1996 BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP & NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE NCAA TOURNAMENT #7 CINCINNATI 66, UNCG 61 1 2 F Cincinnati 37 29 66 UNCG 29 32 61 March 15, 1996 • Orlando, FL UNCG - 61 Name fg-a 3fg-a ft-a o-d-t pf pts a to b s m Skeet Woolard* 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 1 8 Jonathan Clifton* 4-6 0-0 0-2 5-1-6 3 8 0 2 2 1 20 Brian Brunson* 3-6 0-0 0-0 1-4-5 2 6 0 2 0 0 26 Scott Hartzell* 5-16 4-11 1-2 1-0-1 1 15 4 1 0 1 39 Derrick Nix* 2-7 2-5 0-0 1-1-2 2 6 5 4 0 1 36 Jeremy Davis 3-4 2-6 3-5 4-2-6 0 11 1 1 0 1 33 Eric Cuthrell 4-11 0-0 7-9 6-3-9 3 15 2 2 0 1 37 Gary Mearite 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dennis McCurdy -DNP- Tony Daughtry -DNP- Larry Gilbert -DNP- Justin Stewart -DNP- Demetrius Cherry -DNP- Team 2-8-10 1 BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT - UNCG 79, LIBERY 53 Totals 21-62 8-24 11-18 20-19-39 14 61 12 14 2 6 200 .339 .333 .611 • UNCG secured its first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament appearance with a 79- Cincinnati - 66 53 victory over hosting Liberty in the 1996 Big South Tournament Championship. Name fg-a 3fg-a ft-a o-d-t pf pts a to b s m Danny Fortson* 3-5 0-0 4-6 3-6-9 3 10 1 3 0 3 29 • Scott Hartzell was named Big South Tournament Most Valuable Player as he Keith Gregor* 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 13 Art Long* 5-13 0-0 0-5 5-7-12 2 10 0 0 1 2 34 scored 14 points in the final game to become the all-time leading scorer at Damon Flint* 5-11 2-6 6-6 1-2-3 2 18 7 2 2 2 40 Keith LeGree* 5-8 0-1 1-2 1-0-1 0 11 4 5 0 1 23 UNCG. Darnell Burton 3-8 3-7 1-2 0-3-3 3 10 0 3 0 0 29 Melvin Levett 1-3 1-1 0-0 0-2-2 1 3 0 2 0 1 11 • UNCG held Liberty to 31 percent shooting in the second half and made 25-of- Jackson Julson 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 33 free throws to cruise to the 26-point victory in front of 8,173 fans. Terrence Davis 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 Bobby Brannen 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 2 1 0 0 0 5 • Eric Cuthrell was named to the Big South All-Tournament team after scoring 15 Rodrick Monroe 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Ryan Fletcher -DNP- points while grabbing 13 rebounds. Team 1-3-4 1 Totals 24-51 6-16 12-21 13-25-38 17 66 13 16 3 11 200 • The Spartans were awarded the 15th seed in the Southeast Regional and .471 .375 .571 played second-seeded and No. 7 Cincinnati in the first round of the NCAA Tour- Officals: Bob Garibaldi, Richard Ridenho, Gerald Seibert Attendance: 16,894 nament in Orlando, Fla. UNCG battled No. 7-ranked Cincinnati to the wire in its first NCAA Division I Tournament appearance before falling 66-61. The Spartans, seeded No. 15 in the Southeast Regional, trailed by 14 points, 46-32, with 16:36 left in the second half. The Bearcats’ Darnell Burton hit a three-pointer for a 13-point edge, 61-48, with just 4:14 remaining in regulation. But UNCG (20-10) rallied on a 7-0 run triggered by Scott Hartzell’s trey at the 3:44 mark, and were within 61-55 with 1:20 to go. Eric Cuthrell’s free throw with 8.8 remaining pulled UNCG as close as it would get, 65-61. UNCG outrebounded the Bearcats 39-38 including 20-13 on the offensive boards. The Bearcats were Conference USA champions and Danny Fortson was Player of the Year in that league. 