SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? The Wofford College men’s basketball team defeated UNC Asheville 74-69 in the home opener at Benjamin Johnson Arena on Tuesday night. The Terriers were led by Junior Salters with 20 points on the night.

Wofford is 3-2 overall and UNC Asheville is also 3-2 on the season. The Terriers were led by Junior Salters with 20 points, including five three-pointers. Brad Loesing, Jason Dawson and Noah Dahlman also scored in double figures, while Drew Crowell led the team with seven rebounds. Five Bulldogs scored in double-digits, led by Reid Augst with 15 points.

“We did not play our best basketball in defeating a quality, well coached team,” said head coach Mike Young. “We know that the road gets a lot tougher as we move along. I am really looking forward to this next ten days to practice and get better as a team.”

The Bulldogs had a slight lead for much of the first half. With UNC Asheville up 24-21 with 7:40 on the clock in the first half, Wofford went on a 9-0 run over three minutes to take a 30-24 lead. Included in the run were four points by Corey Godzinski and a three by Junior Salters.

UNC Asheville’s Reid Augst made a basket with 32 seconds left to cut the lead to 34-31 at the half. To open the second half, the Bulldogs took a 40-38 lead before a three-pointer by Jason Dawson regained the lead for the Terriers.

With 4:45 left in the game, Wofford was able to build a 60-51 lead after a basket by Tim Johnson. The lead was at seven at 66-59 before a quick 5-0 run over twenty seconds cut the lead to only two points with 2:00 on the clock.

Wofford went up by seven points again with 40 seconds remaining in the game, but again the lead was cut to two points after five quick points by the Bulldogs. Clutch free throws by Noah Dahlman and Brad Loseing in the final seconds of the game gave the Terriers the 74-69 victory.

Wofford shot 52 percent from the floor and 35 percent from three. The Terriers were 77 percent from the line. The Bulldogs shot 47 percent from the floor and 25 percent from behind the arc. UNC Asheville was 73 percent from the foul line. Wofford had a 30-26 advantage on the boards. Wofford had fifteen turnovers in the game, while UNC Asheville had eleven.

The Terriers will take the next ten days off before beginning Southern Conference action on December 6 against Appalachian State at Benjamin Johnson Arena.

No. 24/25 Davidson 78, Loyola (Md.) 48

DAVIDSON, N.C. -- No points for Stephen Curry, no problem for Davidson.

In a bizarre game that saw the nation's leading scorer go scoreless and attempt only three shots because of constant double teams, the Wildcats (No. 25 ESPN/USA Today, No. 24 AP) still overwhelmed Loyola (Md.) 78-48 on Tuesday in the consolation round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

Curry came in averaging 35 points a game, but got into early foul trouble and then seemed more than happy to defer to his teammates. With coach Jimmy Patsos deciding to drape Curry with two defenders nearly the entire game, Curry often stood in the corner and let his teammate dominate in a 4-on-3 game.

Andrew Lovedale provided the muscle inside with 20 points and 10 rebounds, Bryant Barr and Will Archambault combined to make nine 3-pointers, and the Wildcats (5-1) were never threatened in their third straight win despite Curry's stunning numbers -- or lack thereof.

Curry had been held to single digits only once in three seasons -- exactly two years ago at Duke when he scored five points on 2-of-9 shooting. His low in his stellar sophomore season was 12 points in a victory at Winthrop.

Curry scored a career-high 44, 30 and 39 in the previous three games, apparently leading to Patsos' strange strategy.

While last season's NCAA tournament hero played with his right calf taped, he didn't appear to be injured and played 32 minutes. But Curry went 0-for-3 from the field with three rebounds and three assists.

Yet his teammates did a pretty good impersonation of him. Of course it helped that the double-team on Curry always left a player open. Barr sank six 3-pointers and scored 18 points. Archambault hit three 3s and scored 13.

Marquis Sullivan scored 16 points and went over 1,000 for his career for the Greyhounds (2-4), who hold the distinction of being the first team to hold Curry scoreless. The trouble is they shot 34 percent and trailed by as many as 34 points.

Three minutes in, Curry had missed his only field-goal attempt, committed two turnovers and one foul. His struggles helped Loyola take a 9-4 lead.

But Curry's teammates soon overwhelmed the undersized Greyhounds.  Lovedale missed just once in his first seven shots. Archambault then had a layup on Curry's only assist of the first half before drilling a 3-pointer to complete an 18-0 run for a 22-9 lead.

It was the second time in the four-round NIT that Loyola surrendered 18 straight points. The Greyhounds went five minutes without scoring against Boston College and nearly seven this time.

They fell farther behind even with Curry on the bench with two fouls. He was shuttled in and out of the game over the final 10 minutes, yet Barr made four 3s to close the half for a 39-17 lead.

Barr's fifth straight 3 in the first minute of the second half continued the onslaught.

Curry didn't attempt his second shot of the game -- a long straightaway 3-pointer that clanged off the rim -- until 14:57 remained. He then missed a foul-line jumper in the closing minutes.

The Citadel 84, Charleston Southern 80

CHARLESTON, S.C. ? Cameron Wells recorded his first double-double of the season in The Citadel’s 84-80 victory over Charleston Southern Tuesday night. Tyrell McDowell and Demetrius Nelson scored in double-digits to help lead the Bulldogs past the Buccaneers at the North Charleston Coliseum.

