CAA Men’s Basketball Recap – Jan. 22
William & Mary 77, UNCW 70
Box Score
William & Mary (13-6, 4-3 CAA) secured a 77-70 house victory to take down UNCW (17-3, 6-1 CAA), the league’s final unbeaten workforce in convention play. Kyle Pulliam led all scorers with a 16-point effort, going 7-of-8 from the road, including six boards and shelling out a pair of assists. Kilian Brockhoff dominated contained in the arc with a 6-for-6 exhibiting en path to a 15-point effort. Cade Haskin rattled off 5 3-pointers and completed with 15 factors within the win. The Tribe additionally moved to 8-0 inside Kaplan Arena this season.
UNCW and William & Mary exchanged buckets till the Tribe rattled off 18 unanswered factors, a part of a 21-1 run capped off by a standard 3-point play from Finn Lally, to present the house workforce 30-8 lead halfway by means of of the primary half. The Seahawks reduce their deficit down to a couple as 12 with the assistance of Madison Durr scoring eight factors on the workforce’s 12-3 run within the ultimate 5 minutes. A pair of Kyle Pulliam free throws helped the Tribe take a 14-point lead, 42-28, into halftime.
In typical UNCW style this season, the Seahawks surged out of the intermission with the assistance of Christian May hitting a pair of pictures from behind the arc to make it a seven-point contest, 49-42, simply 5 minutes into the body. The Tribe bumped its lead again to double figures, 63-51, close to the halfway level with assist from Kilian Brockhoff ending on the rim and sinking a 3-pointer. UNCW’s Greedy Williams tried to will his workforce over the hump as he tallied seven factors on the Seahawks’ 9-2 run that made it a two-possession sport, 71-67, with beneath two minutes to play. The Tribe’s Pulliam staved off the ultimate push with the ultimate six factors, together with 4 on the charity stripe, to safe the seven-point victory. UNCW’s Patrick Wessler notched his league-leading 10th double-double with 15 factors and 13 rebounds. Durr additionally completed with 15 factors, together with seven from the free-throw line.
Stony Brook 95, Northeastern 90
Box Score
Erik Pratt and Andrej Shoshkikj mixed for 53 factors to elevate Stony Brook (12-9, 4-4 CAA) to a 95-80 victory over Northeastern (6-13, 2-6 CAA). Pratt reached the 30-point threshold for the second straight sport, logging 31 factors on 8-of-15 capturing from the ground and an ideal 12-of-12 clip from the charity stripe. The graduate guard additionally added 9 assists and 6 boards. Shoshkikj registered 22 factors on the night after seeing 5 of his eight makes come from behind the arc. Ethan Simmon additionally produced double figures in scoring, flattening 4 3-pointers en path to an 18-point exhibiting. The Seawolves picked up their third straight win on Thursday after capturing 57.1% from the ground (32-56 FG) and 55.2% from distance (16-29 3FG).
It was all Shoshkikj to open the competition because the Seawolves freshman scored 14 of the workforce’s first 28 factors, together with 4 trifectas alone, to place Stony Brook forward by double digits, 28-12, with 8:45 to play. Northeastern fought off the 16-point deficit and slashed it all the way down to as few as 5 earlier than halftime, because of an 11-1 run that includes distance capturing from William Kermoury and Mike Loughnane. Erik Pratt gathered his personal rebound on the ultimate possession and sank his putback try as time expired to ship the Seawolves into the intermission forward by seven, 47-40. Stony Brook knocked down 10 of its 14 makes an attempt from behind the arc within the opening stanza.
Luca Soroa Schaller scored the primary eight factors for the Huskies, a part of a 12-5 run to open the body and impasse the competition at 52 with 16:16 to play. Stony Brook’s Pratt took over within the second half, notably giving his workforce a 59-56 lead on a 3-pointer with 14:55 left and by no means appeared again. Shortly after, the Seawolves’ main scorer notched 5 factors on an 11-0 run that made it a 72-59 sport with 9:17 remaining. Stony Brook noticed its lead develop to as many as 19 down the stretch earlier than securing a 15-point victory. Xavier Abreu led the 5 Huskies in double figures with 15 factors.
