Towson 79, N.C.-Wilmington 74

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WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Jerrelle Benimon scored 19 points, and Towson held off UNC Wilmington 79-74 on Wednesday in the Colonial Athletic Association opener for both teams.

Bilal Dixon scored 14 points and matched Benimon's eight rebounds, Mike Burwell had 13 points and Marcus Damas added 11 for the Tigers (6-8).

Craig Ponder scored 23 points, Tyree Graham had 18, and Keith Rendleman had 14 points and 21 rebounds for the Seahawks (5-8).

The Tigers led 59-40 on Marcus Damas' layup with 11:53 remaining, but the Ospreys battled back. They closed to 71-65 on Graham's 3-pointer with 2:24 to go, and 72-68 on another Graham 3-pointer with 59 seconds left. He made four 3-pointers from 59-40 to keep the Ospreys close with the Tigers.

With 20 seconds left, Ponder made two foul shots to narrow the margin to 75-72, but the Tigers held on.

The Ospreys outscored the Tigers 46-35 in the second half.

	TOWS	UNCW
Points	79	74
FG Made-Attempted	28-67 (.418)	26-61 (.426)
3P Made-Attempted	5-14 (.357)	7-17 (.412)
FT Made-Attempted	18-28 (.643)	15-22 (.682)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant)	18 (0/0)	21 (0/0)
Largest Lead	20	0

TOWS

UNCW

Points

FG Made-Attempted

28-67 (.418)

26-61 (.426)

3P Made-Attempted

5-14 (.357)

7-17 (.412)

FT Made-Attempted

18-28 (.643)

15-22 (.682)

Fouls (Tech/Flagrant)

18 (0/0)

21 (0/0)

Largest Lead

	TOWS	UNCW
Points	J. Benimon 19	C. Ponder 23
Rebounds	J. Benimon 8	K. Rendleman 21
Assists	J. Benimon 5	C. Ponder 4
Steals	M. Damas 2	K. Rendleman 4
Blocks	J. Benimon 5	K. Rendleman 3
Team Stats: Towson \| NC-Wilmington

DATE	GAME	LINKS
» Jan 2, 2013	TOWS 79, @UNCW 74	Recap
Feb 4, 2013	@TOWS 81, UNCW 68	Recap

DATE

GAME

LINKS

» Jan 2, 2013

TOWS 79, @UNCW 74

Recap

Feb 4, 2013

@TOWS 81, UNCW 68

Recap

TOWS	UNCW
01/05 @DREX 4:00pm 01/09 W&M 7:00pm 01/12 NE 12:00pm 01/16 @DEL 7:00pm 01/19 JMU 12:00pm	01/05 @NE 1:00pm 01/09 @JMU 7:00pm 01/12 GMU 2:00pm 01/16 ODU 7:00pm 01/23 @GAST 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Towson \| NC-Wilmington

TEAM	CONF W-L	TOTAL W-L
Northeastern	14-4	20-12
James Madison	11-7	20-14
Towson	13-5	18-13
Delaware	13-5	19-14
George Mason	10-8	18-14
Georgia State	10-8	15-16
William & Mary	7-11	13-17
Drexel	9-9	13-18
North Carolina-Wilmington	5-13	10-20
Hofstra	4-14	7-25
Old Dominion	3-15	5-25
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UNC-Wilmington 74

Towson 79, N.C.-Wilmington 74

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