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74
Winner UNCW UNCW 10-3,0-0 CAA
66
Campbell Campb 5-7,0-0 Big South
Winner
UNCW UNCW
10-3,0-0 CAA
74
Final
66
Campbell Campb
5-7,0-0 Big South
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNCW UNCW 29 45 74
Campbell Campb 35 31 66

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Joe Browning

Nine Ladies Dancing After Another Seahawk Win

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The streak lives on.
 
Using a familiar formula of tight defense and timely shooting, the UNCW men's basketball team ran its winning streak to nine games by trimming longtime rival Campbell, 74-66, in the 108th meeting between the two schools early Wednesday at Gore Arena.
 
The Seahawks pushed their record to 10-3 by wrapping up the non-conference portion of their schedule on a winning note. Head Coach Takayo Siddle's club now breaks for the Christmas holiday before resuming play in their Colonial Athletic Association debut on Wednesday, Dec. 28, at league newcomer Monmouth.
 
The Camels, who lost for the fourth time in five outings, dipped to 5-7 on the new season. It was UNCW's fourth consecutive victory over Campbell.
 
The outcome hung in the balance when the Seahawks, behind senior guard Maleeck Harden-Hayes, reeled off 10 unanswered points in a 1:44 stretch late in the contest to break away from the pesky Camels. Harden-Hayes led all scorers with a career high 22 points on 8-for-9 from the floor and 2-for-2 at the free throw line.
 
The career effort by Harden-Hayes gave the Seahawks four players in double digits. Sophomore guard Trazarien White added 15 points, senior guard Shykeim Phillips collected 14 points and junior guard Donovan Newby finished with 11.
 
Freshman guard Anthony Dell'Orso paced the Camels with 20 points behind 5-for-6 from deep. Senior forward Jay Paul contributed 13 points – 11 in the second half - and senior guard Ricky Clemons, CU's leading scorer, closed with 11.
 
"We couldn't get anything going," said Siddle. "They play a different style of defense and it affected our offense. I just didn't think we brought enough energy. Give credit to them. They came out, fought hard and put us in a tough situation.
 
"We did some good things late in the game, but we have to make sure that doesn't happen again. We still have a long way to go. I told the guys in the lockerroom that you can't be a champion until you face adversity and get through it. We faced a lot of adversity today and were able to get the job done."
 
Campbell trailed out of the gate before picking up steam and led by six points with seven minutes on the clock when Harden-Hayes and White came alive.
 
A pair of free throws by Dell'Orso with 6:51 on the clock put the Camels on top, 60-54, and the Camels had their sights set on the upset.
 
But the slick-shooting Harden-Hayes knocked down the second of back-to-back three-point bombs and White tossed in a layup to close the gap to two points, 61-59, at the five-minute mark.
 
Campbell still led, 63-59, after a massive dunk by Pal, however the Seahawks exploded for 10 straight points over the next 1:44 to pull away. Harden-Hayes and Phillips each cashed in on bonus opportunities in the final 25 seconds to nail down the road win.
 
"Maleeck was huge today," said Siddle. "He was stepping in and knocking it down. He delivered when we needed him to."
 
Both teams shot well on the day. The Seahawks wound up hitting 58.3 percent on 28-for-48 from the field, including 68 percent in the decisive second period. The Camels, who shot 60 percent in the opening frame, finished at 52 percent on 26-for-50.
 
UNCW scored eight of the first 12 points and grabbed a quick 8-4 advantage following a spinning layup by White on the left side just 5:49 into the contest.
 
The Camels answered with an 8-0 spurt over a 3:38 stretch to gain control. A layup by reserve Laurynas Valstaras lifted Campbell to a 12-8 edge at the 12-minute media timeout.
 
The Seahawks chopped the deficit to two points, but the Camels finished the half on a strong note to take a 35-29 lead into intermission. Sophomore guard Juan Reyna drained a triple on the right wing and added an acrobatic layup to increase the Campbell lead to eight points before Newby's teardrop at the buzzer pulled the Seahawks within six points, 35-29, at the break.
 
Campbell shot 60 percent in the first 20 minutes on 15-for-25 from the floor and made all three of its free throw attempts in the first half.
 
GAME NOTES: UNCW leads the all-time series, 64-44…CU outrebounded UNCW, 27-24…The Seahawks had only four offensive rebounds…Senior forward Amari Kelly led the Seahawks with three assists…UNCW outscored CU, 45-31, in the second half…Eight points was the biggest lead for either team…UNCW's bench outscored their counterparts, 36-11…The Seahawks are now 3-4 at orange-clad Gore Arena…UNCW is 19-7 against the Camels in December…The Seahawks are 2-3 in true road games this season…Siddle is 3-0 against CU's Kevin McGeehan…The Seahawks are 115-72 against Big South Conference opponents through the years…There were six ties and six lead changes…The Seahawks beat the Camels on Hump Day…Attendance was 1,514.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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