Scores

Final

UNC-Wilmington 61

(8-13, 4-7 CAA)

Towson 66

(1-22, 1-10 CAA)

2:00 PM ET, January 28, 2012

Towson Center, Towson, MD

1 2 T
UNCW 32 2961
TOWS 29 3766

Top Performers

North Carolina-Wilmington: D. Morales 17 Pts, 1 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

Towson: D. Jones 15 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk

Towson beats UNC-Wilmington, snaps NCAA record 41-game losing streak

Associated Press

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TOWSON, Md. -- Marcus Damas scored 18 points and Towson ended its NCAA record 41-game losing streak with a 66-61 victory over North Carolina Wilmington on Saturday.

Robert Nwankwo had a double-double with 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Tigers (1-22, 1-10 Colonial Athletic Association). Nwankwo helped Towson win the battle of the boards with a 41-29 edge.

The Tigers trailed 38-34 in the second half before Nwankwo scored on a layup and Damas added five straight points to put the Tigers back on top, 41-38.

UNC Wilmington (8-13, 4-7) battled back to tie the game at 52-all. But Damas made another jumper, sparking an 8-1 run to give the Tigers a 60-53 lead with 1:25 left to play.

The victory was the first career win at Towson for coach Pat Skerry. It was the Tigers' first win since a win at LaSalle on Dec. 29, 2010.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
UNCW
TOWS
Points 61 66
FG Made-Attempted 24-61 (.393) 22-45 (.489)
3P Made-Attempted 9-24 (.375) 1-8 (.125)
FT Made-Attempted 4-8 (.500) 21-31 (.677)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (0/0) 15 (0/0)
Largest Lead 7 5

Game Leaders

 
UNCW
TOWS
PointsD. Morales 17M. Damas 18
ReboundsK. Rendleman 10R. Nwankwo 11
AssistsA. Smith 4M. Damas 2
StealsA. Smith 2K. Walden 4
BlocksK. Rendleman 1R. Nwankwo 3
Team Stats: NC-Wilmington | Towson

2011-12 Season

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» Jan 28, 2012 @TOWS 66, UNCW 61Recap

Next 5 Games

UNCW
TOWS
02/01 GAST 7:00pm
02/04 W&M 7:00pm
02/08 @DEL 7:00pm
02/11 GMU 7:00pm
02/14 @ODU 7:00pm
 02/01 @HOF 7:00pm
02/04 DREX 7:00pm
02/08 @VCU 7:30pm
02/11 JMU 12:00pm
02/14 @NE 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: NC-Wilmington | Towson

Colonial Athletic Association Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Virginia Commonwealth15-328-6
Drexel16-227-6
George Mason14-424-9
Georgia State11-721-11
Old Dominion13-520-13
Delaware12-618-13
Northeastern9-914-17
James Madison5-1312-20
North Carolina-Wilmington5-1310-21
Hofstra3-1510-22
William & Mary4-146-26
Towson1-171-31
View expanded standings »