston College (7-13, 2-4).

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NO. 10 MIAMI 64, WAKE FOREST 39: Stefanie Yderstrom and Riquna Williams scored 14 points each to lead Miami to a rout.

VIRGINIA TECH 75, NO. 8 MARYLAND 69: Monet Tellier tied a career high with 31 points and fueled a late charge that carried Virginia Tech to a stunning upset.

TOP 25: Brittney Griner had 18 points and seven blocks, Odyssey Sims and Terran Condrey scored 14 points apiece and top-ranked Baylor ran away in the second half to beat Oklahoma 89-58 ... A'dia Mathies scored 20 points and No. 6 Kentucky forced 30 turnovers in a 66-48 victory over Auburn. ... Shekinna Stricklen scored 14 points and Glory Johnson added 13 to lead No. 7 Tennessee to an 86-56 win over Alabama. ... Samantha Prahalis had 18 points and nine assists to help No. 9 Ohio State past Indiana 73-55.