Towson 72, Elon 59
Box Score
Dylan Williamson notched 18 of his game-high 24 factors within the second half to assist Towson (12-9, 4-4 CAA) safe its fourth straight win, a 72-59 victory over Elon (12-8, 4-3 CAA). The senior guard knocked down six 3-pointers and went 4-for-4 from the charity stripe, whereas logging 5 boards and 4 assists. Tyler Tejada chipped in 13 factors and Jack Doumbia added a 12-point, six-rebound effort within the triumph. The Tigers secured 21 offensive rebounds and outscored the Phoenix, 24-9, on second-chance alternatives.
Towson and Elon engaged in a defensive battle as the 2 applications traded three ties within the first 5:31 of the competition. The Phoenix held a four-point edge till Tejada and Williamson opened and closed an 11-point spurt with makes from distance to take a 22-15 lead with 6:10 to play within the opening body. The Tigers maintained a seven-point edge, 29-22, at halftime after Jaquan Womack pressured a turnover and had a wide-open lane to the rim for a two-handed slam.
The two groups exchanged buckets to start out the second half, nevertheless it was a end on the rim by Williamson that gave Towson a double-digit lead, 39-29, at 16:51. The Tigers’ huge man Caleb Embeya helped the benefit develop to 12 after hitting a pair of free throws and ending within the lane to take a 47-35 edge with 13:07 to play. Elon’s Isaac Harrell helped reduce the Phoenix’s deficit all the way down to as few as 4, 52-48, after notching the primary six factors of an 8-0 run. Williamson took over shortly after, hitting 4 triples throughout a span of three:35 that propelled the Tigers to their largest lead of the sport, 66-50. Towson’s main scorer posted 16 of the workforce’s ultimate 20 factors of the competition en path to the 13-point win. Chandler Cuthrell posted a team-best 17 factors and 7 rebounds for the Phoenix.
Charleston 87, Campbell 83
Box Score
Charleston (12-8, 5-2 CAA) weathered a late surge to choose up an 87-83 victory over Campbell (Sept. 11, 3-4 CAA). Jlynn Counter registered 20 of his team-high 23 factors within the ultimate 20 minutes, going 7-for-11 from the ground and shelling out 9 helpers. Christian Reeves additionally produced a 20-point effort, logging 21 factors on 9-of-11 capturing contained in the arc to go together with 9 boards and two blocks. Connor Hickman rounded out these in double figures with 18 factors. The Cougars scored 50 of their 87 factors within the paint, a part of a 59.1% capturing clip contained in the arc (26-44 FG).
Campbell jumped out to an early six-point lead, 8-2, after back-to-back finishes from Muneer Newton. After persevering with to commerce buckets, the Cougars capitalized on the recent arms of Connor Hickman, scoring 10 factors on the squad’s 16-6 spurt to make it a five-point lead, 22-17, with 9:08 to play. Four minutes later, Tasos Cook and DJ Smith mixed to attain 10 unanswered factors to reclaim a 35-28 benefit with beneath 90 seconds to play. Charleston closed the body on a 6-0 spurt as Reeves discovered an open path to the rim for a pair of slams, making it a one-point contest, 35-34, by means of 20 minutes.
A slugfest ensued to start out the second half because the Camels and the Cougars traded 4 lead modifications within the opening 4 minutes. Charleston rattled off 14 consecutive factors shortly after that began and ended with makes in shut by Reeves for a 58-46 Cougars lead with 13:02 to play. The CofC lead grew to as many as 13, 73-70, after Counter completed off a 7-0 run with a 3-pointer at 4:45. Smith practically helped the Camels erase the double-digit deficit late after sinking a pair of trifectas with beneath a minute to play to make it a two-point sport. He produced a 31-point effort with six of his 11 made pictures coming from distance, including eight rebounds, six assists and 4 steals. Newton and Cook each recorded 15 factors within the setback.
