Western Carolina defeats UNC Greensboro 73-69

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) Harouna Mutombo led four Western Carolina players in double figures with 18 points and the Catamounts defeated UNC Greensboro 73-69 on Saturday.

Brandon Boggs added 17 points, Keaton Cole 15 and Trey Sumler 10 for Western Carolina (5-4, 2-0 Southern Conference).

UNC Greensboro led 36-34 at halftime, and opened up the second half with five straight points.

The Spartans then went up 44-43, before Western Carolina outscored them 6-2 to lead 49-46 on Trey Sumler's free throws with 12:12 remaining. The Catamounts wouldn't trail the rest of the way.

Western Carolina, which won their third straight, outrebounded the Spartans 40-37 and outscored them 14-10 on second-chance points.

Aaron Brackett tallied a double-double for UNC Greensboro (2-6, 0-2) with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Drew Parker added 14 points, Korey Van Dussen 13 and Trevis Simpson 12 for the Spartans, who lost their third straight.

Updated December 3, 2011