Herd Men’s Hoops Set for Midweek Tilt Against Bulldogs

GAME 7 | MARSHALL (5-1, 0-0 C-USA) vs. UNC ASHEVILLE (3-3, 2-0 BIG SOUTH)
Tuesday, Dec. 22 | 6:00 p.m.
Cam Henderson Center | Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall Game Notes

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Thundering Herd men's basketball squad is set to host the UNC Asheville Bulldogs in its final scheduled non-conference game on Tuesday night.

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Marshall rebounded after its first loss to Toledo last Wednesday with an 85-71 victory over Robert Morris on Sunday.

Jannson Williams powered the Herd with a game-high 24 points, which tied his career-high, while making 9-of-his-17 attempts from the field, 5-for-10 from three-point range, and rejecting three shots.

Jarrod West did it all on Sunday as he scored 14 points, grabbed nine rebounds, dished out eight assists and had seven steals in the victory.

Taevion Kinsey added 17 points and Obinna Anochili-Killen provided another 15 as the Marshall starters accounted for 77 of the team's 85 points.

Williams' 24 points tied a career-high set on Nov. 23, 2018, at Maryland.

Anochili-Killen scored 10 or more points for the first time in his career.

West's seven steals set a new career-high with his previous best being six against Bluefield State on Dec. 12, 2019. It's also the first time a Marshall men's basketball player has had seven steals in a game since Travis Young on Dec. 15, 1999, against Rio Grande.

Kinsey has scored at least 17 points in five of his first six games this season and now has 56 double-figure scoring games in his career.

The Herd is 5-0 when it outrebounds its opponents this season.

All five Marshall's victories have come by at least 11 points this season.

Williams moved to 166 career blocks tonight, 14 away from tying Ajdin Penava for second most in program history.

With 224 career steals, West ranks fifth in Conference USA history in steals.

Devin Collins saw his first action in his Marshall career, while Jeremy Dillon saw the court for the first time this season.

SCOUTING UNC ASHEVILLE
The Bulldogs are 3-3 this season and are coming off a loss to Chattanooga. It has already begun Big South action this season and is 2-0 in conference play with a pair of wins over High Point.

Asheville has three student-athletes averaging 10 or more points this season with Tajion Jones leading way with 17.8 per game. Jones is shooting 50 percent from the field.

LJ Thorpe is 12.2 points per contest and is tied for the team lead in rebounds per game at 5.2, while Trent Stephney is putting 10.2 points and dishing 5.0 assists per game this season.

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Herd Men’s Hoops Set for Midweek Tilt Against Bulldogs

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Players Mentioned

Obinna Anochili-Killen

Devin Collins

Jeremy Dillon

Taevion Kinsey

Jarrod West

Jannson Williams

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