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69
UNCW UNCW 20-6 (12-3 CAA)
87
Winner William & Mary WM 18-8 (10-5 CAA)
UNCW UNCW
20-6 (12-3 CAA)
69
Final
87
William & Mary WM
18-8 (10-5 CAA)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNCW UNCW 38 31 69
William & Mary WM 42 45 87

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Joe Browning

Tribe Ends Seahawk Streak With Late Surge In Williamsburg

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia  –  William & Mary rallied from 12 points down midway through the second half and closed out the game with a 38-8 run over the final 10 minutes to end UNCW's 11-game winning streak with an 87-69 victory over the Seahawks in Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball action on Thursday at Kaplan Arena.

The Tribe snapped a two-game slide and stand 18-8 overall and 10-5 in the CAA. The Seahawks, who had not lost since Jan. 7 at Towson, are now 20-6 and 12-3.

UNCW remains in first place in the CAA at 12-3, one game ahead of Hofstra (11-4), and followed by William & Mary (10-5), James Madison (9-6) and Towson (9-6).

"Our defense wasn't very good tonight," said second-year UNCW Head Coach Kevin Keatts. "When you're playing a team that's very good offensively like William & Mary, you have to do a better job on the defensive end of the floor.

"They were a better defensive team tonight. If we want to continue to be one of the best teams in the conference, we have to do a better job defensively. We scored enough points to win, but we had too many breakdowns."

Sophomore guard David Cohn of W&M paced all scorers with 21 points, including 12-of-12 at the free throw line. Junior guard Daniel Dixon added 19 points, senior guard Terry Tarpey scored 16 and senior backcourt mate Omar Prewitt finished with 13.

Junior guard Chris Flemmings led the Seahawks in scoring for the 15th time with 18 points. Junior guard Denzel Ingram was the only other player in double figures for UNCW with 12 points. Sophomore playmaker Jordon Talley also collected a career-high10 assists for the Seahawks.

W&M avoided a regular season sweep and avenged a 97-94 overtime loss to UNCW on Jan. 16 at Trask Coliseum. The loss also prevented the Seahawks from tying Yale and Stephen F. Austin for the longest winning streak in the NCAA Division I ranks at 12 consecutive victories.

After leading at halftime, 42-38, and pushing the margin to 47-42 on two Tarpey free throws with 16:44 remaining, the Tribe withstood a big spurt by the Seahawks to beat UNCW for the fourth straight time in Williamsburg.

The Seahawks turned the five-point deficit into a 12-point lead with a 19-2 rally, capped by Dylan Sherwood's gliding layup with 10:34 left to put the Seahawks in control, 61-49.

But the Tribe roared back with its decisive run, including 23 unanswered points, to put the Seahawks on their heels. The pesky Tarpey did most of the damage, scoring eight straight points as the Tribe raced out to a 72-61 advantage.

Flemmings connected on a three-pointer from the left corner to stop the bleeding briefly, but the Tribe reeled off eight more points in a row to build a comfortable cushion with five minutes on the clock. W&M wound up connecting on 52 percent in the second half after starting the period hitting just 1-of-10 from the floor.
The Tribe built a 42-38 lead at halftime behind 46.4 percent shooting and outscored the Seahawks, 13-6, at the free throw line.

W&M opened up a quick 7-2 advantage on a pair of free throws by Prewitt at 17:49 and the lead moved to 19-11 on two more free throws by Prewitt at the 12:29 mark before the Seahawks got untracked.

UNCW reeled off six straight points to chop the deficit to 19-18 and then tied the score at 26-all on a three-pointer by freshman guard Mark Matthews from the left corner with just over eight minutes left in the period.

The Seahawks registered their only lead of the first half, 28-26, on their next trip down the court when reserve forward Marcus Bryan sank a pair of free throws with 7:35 left in the opening half.

But the Tribe added to their lead and led 42-36 after a layup by Connor Burchfield at 1:39 before Devontae Cacok scored on a post move to close the gap to 42-28 at intermission.

The Seahawks, 7-5 away from home this season, play their 2015-16 road finale on Saturday with a 6 p.m. tip-off against the College of Charleston at TD Arena. The Tribe entertains Drexel in their final home game on Saturday at 2 p.m.

GAME NOTES: UNCW still leads the all-time series by a 41-26 margin…The Seahawks are 19-14 in Williamsburg…UNCW has three games remaining in the regular season, one on the road and two on its home floor…W&M won the rebounding battle, 41-30…Each team had 10 turnovers…Kaplan Arena remains the only CAA venue that Kevin Keatts has not emerged victorious…Jordon Talley led the Seahawks in rebounding with seven boards…UNCW had 19 assists on 26 baskets…The Seahawks shot 40 percent from the floor, but just 9-of-30 from long distance…W&M made 10-of-19 bombs…The Tribe outscored the Seahawks at the free throw line, 25-8.


 
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