Northeastern Huskies at UNC Wilmington Seahawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
74 - 76
Okauru sparks UNC Wilmington past Northeastern in OT, 76-74
Jordan Roland hit back-to-back jumpers in the final 65 seconds of regulation to put Northeastern ahead, 66-64, but after a timeout Okauru took the ball on the wing and drove the lane for a dunk to tie.
Northwestern took a four-point lead in overtime before Okauru erased the deficit with two free throws and a layup at the rim. Brian Tolefree scored on a layup to put the Hawks in front and Okauru scored again at the basket with :25 left to make it 74-70, and his two free throws put the game out of reach at 76-72.
Tolefree finished with 17 points for Wilmington (6-15, 1-7) and Okauru added 16 points, 10 rebounds and six assists and Shykeim Phillips added 14 points.
Roland finished with 38 points to lead Northeastern (10-9, 4-3). Tyson Walker contributed 17 points.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 76 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 74 - 76 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Brian Tolefree Turnover. | 74 - 76 |
| 3rd 0:02 | UNC Wilmington Timeout | 74 - 76 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Jordan Roland Turnover. | 74 - 76 |
Statistics
 NE |
 UNCW |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-63 | FG | 29-57 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 8-29 | 3PT | 5-15 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 14-22 | FT | 13-20 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 6 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fouls | 23 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Wilmington, NC
Attendance: 3,212 | 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 |