Wells had a game-high of 26 points, which is two points shy of his career high. He grabbed 11 boards to tie his career high from last season. Just like the previous two games, Wells scored 22 of his 26 points in the second half.  Nelson contributed 14 points and four rebounds, connecting on all four of his free throws. McDowell had 11 points and three rebounds.

“With a young team, you look for guys to step up because they haven’t been through as many experiences as you would like them to,” said head coach Ed Conroy. “Cameron Wells stepped up big. I think some other guys did too in simple things, like coming to catch the ball, like Dan Eykyn or Demetrius coming in and getting big baskets. Cameron certainly did a heck of a job and that is what you want your best players to do, is step up in crunch time.”

The Bulldogs scored the first points of the game after Como Morabbi converted on a three-point play to put the Bulldogs on the board first. Charleston Southern responded with a layup by Omar Carter. Carter would later hit a 3-pointer to put the Buccaneers up, 5-3. The Bulldogs continued to fight the back and forth battle, taking the lead with a 3-pointer by Daniel Eykyn. Nelson converted a three-point play at 15:05 to put The Citadel up by three.

Charleston Southern continued to fight to allow for three tie scores and four lead changes in the first half. The first tie score came with the Bulldogs up, 9-7. A layup by Jamarco Warren would tie the game at nine apiece before the Bucs took the lead off a made free throw by Warren. The Bucs stayed ahead until a layup by Morabbi at 9:42 tied the score, 18-18. The Bulldogs jumped back in front with a jump shot by Wells.

With 6:09 left in the first half, the Bucs managed to tie the score with a tip by Kelvin Martin. The Citadel refused to let the Bucs jump ahead. A technical foul on Martin allowed Zach Urbanus to go to the line. Urbanus hit both shots to put the Bulldogs up by two. McDowell followed with two free throws to extend the lead to four.  With the Bulldogs up, 24-20, McDowell hit a layup to increase the lead a little more.

Joel Lamb hit a jumper with 5:11 on the clock to put the Bucs down by four. Warren followed with a bucket to put the Bucs within two. A foul by Matt Roberts put Carter on the line for two shots. A miss on his second shot would keep the Bulldogs ahead by one. Austin Dahn answered with a 3-point field goal to put the lead back up to four. Urbanus followed suit and hit a jumper with 1:45 on the clock to increase the lead to six.

The Bulldogs were up by as many as 10 with 1:17 left in the half. At 36-26, Carter responded with a basket to cut the lead to eight and Warren hit a shot with two seconds left on the clock to get within six. The Bulldogs led, 36-30 at halftime. Morabbi led the Bulldogs at the half with seven points, followed by Dahn with six.

Coming out of halftime, Nelson hit a shot that forced a three-point play to score the first points of the half and put the Bulldogs up by nine. A layup by Martin would cut the Bulldog lead to seven, but Wells refused to let the Bucs get any closer, nailing a jump shot to increase the lead to nine. The Citadel stayed ahead of the Bucs and led by 10 at the 13:55 mark.

Charleston Southern continued to battle with the Bulldogs, chopping at the lead with every possession. Two made free throws by Martin at 10:54 put the Bulldogs within two. The Buccaneers stayed within reach of a lead throughout much of the second half, cutting the Bulldog lead to two on two other occasions. At the 8:17 mark, the Buccaneers managed to cut the lead to two with three foul shots by Warren. McDowell answered with a layup and back-to-back foul shots by Wells put the Bulldogs back up by six.

The second half continued to be a back and forth battle between both teams, but the Bulldogs never allowed the Buccaneers to tie the score or take a lead. With 2:26 left in regulation, the Bulldogs led by 11, the biggest lead of the game. Back-to-back free throws by Martin cut the lead to nine. A foul by Urbanus sent Martin to the line once more and he hit two more to cut the Bulldog lead to seven.

Charleston Southern continued to chop at their deficit, getting within four. With 0:31 left in the game, the Bulldogs led by nine after a foul shot by Urbanus. A 3-pointer by Warren cut the lead to six and it looked like the Buccaneers were beginning to gain momentum. Wells hit two quick foul shots to increase the lead to eight, but a 3-pointer by Carter would cut the lead to five with 0:09 left on the clock.

The Buccaneers fouled McDowell and sent him to the line for two shots with 0:06 left in the game. He hit 1-of-2 to put the Bulldogs up by six and put the game out of Charleston Southern’s reach. J.T. Knight hit a layup at the buzzer to give the Bucs an 84-80 loss.

This victory marks the second straight time the Bulldogs have defeated Charleston Southern. The Bulldogs improve to 3-2 on the season, while the Buccaneers drop to 2-3 on the season. The Citadel’s bench outscored Charleston Southern’s bench, 21-16. The Buccaneers were led by Warren, who recorded 25 points. Carter had 20 points and nine rebounds, while Kelvin Martin recorded a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

The Citadel will head to Cancun, Mexico this week to conclude the Cancun Challenge Tournament. The Citadel will face Central Arkansas on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 12:30 p.m., followed by Grambling State on Sunday, Nov. 30 at 12:30 p.m.

“We have tried the last couple of years to get out of town during this week,” added Conroy. “We like to get them out of town and I was looking for a tournament or somewhere to go and this tournament kind of developed and I thought it would be neat, where we play two games in two days. These two opponents should be great preparation for what we will go through the rest of the year.”