2001 SOCON TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP & NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE NCAA TOURNAMENT STANFORD 89, UNCG 60 1 2 F Stanford 48 41 89 UNCG 27 33 60 March 15, 2001 • San Diego, CA (Cox Arena) UNCG - 60 Name fg-a 3fg-a ft-a o-d-t pf pts a to b s m Jay Joseph* 4-6 4-5 0-0 0-1-1 5 12 0 1 0 0 16 David Schuck* 6-13 0-1 4-6 3-5-8 4 16 0 2 1 2 36 Nathan Popp* 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 4 0 1 2 1 0 15 Nathan Jameson* 0-6 0-4 2-4 0-0-0 1 2 1 2 0 1 19 Courtney Eldridge*4-8 1-2 4-6 2-2-4 3 13 4 6 0 0 37 Ronnie Taylor 6-10 1-1 2-2 1-0-1 2 15 3 4 0 1 35 Brian Fitzgerald 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Geoff Williams 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 0 1 0 1 11 Luke Boythe 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 3 0 1 6 Peter Tsampas 0-3 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 Sean McCarthy 1-3 0-0 0-2 1-5-6 3 2 0 1 1 1 14 SOCON TOURNAMENT - UNCG 67, CHATTANOOGA 66 Team 0-1-1 1 Totals 21-49 6-13 12-20 8-20-28 26 60 9 22 3 7 200 • UNCG secured its first-ever Southern Conference Tournament championship .429 .462 .600 and its second NCAA Division I NCAA Tournament appearance with a 67-66 vic- Stanford - 89 tory over Chattanooga in Greenville, S.C. Name fg-a 3fg-a ft-a o-d-t pf pts a to b s m Jarron Collins* 1-6 0-0 6-9 1-5-6 2 8 1 0 1 0 23 • David Schuck banked in the game-winning basket at the buzzer to send the Ryan Mendez* 2-6 0-3 2-2 2-4-6 5 6 3 2 0 1 24 Jason Collins* 8-13 1-2 89 4-4-8 0 25 2 3 3 0 27 Spartans to victory at the Bi-Lo Center. Michael McDonald* 3-5 2-3 0-0 0-1-1 2 8 2 2 0 2 24 Casey Jacobsen* 5-6 1-1 3-4 0-2-2 1 14 3 1 0 0 28 • Schuck and Courtney Eldridge were named to the All-SoCon Tournament First Kyle Logan 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 Teyo Johnson 2-4 1-1 3-4 0-4-4 4 8 1 2 0 1 20 Team while Jay Joseph was named to the All-SoCon Tournament Second Team. Justin Davis 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 Julius Barnes 1-3 1-2 6-6 0-0-0 1 9 1 0 0 0 18 • Schuck finished the game with 21 points and nine rebounds as he was 9-of-17 Tony Giovacchini 3-5 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 3 7 2 0 0 2 18 Matt Lottich 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 8 from the field. Team 0-0-0 Totals 27-53 7-15 28-34 9-24-33 19 89 15 12 4 8 200 • Ronnie Taylor added 14 points while Joseph and Nathan Jameson each chipped .509 .467 .824 in 10 points. Officals: Jim Burr, Toney Means, Lawrence Britton • The Spartans were awarded the 16th seed and travelled to San Diego, Calif., Attendance: 10,442 against top-seeded Stanford in the first round. Seven-foot center Jason Collins scored 20 of his game-high 25 points in the first half to held Stanford to an 89-60 win over UNCG in the First round of the NCAA West Regional. UNCG, which finished 19-12, was led by David Schuck’s 16 points, Ronnie Taylor’s 15, Courtney Eldridge’s 13 and Jay Joseph’s 12. Joseph’s dozen were all on three-pointers in the opening half. The Cardinal finished the first half on an 11-2 run to break the game open and lead 48-27 at intermission. Collins his six of nine shots from the floor and hit all seven free-throw attempts in the first 20 minutes of play. 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