#CAAHoops MBB Recap - Dec. 28 - UNCW Victorious in League Opener to Push Win Streak to 10
Miles McQuiggan
RICHMOND, Va. (Dec. 28, 2022) – UNCW stymied Monmouth to earn its 10
th-straight victory in a standalone first game of CAA men’s basketball play Wednesday night on CBS Sports Network.
UNCW 68, Monmouth 55
UNCW opened CAA play with a road victory and remained undefeated against mid-major competition this winter with a 10
th-straight win. The teams were off to a sluggish 9-6 start nine minutes into the game before six points in 15 seconds from
Nick Farrar helped kickstart the UNCW offense on its way to a 31-20 halftime advantage. UNCW led by 16 early in the second half before Monmouth’s defensive hustle sparked an effort at chipping away to back within nine, which was the closest margin the rest of the way.
Trazarien White led UNCW with 16 points and 14 of them in the second half and
Donovan Newby added 13, while
Myles Foster paced Monmouth with a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds. UNCW, the CAA’s leader in three-point defense entering the night at 30.8%, held Monmouth to 1-of-11 from distance in the contest.
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