Northeastern Huskies at UNC Wilmington Seahawks
· CAA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
78 - 71
Northeastern beats NC-Wilmington 78-71 to reach CAA final
Five players reached double figures in scoring for the third-seeded Huskies (22-11), who will face No. 1 seed William & Mary on Monday night. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Jordon Talley scored 18 and Craig Ponder added 17 for second-seeded UNCW (18-13). The Seahawks twice beat Northeastern during the regular season, but in this one they fell behind with 11:40 left and never caught up.
UNCW scored the game's first six points, which ended up being the biggest lead by either team until a basket by Eatherton made it 59-53.
Cedrick Williams answered with a three-point play for the Seahawks, but a dunk by Talley and a layup by Devon Begley put Northeastern in front 63-56 with 4:17 remaining.
It was 64-59 before a three-point play by Eatherton made it an eight-point game with three minutes to go.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Zach Stahl Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Dylan Sherwood missed Three Point Jumper. | 78 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Caleb Donnelly made Free Throw. | 78 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Northeastern Deadball Team Rebound. | 77 - 71 |
Statistics
 NE |
 UNCW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-56 | FG | 26-54 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 7-14 | 3PT | 8-17 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 17-21 | FT | 11-13 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 23 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 13 | Assists | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 10 | Fouls | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Baltimore, MD
Attendance: 3,703 | Capacity:
2025-26 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 15-3 | - | 27-7 |
| Charleston | 14-4 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 24-11 |
| Monmouth | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| William & Mary | 10-8 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Drexel | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Towson | 9-9 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Stony Brook | 9-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| Hampton | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| North Carolina A&T | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Northeastern | 2-16 | 13 | 7-24 |