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68
Winner UNCW UNCW 3-3,0-0 CAA
54
Missouri St. MOST 2-2,0-0 MVC
Winner
UNCW UNCW
3-3,0-0 CAA
68
Final
54
Missouri St. MOST
2-2,0-0 MVC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNCW UNCW 29 39 68
Missouri St. MOST 28 26 54

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Joe Browning

Seahawks Bounce Bears In Baha Mar Debut

NASSAU, The Bahamas – The UNCW men's basketball team's first victory in five tries over Missouri State couldn't have come at a better time.
 
Sophomore guard Trazarien White racked up a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds and anchored four players in double figures to power the Seahawks over the Bears, 68-54, early Friday in the second game of the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship at the Baha Mar Convention Center.
 
The Seahawks evened their record at 3-3 on the young season with their second straight win and will face Vermont in Saturday's semifinals in a 5:30 p.m. tipoff. The Bear stands 2-2 and will play Ball State in a loser's bracket game at noon on Saturday.
 
"I thought Missouri State was the tougher team in the first half," said Takayo Siddle, UNCW's third-year head coach. "I talked to the guys about that. My message was just to toughen up, get the rebounds, get the 50-50 balls and make sure we took care of those things. I felt good about us winning if we did.
 
"Defensively, we stepped up and that created some offense for us. We shared the ball well with 13 assists."
 
White went 4-for-12 from the floor and 8-for-11 at the free throw line for his game-high total and third double figure outing of the campaign. Sophomore guard Jamarii Thomas added 13 points, junior guard Donovan Newby chipped in 11 and senior guard Maleeck Harden-Hayes finished with 10.
 
Colorado State transfer Kendle Moore paced the Bears with 12 points and reserve center Dawson Carper contributed 10.
 
In the first of three games in the MTE tournament, the Seahawks started slow, but finished with a flourish to race past the Bears of the Missouri Valley Conference. UNCW crept out to a 29-28 edge at halftime and put on a clinic in the final 20 minutes to move on to the semifinals.
 
The Seahawks shot 52.0 percent in the second half and held MSU to just 31.8 percent and pulled away down the stretch from the reeling Bears.
 
Midway through the stanza, MSU's Dalen Ridgnal connected on a jumper to help the Bears climb within, 45-42, with 12:13 remaining.
 
UNCW then gained some breathing room with a 7-0 spurt, extending the advantage to double digits, 54-43, on a layup by Shykeim Phillips.
 
The Seahawks posted their longest lead of the game, 68-53, when Phillips sank a jumper on the left side with just under one minute left to play. The bucket capped a 9-0 run in the final three minutes that sealed the victory for Siddle's club.
 
Following a sluggish start, the Seahawks grabbed a 29-28 edge at the break behind White, who
scored nine points in the opening 20 minutes.
 
UNCW misfired on its first seven field goal attempts before Jamahri Harvey's triple on the right wing broke the ice at 13:50. After Phillips canned a jumper at the free throw line, the Bears scored six unanswered points for their largest lead of the period, 15-7, courtesy of a shot high off the glass by Moore.
 
The two teams traded buckets for the next seven minutes when White came alive. He scored the final five points of the half, including a running jumper with 38 seconds left to give the Seahawks a 29-25 edge. MSU's Alston Mason countered, however, with a three-pointer with three seconds remaining to slice UNCW's lead to just one at intermission.
 
GAME NOTES: Thomas scored the first eight points of the second half for UNCW. The Seahawks scored 15 points off 15 MSU turnovers…UNCW went 17-for-21 at the free throw stripe…There were 42 fouls whistled…Siddle now stands 19-11 against non-conference opponents in three seasons…The Seahawks outscored the Bears in the second period, 39-26…UNCW had 13 assists on 23 baskets…The Seahawk bench contributed 29 points in the win…Attendance was 374.

2022 Baha Mar Nassau Championship Results/Pairings
 
Friday, Nov. 25, 2022
Vermont 78, Ball State 73
UNCW 68, Missouri State 54
North Texas 69, San Jose State 54
Long Beach State 78, Oakland 70
 
Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022
Ball State vs. Missouri State, Noon
San Jose State vs. Oakland, 2:30 p.m. (Fifth place)
UNCW vs. Vermont, 5:30 p.m.
North Texas vs. Long Beach State, 8:00 p.m.
 
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022
TBD, Noon, (Seventh Place)
UNCW-Vermont loser vs. tba, 5:30 p.m. (Third place)
Championship, 8:00 p.m.



 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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