CHARLESTON, S.C. (Interstat) — UNC Wilmington used a strong first half to build a lasting lead and defeated the College of Charleston 76-64 in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game Monday night at TD Arena.

The Seahawks (20-4, 11-2) led 42-32 at halftime and maintained a double-digit advantage for nearly the entire second half before 5,176 fans. Greedy Williams scored 16 points and Patrick Wessler added 15 for UNCW, which had five players score in double figures.

Jlynn Counter led the Cougars (16-9, 9-5) with 20 points, and Christian Reeves scored 13. Charleston never led and shot poorly from the field, unable to cut the deficit below 10 points in the final 15 minutes. The Seahawks have won eight of their last nine games.