It’s a non-conference matchup on the hardwood when a member of the CAA travels to take on the Sun Belt in the Palmetto State. The UNC Wilmington Seahawks are on the road as they make the trip to face the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Wednesday night. UNC Wilmington beat North Texas 55-51 outright as a nine-point underdog in the championship game of the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau title Sunday in their previous contest. Coastal Carolina knocked off South Dakota 66-59, covering the line as a four-point favorite, in their most recent game Saturday. In the all-time series between the schools, the Seahawks own an 8-1 advantage, including a 65-53 home win in the most recent matchup on November 18, 2021. They covered the line as a 1.5-point favorite in that contest.
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UNC Wilmington reeled off a fourth straight win as they knocked off North Texas in the title game of the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau title Sunday. The Seahawks improved to 5-2 on the season with the victory and look to keep rolling in the early part of the season. Against North Texas, UNC Wilmington trailed 5-0 early and by a 20-14 mark with 5:30 to play in the first half before closing the half on a 14-3 run to take a five-point lead at intermission. The game was tied at 38 with 6:50 to play before going on a 13-3 run that gave them a 51-41 advantage with 49 seconds remaining. UNC Wilmington did enough down the stretch to hang on for the victory. The Seahawks shot 39.1% from the field, including five of 17 from three-point range, and forced 17 North Texas turnovers to offset losing the rebounding battle 41-25 in the game. Jamarii Thomas led UNC Wilmington with 16 points in the victory.
The Seahawks are b elow average this season offensively, putting up an average of 68.5 points per game on the year, putting them 264th in the nation in scoring offense. UNC Wilmington collects 34.1 boards a night (271st) while handing out an average of 10.6 assists (328th) per contest. The Seahawks are above average on the defensive end of the floor, ranking 73rd in the nation by allowing 62.8 points per game. Trazarien White leads the team in scoring as he puts up 12 points plus 4.3 rebounds per game. Shykeim Phillips (11 points), Jamarii Thomas (8.5 points) and Amari Kelly (7.4 points) are decent secondary options. Donovan Newby, Nick Farrar, Eric Van Der Heijden, Nolan Hodge, Maleeck Harden-Hayes, Jamarhi Harvey, Victor Enoh and Noah Ross are logging solid minutes for coach Takayo Siddle. UNC Wilmington are shooting a chilly 42.6% from the floor as a team on the year. The Seahawks drill an average of 5.5 triples a night while shooting 28.8% from beyond th e arc. UNC Wilmington is mediocre at the charity stripe this season as they are converting 69.6% of their attempts entering this contest.