GREENSBORO, NC Wofford got 18 points from Noah Dahlman and shot 60 percent from the floor in the second half to defeat UNC Greensboro, 69-57, in Southern Conference men's basketball action Monday night at Fleming Gym.
Junior Salters added 16 points as the Terriers moved to .500 on the season at 11-11, 7-6 in Southern Conference play. UNCG dropped to 4-19 and 3-11 in league play.
Trailing by 15 with 3:36 to play, the Spartans put together one last rush. They scored seven straight to get to within, 65-57, with 1:42 to play. Following a Wofford turnover, the Spartans had three cracks at it from three-point range, but lost the third rebound out of bounds and had to foul.
UNCG got 20 points and nine rebounds from Ben Stywall and 15 points from Kendall Toney. The two combined to shoot 14-for-24 from the field, while the remainder of the squad struggled, shooting just 7-for-37.
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Ben Stywall had 20 points and nine rebounds, giving him 10 or more points in 13 of his last 14 games.
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Stywall has now scored in double-figures in 13 of his last 14 games. He is averaging 17.6 points and 9.7 rebounds in his last seven games, shooting 58.6 percent from the floor. On Monday, Stywall was 8-for-11 from the field.
As hot as the Spartans opened the game on Saturday night at
Georgia Southern when they began the game with a 9-0 lead, they were the polar opposite to begin on Monday night. UNCG went the first 5:15 without a field goal, digging itself into an early 8-2 hole. But Kendall Toney's 14-footer from the left wing gave the Spartans their first bucket and sparked a 14-3 run for their first lead of the night.
The Spartans led by as many as six in the opening half, but Wofford trimmed that to two by the intermission, 31-29, as UNCG went the final 2:25 of the half without a bucket. Toney and Stywall were a combined 8-for-10 from the floor with 10 points each.
The Spartans came out cold again to open the second half, missing nine of their first 11 from the floor. Wofford took advantage by opening up a five-point advantage, 42-37, on Kevin Giltner's trey with 13:25 to play, capping a 7-2 spurt.
The Spartans got back to with one before Wofford went on a 10-2 run to open up its largest lead to that point at 52-43 with 9:37 to play.
UNCG got back to six on a 26-footer by Toney just before the shot clock ran out, but the Terriers continued to expand the lead from there, growing it to 15 on Salters' four-point play with 3:36 to go.
UNCG continues its five games in 10 days stretch when it visits Samford on Thursday night. Game time is set for 8 pm Eastern time (7 pm local).
AGATE
WOFFORD 69, UNCG 57
WOFFORD (11-11, 7-6)
Noah Dahlman 9-14 0-0 18; Junior Salters 5-11 2-4 16; Kevin Giltner 3-5 1-2 9; Tim Johnson 4-11 1-2 9; Jason Dawson 0-3 4-4 4; Terry Martin 2-3 0-0 4; Brad Loesing 2-2 0-0 4; Corey Godzinski 1-2 0-0 3; Drew Crowell 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 27-54 8-12 69.
UNCG (4-19, 3-11)
Ben Stywall 8-11 4-5 20; Kendall Toney 6-13 0-0 15; Mikko Koivisto 3-13 0-0 9; Damian Eargle 1-8 5-6 7; Elhanan Bone 1-4 0-0 2; Pete Brown 1-3 0-0 2; Montel Smith 1-5 0-0 2; Sean Spooner 0-3 0-0 0; Daniel Oliver 0-1 0-0 0; Deangelo Jackson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-61 9-11 57.
Halftime: UNCG 31-29. 3-point goals--Wofford 7-15 (Junior Salters 4-8; Kevin Giltner 2-3; Corey Godzinski 1-2; Jason Dawson 0-2), UNCG 6-22 (Kendall Toney 3-9; Mikko Koivisto 3-10; Montel Smith 0-1; Sean Spooner 0-1; Daniel Oliver 0-1). Fouled out--Wofford-None, UNCG-Montel Smith. Rebounds--Wofford 36 (Tim Johnson 13), UNCG 35 (Ben Stywall 9). Assists--Wofford 17 (Tim Johnson 6; Jason Dawson 6), UNCG 7 (Mikko Koivisto 4). Total fouls--Wofford 9, UNCG 16. Technical fouls--Wofford-None, UNCG-None. A-640
FREE THROWS: Sticking with the line-up that got a win on Saturday night, coach Mike Dement elected to bring Mikko Koivisto off the bench on Monday night. Even though he did not start on Saturday night, Koivisto still played 28 minutes just one minute below his average.. Koivisto played 34 minutes on Monday night... The Spartans lost Daniel Oliver in the early minutes of Monday's contest when he got his bell rung, catching an elbow on a loose ball rebound. He stayed on the bench for the remainder of the game and is listed as day-to-day... In Wofford's last four wins over UNCG, the Terriers have overcome halftime deficits of 2, 3, 1 and, most recently, 2... Mikko Koivisto moved into third on the career three-point list, passing Nathan Jameson (188). Koivisto now has 190 for his career. Toney took over sole possession of 10th, passing Yusuf Stewart.
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