(*29*)CAA Men’s Basketball Recap – Dec. 29
William & Mary 84, Towson 70
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William & Mary (10-3, 1-0 CAA) staved off a late surge by CAA preseason favourite Towson (8-6, 0-1 CAA) to choose up an 84-70 victory to open the convention slate. All 10 Tribe gamers to see motion on Monday registered no less than three factors within the win, led by 12-point efforts from Jo’el Emanuel and Kyle Pulliam. Finn Lally joined the duo in double figures with 11 factors, seeing three of his 4 makes coming from distance.
After a gap triple from William & Mary’s Pulliam, the Tigers jumped out to a seven-point edge, 16-9, behind back-to-back treys from Jaquan Womack and Tyler Tejada with 12:55 to play within the first half. The Tribe retaliated with a 19-4 run, a stretch that completed with 12 unanswered factors to take a 33-24 lead with 5:03 left. William & Mary distributed the ball successfully to seize a double-digit benefit, 38-27, on the break, seeing 9 completely different scorers and logging assists on 10 of the crew’s 13 makes from the ground. The Tribe drained six straight pictures to open the second half, together with an emphatic slam down the lane from Kilian Brockhoff, earlier than rising their result in as many as 22. Towson didn’t go down quietly, using a 19-6 run with Jack Doumbia Jr. scoring eight factors on the stretch to drag the Tigers to inside six, 72-66, with 3:40 to play. Pulliam put the sport away with a breakaway end on the rim to reclaim a double-digit lead with underneath two minutes to play earlier than securing an 84-70 win. Dylan Williamson led Towson with 15 factors on the night, whereas Tejada put forth a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double.
UNCW 87, N.C. A&T 78
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UNCW (12-2, 1-0 CAA) staved off a hungry North Carolina A&T (7-5, 0-1 CAA) crew with an 87-78 win on the highway. Senior Nolan Hodge led the best way with a 24-point effort, watching 5 of his six makes come from distance and capturing 7-of-8 from the road. Greedy Williams produced a 19-point, six-assist effort for the Seahawks. Gavin Walsh added 11 factors and 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season.
Neither crew led by multiple possession by the opening 6:30 of the competition. The Aggies turned on the jets with 12 consecutive factors, seeing Dwayne Pierce nail a triple and Will Felton drawing contact by the lane for the three-point play to safe a 27-17 lead with 10:53 remaining within the first half. The Aggies’ Zamora Weluche-Ume helped bump the result in as many as 11, ending on the rim with 4:37 remaining to take a 40-29 edge. UNCW rallied over the ultimate 4 minutes, closing the half on a 13-7 stretch and pulling inside 5, 47-42, at halftime. The Seahawks flipped the change within the second half, opening the body with a 22-8 run to safe a 63-55 lead with 12:11 to play. It took lower than three minutes for the Aggies to storm again and tie the sport at 63 following a midrange jumper from Lewis Walker. The impasse lasted 13 seconds as Madison Durr accomplished a three-point play and sparked an 8-0 run. Durr completed with 13 factors and a pair of assists. N.C. A&T pulled to inside one possession down the stretch; nevertheless, UNCW closed the sport with eight straight makes on the free-throw line to carry on for the nine-point win. Walker completed with 23 factors, whereas Ume-Weluche and Pierce posted 19 and 18 factors, respectively.
Elon 103, Northeastern 91
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Chandler Cuthrell and Kacper Klaczek registered 28 factors apiece, whereas Elon (9-5, 1-0 CAA) shot 62.1% from the ground (36-58 FG) to seize a 103-91 win over Northeastern (4-8, 0-1 CAA). Klaczek went 10-for-12 from the ground with 4 triples, including 12 boards and 5 assists to his remaining line. Cuthrell additionally knocked down 10 pictures within the contest and added a game-best three steals. Randall Pettus II almost eclipsed the 20-point threshold with 19 factors on 6-of-9 capturing.
Elon and Northeastern exchanged blows to open the sport, neither crew gaining a lead bigger than two possessions. The Phoenix unleashed six straight makes shortly after, together with three consecutive from distance, to safe a double-digit edge, 41-31, with 4:20 left within the opening stanza. Northeastern surged once more as William Kermoury registered 14 of the crew’s remaining 18 factors of the half to convey the Huskies to inside three, 46-43, on the break. The seesaw battle continued within the second half, beginning with Elon claiming a nine-point lead early within the body. The Huskies rattled off eight straight factors and labored their first tie, 62-62, for the reason that opening tip after Luca Soroa Schaller accomplished a three-point play at 12:28. Northeastern remained inside placing distance; nevertheless, Elon closed the sport capturing 13-for-17 from the ground to say the 12-point win. The Huskies’ Kermoury scored 20 factors within the setback, whereas Ty Francis led the crew with 23 factors on 9-of-11 capturing. As a squad, Northeastern shot 56.9% from the sector (33-58 FG) and 66.7% from deep (14-21 3FG).
