CAA Men’s Basketball Recap – Feb. 9
UNCW 76, Charleston 64
Box Score
UNCW (20-4, 9-2 CAA) eclipsed the 20-win threshold for the fifth-straight season following its largest street victory, 76-64, towards Charleston (16-9, 9-3 CAA), additionally snapping the Cougars’ five-game profitable streak. All 5 of the Seahawks’ starters reached double figures in scoring, led by Greedy Williams and his team-high 16 factors on 5-of-11 capturing from the ground with a pair of triples. Patrick Wessler registered his league-best 12th double-double of the season with 15 factors, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Christian May additionally logged a 14-point effort with two 3-pointers within the guests’ win on Monday. Nolan Hodge recorded 12 factors with a trio of treys, whereas Noah Ross rounded out these in double figures with 11 factors and eight rebounds. The Seahawks outscored the Cougars within the paint, 38-26, whereas logging 17 second-chance tallies. UNCW picked up its sixth consecutive victory towards Charleston.
The Seahawks got here out swinging with makes on eight of their first 9 makes an attempt from the ground, together with a trio from Ross, to take an 18-7 lead simply 5:05 into the sport. The Cougars got here hovering again to make it a one-possession sport, 26-24, at 8:33 as Chris Davis Jr. capped off a 17-8 spree with eight of the ultimate 10 factors of the run. The Seahawks labored their benefit again to 6 after Wessler discovered the underside of the bucket on back-to-back possessions to spark UNCW’s surge to take a 34-27 edge with 4 minutes to play. Williams helped the Seahawks to a double-digit lead on the break, 42-32, after sinking consecutive wide-open treys within the ultimate 37 seconds.
UNCW expanded its benefit to fifteen after a layup from Williams and a trifecta by Hodge within the opening 80 seconds. Charleston’s Christian Reeves completed off a six-point spurt with a slam to convey the deficit again all the way down to single digits, 47-38, with 15:57 to play. The Seahawks rapidly retaliated with an 8-0 swing as May accomplished a pair of conventional three-point performs to go up 55-38 with 14:10 to play. Jlynn Counter battled again to make it a 10-point contest, 60-50, with 5 free throws on a stretch of seven unanswered factors with below 9 minutes remaining. It was as shut because the Cougars as Hodge put the sport away with a pair of triples with below six minutes to play earlier than holding on for a 12-point triumph. Counter completed with 20 factors, six boards and three helpers. Reeves additionally added a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double and Davis chipped in 11 factors.