Vannatta’s 17 leads UNC-Asheville past Elon 78-67
ELON, N.C. — Kevin Vannatta scored 17 points, Ahmad Thomas 16 and freshman MaCio Teague added 15 as the University of North Carolina-Asheville defeated Elon 78-67 Tuesday night for its third straight win.
The Bulldogs (6-3) forced 15 Elon turnovers with 11 steals, including four by Thomas, who has scored in double figures in all nine games this season.
UNC-Asheville took the lead a little over a minute into the game and pushed it into double figures midway through the opening half.