Men's #CAAHoops Recap: Jan. 18
UNCW 76, Northeastern 74 (OT)
Mike Okauru forced overtime with a late dunk in regulation, then scored at the basket and added two free throws in the final 25 seconds of overtime to allow UNC Wilmington to get past Northeastern 76-74 and its first win in eight CAA starts on Saturday night.
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 CAA) 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 CAA). Tyson Walker contributed 17 points.
Drexel 84, William & Mary 57
Zach Walton scored 23 points and Drexel beat William & Mary 84-57 on Saturday.
Camren Wynter added 20 points on 5-of-7 shooting from 3-point range and distributed seven assists for Drexel (12-8, 5-2 CAA). James Butler added 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Dragons, which earned their fourth straight home victory.
Drexel scored 50 second-half points, a season high, while the 24 points in the first half for William & Mary were the fewest of the season.
Nathan Knight had 28 points and nine rebounds for the Tribe (14-6, 6-1), whose six-game win streak ended with the loss. Thornton Scott scored 12 and Luke Loewe 10.
Charleston 69, Hofstra 67
Sam Miller scored 20 points and his layup with nine seconds left carried Charleston past Hofstra 69-67 on Saturday.
Following Miller's layup, Grant Riller stole the ball from Jalen Ray to preserve the win.
Hofstra's Issac Kante tied it at 67 on a layup with 40 seconds left. The teams traded 3-pointers when Ray made one with 91 seconds to go and gave Hofstra its last lead, 65-64. Miller's 3 31 seconds later gave Charleston (11-8, 5-2 CAA) the lead.
Riller scored 17 points with 10 rebounds, five assists and three steals. Zep Jasper scored 13.
Dasure Buie led Hofstra (14-5, 5-1) with 19 points and nine assists, Tareq Cobunr scored 16 with five 3s, Ray 12 and Kante 10 with 11 rebounds.
Delaware 79, Elon 78
Jacob Cushing sank a 3-pointer with 2 seconds remaining and Delaware slipped past Elon 79-78 on Saturday.
The Blue Hens and Phoenix played the whole second half within four points of each other and after Marcus Sheffield II made 1 of 2 free throws with 17 seconds remaining Elon led 78-76. That set the stage for Cushing, who had six points in the game, nailing 2 of 3 from 3-point range.
Nate Darling topped Delaware (13-7, 3-4 CAA) with 21 points, sinking 5 of 11 from 3-point range. Ryan Allen added 18 points and five assists, while Justyn Mutts scored 17 and blocked three shots. Kevin Anderson snagged a game-high 10 rebounds.
Sophomore Andy Pack came off the bench to score 16, hitting 4 of 5 from beyond the arc, to lead Elon (5-15, 1-6). Freshman Hunter Woods and Marcus Sheffield II added 15 points apiece with Woods grabbing eight rebounds. Sheffield, the leading scorer for the Phoenix at 16.4 points per game, made just 3 of 15 shots from the floor. Hunter McIntosh pitched in with 10 points and seven assists.
Towson 69, James Madison 61
Brian Fobbs scored 21 points and Towson was 20 of 21 from the free throw line to hold off James Madison, 69-61 in a CAA battle Saturday afternoon.
Fobbs, Nakye Sanders and Allen Betrand scored 40 of the Tiger' 47 second-half points.
The loss is the fourth straight for James Madison and its sixth in the last seven games.
Fobbs was just 1 of 6 from long range but a perfect 6-for-6 from the line for Towson (10-9, 4-3). Betrand and Sanders were each 5-for-5 from the line while adding 16 and 15 points, respectively.
Darius Banks hit 6 of 9 from lone range and paced the Dukes (8-10, 1-6), Dwight Wilson grabbed 10 rebounds.