Elon 54, at UNC Wilmington 65

WILMINGTON, N.C. (Interstat) — The UNC Wilmington Seahawks used a dominant opening stretch to establish control and never trailed, methodically dispatching the Elon Phoenix 65-54 in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game Thursday night at a sold-out Trask Coliseum. A crowd of 5,220 watched the first-place Seahawks improve to 21-4 overall and 10-2 in the CAA, while Elon fell to .500 at 13-13 and 4-8 in conference play. The most critical phase of the contest came in the game’s first seven minutes, as UNC Wilmington raced out to a double-digit lead that Elon could never seriously threaten. The Seahawks… Read more...