Ben Stywall had 18 points and eight rebounds to lead UNCG on Saturday night. The
Spartans lost at Wofford, 77-59.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Wofford shot a season-best 58 percent from the floor for the game and had five players score in double figures to beat UNC Greensboro, 77-59, in Southern Conference men's basketball action Saturday night at Benjamin Johnson Arena.

UNCG (5-18, 4-8 SoCon) was led by senior Ben Stywall with a game-high 18 points and eight rebounds. Freshman Kyle Randall added 10 points, going a perfect 8-for-8 at the free throw line, and Kendall Toney chipped in with nine points. It was Stywall's seventh straight game with 10 or more points and the 18th in 23 games this season.

Kevin Giltner led the way for Wofford (17-8, 9-3 SoCon) with 14 points. Noah Dahlman added 10 points to score in double-digits for the 38th consecutive game for the Terriers. Wofford shot 30-for-52 from the field on the night and also got 13 points from Junior Salters and 10 points each from Tim Johnson and Jamar Diggs.

Wofford led wire-to-wire in earning its 10th win in the last 11 games. The Terriers made six of their first nine from the floor in jumping out to a 14-4 lead in the game's first seven minutes. The Spartans got back to within seven midway through the first half on a Stywall bucket that made it 18-11, but got no closer on the night.

Wofford stayed hot throughout the first half, shooting 63 percent from the field (17-of-27). The Terriers led by as many as 15 in the opening half. The Spartans got on track after missing seven of their first eight from the floor. UNCG finished the half shooting just 38 percent from the field (11-of-29), but managed to keep the deficit at 10 at the intermission, 39-29.

An 11-3 run by the Terriers midway through the second half stretched the lead to 19. Giltner converted a conventional three-pointer play and knocked down a three-point field goal from the right corner during the run that made it 62-43 with 10:19 to play.

UNCG tightened up the defense to hold Wofford to just six points in the next six minutes, but the hole was too deep to climb out of. The Spartans got back to within 12 with four minutes to play, but could not get closer.

The Spartans return home the Greensboro Coliseum to face Appalachian State on Monday at 7 p.m.

AGATE

WOFFORD 77, UNCG 59

UNCG (5-18, 4-8 SoCon)

Ben Stywall 6-12 6-8 18; Kyle Randall 1-8 8-8 10; Kendall Toney 3-8 1-2 9; Pete Brown 3-5 2-3 8; Korey Van Dussen 3-5 0-0 6; Mikko Koivisto 2-6 0-0 5; Brandon Evans 1-3 0-0 2; Montel Smith 0-3 1-3 1; DeAngelo Jackson 0-0 0-0 0; Brian Cole 0-0 0-0 0; Elhanan Bone 0-2 0-1 0; Mike Hardiman 0-1 0-0 0; Brandon Davis 0-1 0-0 0; Darrius Sellers 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-55 18-25 59.

WOFFORD (17-8, 9-3 SoCon)

Kevin Giltner 5-7 1-1 14; Junior Salters 5-11 0-0 13; Tim Johnson 5-5 0-3 10; Noah Dahlman 4-5 2-3 10; Jamar Diggs 5-9 0-0 10; Cameron Rundles 2-6 4-7 8; Brad Loesing 1-2 0-0 3; Nathan Parker 1-1 0-0 2; Corey Godzinski 1-3 0-0 2; Terry Martin 1-3 0-0 2; Matt Steelman 0-0 2-2 2; Taylor Wagener 0-0 1-2 1; Domas Rinksalis 0-0 0-0 0; Joseph Tecklenberg 0-0 0-0 0; Jason Dawson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-52 10-18 77.

Halftime: Wofford 39-29. 3-point goals--UNCG 3-18 (Kendall Toney 2-5; Mikko Koivisto 1-5; Brandon Evans 0-1; Montel Smith 0-1; Mike Hardiman 0-1; Brandon Davis 0-1; Kyle Randall 0-3; Ben Stywall 0-1), Wofford 7-18 (Junior Salters 3-7; Kevin Giltner 3-5; Brad Loesing 1-2; Jamar Diggs 0-2; Corey Godzinski 0-2). Fouled out--UNCG-None, Wofford-None. Rebounds--UNCG 34 (Ben Stywall 8), Wofford 34 (Tim Johnson 6). Assists--UNCG 5 (Kyle Randall 3), Wofford 17 (Brad Loesing 6). Total fouls--UNCG 20, Wofford 19. Technical fouls--UNCG-None, Wofford-None. A-2006

FREE THROWS: Wofford has won the last six meetings in the series. They have also won four in a row over the Spartans at Benjamin Johnson Arena... Kendall Toney extended his streak to 14 straight games with a three-pointer... Stywall is now four points shy of the Top 10 in career scoring with 1,119 points... Just how hot has Stywall been lately? His eight rebounds on Saturday were the fewest he's had in his last eight games going back to January 9 when he had just four in a win over Furman.

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