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Western Carolina defeats UNC-Greensboro 75-70
Feb 16, 2010 - 2:34 AM GREENSBORO, N.C.(AP) -- Brandon Giles scored 20 points to help lead Western Carolina past North Carolina-Greensboro 75-70 on Monday night.Richie Gordon added 11 points and Harouna Mutombo had 10 rebounds for the Catamounts, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
Western Carolina (19-8, 9-6 Southern Conference) won the rebounding battle 45-43, and had 22 second-chance points, compared to 14 by the Spartans (5-20, 4-10).
The Catamounts led 68-55 with 5:04 to go, and UNC-Greensboro pulled within 74-70 on a 15-2 run capped by Kyle Randall's layup with 29 seconds left.
Giles' free throw put Western Carolina up 75-70 with 21 seconds left, and the Spartans couldn't catch the Catamounts as Mikko Koivisto's 3 missed the mark with 5 seconds left.
Randall finished with 20 points and Koivisto added 13 for UNC-Greensboro, which lost its fourth straight.
- NCAA BB
WESTRN CAROLINA 75
UNC GREENSBORO 70 FINAL
Feb 15 9:04 PM - 16
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Western Carolina 68, UNC-Greensboro 63 2nd - 2:08Feb 15 8:50 PM - NCAA BB
WESTRN CAROLINA 29
UNC GREENSBORO 23 HALFTIME
Feb 15 7:52 PM
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