CENTRAL, S.C. – AJ White's 27 points and a school record for team field goal percentage highlighted the University of North Georgia men's basketball team's 103-81 road victory over Southern Wesleyan. The Nighthawks shot 75.9% from the field in the game, breaking a record set in 2018 against Columbus State. UNG also reached the century mark in scoring in regulation for the first time since 2018.
White shot 10-of-13 from the field, making all four of his three-point attempts, adding four rebounds and three assists to his stat line. Four different Nighthawks finished with double-digit scoring in the game.
Frank Champion scored 19 points and howed his worth on the defensive end recording, two blocks and one steal. He led the team in rebounds (7) for the third straight game this season.
Giancarlo Bastianoni finished with 14 points shooting 6-of-7 from the field and leading the team with five assists.
Case Roach rounded out the double-digit scorers for UNG with 13 points.
Key Moments
- UNG began the game with a 19-4 run led by Roach scoring six of the first nine points.
- North Georgia's defense held SWU to 30 points in the first half allowing the offense to stretch the lead to 18 at the halftime break.
- The Nighthawks shot 76.9% from the field in the first half, making 20 shots on 26 attempts.
- White scored 13 of his 27 points from the 16:30 mark till the 10:42 mark in the second half.
- Southern Wesleyan finished the contest on a 12-3 run to cut the final deficit to 22 points.
Next Up
North Georgia will host their home opener against No. 6 Lincoln Memorial in Lynn Cottrell Arena at the UNG Convocation Center. LMU is 4-1 on the season and coming off a 119-72 victory over King University. The Nighthawks will tip off against the Railsplitters at noon on November 19th.
The last matchup between the two programs came in 2008. UNG owns the all-time series 6-5, defeating LMU in their last matchup 80-73.
