UNC Wilmington Seahawks at Charleston Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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UNC Wilmington goes toe-to-toe with Charleston in 71-70 win
It was just the Seahawks' second Colonial Athletic Association win in nine tries.
Jaylen Sims made a pair of foul shots and the Seahawks led 61-57 with 4:54 left. The Cougars went on a 7-0 spurt and led by three when Brevin Galloway made 1 of 2 foul shots with 2:46 to go.
UNC Wilmington (7-15) regrouped when Martin Linssen made a layup, and Sims made two free throws with 36 seconds remaining for a 65-64 lead. Sims made two of his next four free throws for a 67-64 advantage.
Zep Jesper scored a layup and the Cougars were within one. Jesper fouled Gadsen, who made a pair of free throws, and the Seahawks led 69-66. Galloway made 1 of 2, Gadsen made a pair and Grant Riller buried a 3 for Charleston (12-9, 6-3) to bring the Cougars within 71-70 with four seconds left but ran out of time.
Riller led the Cougars with 16 points and Sam Miller grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds.
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Statistics
 UNCW |
 COFC |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-55 | FG | 25-72 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 6-33 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 22-33 | FT | 14-16 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Assists | 8 |
| 0 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 25 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Charleston, SC
Attendance: 4,905 | 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 |