Hofstra 86, Campbell 72
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Junior guard Cruz Davis registered 22 factors, seven assists and 5 rebounds in a stellar capturing evening, serving to Hofstra (10-4, 1-0 CAA) to an 86-72 win over Campbell (6-8, 0-1 CAA). The CAA’s main scorer additionally went 9-for-9 on the charity stripe. Big man Joshua DeCady matched Davis with a 6-for-11 exhibiting from the ground, ending with 15 factors. Freshman Preston Edmead notched 4 3-pointers en path to a 16-point exhibiting.
The Camels jumped out to an early 13-10 lead after CAA Player of the Week Jeremiah Johnson scored six factors within the early going. The tide shortly turned in favor of the Pride as Davis rattled the rim with a one-handed slam to cap off an 18-2 run that put Hofstra up, 28-15. The Pride continued to use strain down the stretch as Edmead knocked down two 3-pointers over the ultimate 90 seconds, together with a trey to beat the halftime buzzer that put Hofstra forward 49-31 on the break. The Pride shot 62.9% from the ground (19-29 FG) and 58.3% from distance (7-12 3FG) within the opening stanza. Hofstra maintained its lead all through the second as Campbell almost went shot-for-shot with the house crew. The Camels ended the sport hitting 10 of their final 15 pictures. Jeremiah Johnson produced a 25-point efficiency, going 6-for-7 contained in the arc with a pair of treys and a 7-of-10 exhibiting from the charity stripe. Dovydas Butka produced a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double within the win.
Hampton 62, Stony Brook 59
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Hampton (7-7, 1-0 CAA) stormed again from down double digits to stay unbeaten at residence with a 62-59 win over Stony Brook (8-6, 0-1 CAA). Xzavier Long recorded 11 of his 16 factors within the second half, including 10 rebounds and 5 assists to his remaining line. Jalyke Wyatt-Gaines posted 12 factors within the win, whereas Daniel Johnson and Christian Watson chipped in 11 factors apiece.
Stony Brook erased an early three-point deficit with 10 unanswered factors, seeing Erik Pratt cap off the run with a three-point play to leap out to a 17-10 benefit. Hampton and the Seawolves exchanged scoring surges by the halfway level of the primary half. Pratt as soon as once more took over down the stretch of the opening body. The Seawolves’ main scorer notched the ultimate 9 factors for the Seawolves, countering Hampton’s Daniel Johnson and his private five-point spurt to offer Stony Brook a 34-33 lead on the intermission. In a sport of runs, momentum shifted in favor of the Pirates to begin the second half as Long scored 4 of the crew’s first seven factors to take a 41-36 lead. Stony Brook took a 10-point lead following a 19-4 run that featured 4 3-pointers, together with two from Pratt, who completed with 20 factors. Hampton retaliated with a Quentin Cooper jumper on the 8:00 mark, sparking 9 unanswered factors and a 17-4 run to finish the sport. After Johnson tied the sport at 57, Watson sank a pullup jumper on the free-throw line to take a lead with 2:05 remaining. Wyatt-Gaines hit a trio of free throws to shut out the sport for the Pirates and seize a three-point victory. Stony Brook’s Ethan Simmon scored 17 factors within the setback, going 6-of-7 from the ground with a pair of boards.
Charleston 72, Drexel 63
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Jlynn Counter racked up a career-high 29 factors on 11-of-14 capturing to information Charleston (8-6, 1-0 CAA) to a 72-63 win over Drexel (6-8, 0-1 CAA). The graduate guard additionally went 3-for-3 from deep and 4-of-4 from the charity stripe, whereas logging six assists, 5 boards and three steals. Chol Machot went 7-for-8 contained in the arc en path to a 14-point, six-rebound exhibiting. Colby Duggan added 10 factors in his season debut with the Cougars.
After capturing 2-for-14 to open the sport and trailing by as many as 14 factors, Charleston orchestrated a valiant comeback with seven straight makes to shut out the opening body. Counter and Duggan drained back-to-back treys to spark a 14-3 run and tie the sport at 28 with 95 seconds remaining within the first half. However, Drexel’s Victor Panov sank consecutive triples of his personal to place the Dragons again up six, 34-28, heading into halftime. The Cougars caught fireplace once more, going 10-for-13 from the ground and securing a 50-44 result in open the second half. Charleston’s lead grew to double digits, 57-46, after Counter knocked down his third and remaining triple with 8:30 to go in regulation. After Charleston’s lead grew to fifteen, the Dragons’ Eli Beard slashed the deficit all the way down to as few as seven after scoring eight of his team-high 17 factors within the remaining minute. Drexel’s Shane Blakeney flirted with a double-double, posting 12 factors and 9 boards.