Ben Stywall recorded his fourth consecutive double-double on Thursday night with 21 points and 12
rebounds in UNCG's 79-62 loss to Wofford.

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Despite Ben Stywall's fourth-straight double-double, UNC Greensboro fell to Wofford, 79-62, in Southern Conference action on Thursday evening in the Greensboro Coliseum.

Stywall's game-high 21 points and 12 rebounds paced the Spartans (2-12, 1-2 SoCon) to record his seventh double-double on the year and the 18th of his career. He has also has had a double-double in all three SoCon games this season. Kendall Toney also chipped in 12 points for UNCG and Kyle Randall scored in double figures with 10 points.

Junior Salters led the way for the Terriers (9-7, 1-2 SoCon) with 18 points after draining six 3-pointers, five of them coming in the second half. Noah Dahlman added 13 points for his 29th straight game in double figures, and Kevin Giltner also had 12 points in the winning effort.

Trailing by 18 points at the half (44-26), the Spartans came out on a 10-2 run in the opening four minutes of the second half to cut the Terrier lead to 10 at 46-36. But that was as close as the home side would as Wofford responded with a 17-6 run to expand its lead to 21 points with just under nine minutes remaining.

The Terriers hit 12 3-pointers in the contest, including 7 on 10 attempts in the second half to hold off several Spartan surges. The Spartans went on another run late in the game as they went on an 8-0 run with pull within 13 with four minutes remaining. UNCG dominated the inside in the second half with a 22-4 advantage in points in the paint. But each time UNCG had a run, Wofford had an answer to keep them at bay.

The Terriers, which defeated UNCG for the fifth consecutive time, got off to a quick start as they started knocked down their first five shots from the field and built a 13-4 lead in just under four minutes. Dahlman and Johnson had 10 and eight points, respectively, as they combined for 18 of Wofford's first 26 points. Wofford shot 54.8 percent from the floor (17-for-31) in the opening half on its way to the wire-to-wire victory.

With the 21-point, 12-rebound effort on Monday, Stywall is now averaging 15.6 points and 11.8 rebounds per game over the last five contests. The 6-5 forward from Charlotte, N.C. leads the Southern Conference at 9.8 rebounds per game this season.

The Spartans cap off their five-game homestand on Saturday as they face Furman at 7 p.m. in the Greensboro Coliseum.

AGATE

WOFFORD 79, UNCG 62

WOFFORD (9-7, 1-2 SoCon)

Junior Salters 6-13 0-0 18; Noah Dahlman 5-6 3-5 13; Kevin Giltner 4-5 0-0 12; Tim Johnson 3-5 2-4 8; Terry Martin 1-2 4-4 6; Jamar Diggs 2-5 1-1 6; Brad Loesing 3-4 0-2 6; Nathan Parker 2-4 1-2 5; Cameron Rundles 1-4 0-0 3; Domas Rinksalis 0-1 2-2 2; Matt Steelman 0-0 0-0 0; Taylor Wagener 0-1 0-0 0; Jason Dawson 0-3 0-0 0; Joseph Tecklenberg 0-0 0-0 0; Corey Godzinski 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-55 13-20 79.

UNCG (2-12, 1-2 SoCon)

Ben Stywall 10-17 1-2 21; Kendall Toney 5-12 0-0 12; Kyle Randall 4-11 2-2 10; Pete Brown 2-5 3-4 7; Montel Smith 1-2 2-2 4; Mikko Koivisto 1-2 2-3 4; Brian Cole 1-6 0-0 2; Korey Van Dussen 1-1 0-0 2; Deangelo Jackson 0-1 0-0 0; Mike Hardiman 0-1 0-1 0; Robby Dilmore 0-0 0-0 0; Brandon Davis 0-0 0-0 0; Brandon Evans 0-3 0-0 0; Darrius Sellers 0-0 0-1 0; Elhanan Bone 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-61 10-15 62.

Halftime: Wofford 44-26. 3-point goals--Wofford 12-24 (Junior Salters 6-11; Kevin Giltner 4-4; Cameron Rundles 1-2; Jamar Diggs 1-3; Taylor Wagener 0-1; Jason Dawson 0-2; Corey Godzinski 0-1), UNCG 2-13 (Kendall Toney 2-7; Kyle Randall 0-2; Mikko Koivisto 0-1; Brian Cole 0-1; Mike Hardiman 0-1; Brandon Evans 0-1). Fouled out--Wofford-None, UNCG-None. Rebounds--Wofford 38 (Tim Johnson 13), UNCG 34 (Ben Stywall 12). Assists--Wofford 19 (Tim Johnson 6), UNCG 6 (Mikko Koivisto 2; Kyle Randall 2). Total fouls--Wofford 13, UNCG 17. Technical fouls--Wofford-None, UNCG-None. A-1565

FREE THROWS: Wofford's 44 points in the first half were a season-high for the Terriers... it was Stywall's ninth career 20-point game and second this season... Stywall enters Saturday's game against Furman 13 points shy of 1,000. Mikko Koivisto needs nine for the milestone... Salters now has 234 career three-pointers, moving him into fourth on Wofford's career list... Stywall's 18 career double-doubles is tied for fourth-best in school history with Verdell Ellis.

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