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Nolan Hodge vs. Marshall
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69
Marshall Marsh 5-3,0-0 Sun Belt
70
Winner UNCW UNCW 8-1,0-0 CAA
Marshall Marsh
5-3,0-0 Sun Belt
69
Final
70
UNCW UNCW
8-1,0-0 CAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Marshall Marsh 29 40 69
UNCW UNCW 31 39 70

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Brandon Sans

Seahawks Rally to Run Win Streak to Seven

WILMINGTON, North Carolina – The UNCW men's basketball team sank eight free throws in the final 1:24 to erase a seven-point deficit in a 70-69 victory over Marshall before a sold-out Trask Coliseum on Wednesday night.

The Seahawks pushed their win streak to seven games and stand 8-1 overall, including an unbeaten 7-0 home mark. The Thundering Herd dropped their second straight game and fell to 5-3.

UNCW's Patrick Wessler achieved his fourth double-double of the season with a career-high 21 points to go with 13 rebounds, a block and a steal. Senior Nolan Hodge finished one shy of his personal benchmark with 20 points, including 11 from the free throw line, while Madison Durr fashioned his fifth straight contest in double-digits with 11 markers.

Four Marshall players reached double-figures: Noah Otshudi (18), Wilson Dubinsky (12), Jalen Speer (11) and Matt Van Komen (10).

The back-and-forth contest featured 15 lead changes and seven ties with neither team holding a lead bigger than eight points. UNCW carried a narrow 31-29 edge at halftime.

Marshall, trailing 61-58 with 6:21 remaining in the game, rattled off an 11-1 stretch to take a seven-point lead, 69-62, with 1:39 to play.

Hodge and Greedy Williams drained four straight free throws with 84 seconds on the clock after a Herd foul was compounded with a technical foul to make it a one-possession game entering the final minute.
Wessler and Hodge each converted a pair with 48 and 19 seconds left, respectively, to complete the comeback. A late defensive stand at the buzzer sealed the win.

The Seahawks begin a two-game road swing on Saturday afternoon at Louisiana.

GAME NOTES: UNCW owns a 5-3 advantage in the all-time series vs. Marshall … The Seahawks have held the Herd to 69 points in three straight seasons … Hodge and Wessler are the first UNCW teammates to score at least 20 points in the same game since Donovan Newby and Khamari McGriff on Nov. 8, 2024, vs. Georgia Southern … The Seahawks won despite being outshot for the first time since Jan. 16, 2025, vs. Northeastern … UNCW went the final 7:06 without a made field goal … The Seahawks led for 22:39 … UNCW has had a winning streak of seven-or-more games in four of the last five years … The Seahawks converted a season-high 29 free throws.
 
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