N.C. A&T 79, Hofstra 78
Box Score
Lewis Walker and Trent Middleton Jr. mixed for 44 factors to elevate N.C. A&T (8-10, 1-6 CAA) to its first convention win of the season with a 79-78 overcome Hofstra (13-7, 4-3 CAA). Walker notched 24 factors on 7-of-12 capturing from the ground and an 8-for-8 exhibiting on the line. The Aggies’ freshman additionally pulled down seven boards and dished out two assists. Middleton watched three of his seven makes go down from distance en path to a 20-point exhibiting. Zamoku Weluche-Ume produced his third double-double within the final 4 video games with 16 factors and 10 boards.
The two groups traded blows with 5 ties within the opening seven minutes of the competition. Hofstra began to attach from distance, hitting 4 triples over an 87-second span, together with a pair from Roberts, to place the Pride forward by six, 25-19, with beneath 11 minutes to play. After the Aggies’ Dwayne Pierce accomplished a three-point play to make it a one-possession sport, Hofstra turned on the jets. The Pride continued to catch fireplace from distance as a pair of Preston Edmead triples guided a 9-0 run, half of a bigger 20-7 stretch that put the guests up by double digits, 45-29, with 5:08 to play. Roberts sank three extra triples earlier than the halftime horn, ending the body with 5 treys and 17 factors. Hofstra’s Davis logged 20 of his game-high 30 factors within the opening 20 minutes of the competition, sinking eight of his 12 makes an attempt from the ground to information the Pride to a 53-40 benefit.
The Aggies fought off an early 15-point deficit within the second half with 13 unanswered factors, seeing Middleton Jr. sink a pair of 3-pointers earlier than a jumper contained in the arc pulled the house workforce to inside two, 57-55, with 14:11 to play. Edmead tried to halt the run with back-to-back trifectas, however N.C. A&T sank six straight pictures from the charity stripe, a part of a 14-2 run that put the house workforce forward by 5, 70-65, with 5:34 to play. The Aggies continued to discover a solution to get to the foul line, using their free alternatives to keep up a lead down the stretch. The Pride tied the sport twice within the ultimate two minutes, nevertheless it was Middleton scoring the again finish of his two free throws that sealed the one-point win. Hofstra’s Edmead and Roberts every completed with a 20-point exhibiting and 5 3-pointers.
Hampton 65, Monmouth 63
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Hampton (10-10, 4-3 CAA) remained undefeated at house and prolonged its profitable streak inside Convocation Center to 11 video games following its 65-63 victory over Monmouth (Sept. 11, 3-4 CAA) on CBS Sports Network. Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt scored 9 of his 16 factors from the charity stripe, including 4 assists and two boards to his ultimate line. Aidan Haskins knocked down 4 3-pointers for 12 factors within the win.
After Monmouth took an early three-point lead, Hampton rattled off 15 straight factors, a part of a 17-1 run that noticed the Pirates safe a double-digit benefit, 19-6, eight minutes into the competition. The Hawks began to search out their rhythm and join from distance over the following 10 minutes to chip their deficit all the way down to as little as one. Andrew Ball supplied an emphatic slam with 3:27 remaining to spark a seven-point spurt that made it a 31-30 contest. Aiden Haskins related on a 3-pointer within the ultimate 90 seconds to present Hampton a three-point edge on the break.
Neither workforce secured a lead bigger than 4 to start out the second half as the 2 applications saved tempo with one another within the opening seven minutes. Haskins made it a five-point sport, 54-49, for the Pirates after ending an 11-2 run with a triple on the eight-minute mark. Monmouth’s Jason Rivera-Torres helped cap off with an 11-3 counter with an and-one end by means of visitors to assert a three-point edge, 60-57, with 2:22 to play. Hampton outscored the Hawks, 8-3, down the stretch and prevented Monmouth from getting a clear try on body within the ultimate seconds to carry on for the win. The Hawks’ Ball went good from the ground on Thursday, going 7-for-7 from the ground with 5 3-pointers en path to a 19-point exhibiting in reserve. Rivera-Torres joined his teammate in double figures with 12 factors, 4 boards, three assists, two steals and a block.
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