Furman holds off UNC Wilmington 90-84 behind Sibley, Brown
WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Devin Sibley scored 24 points on 9-for-11 shooting from the floor and Andrew Brown added 18 points and Furman beat UNC Wilmington 90-84 on Sunday.
Early in the second half, Brown made a 3-pointer for a 50-48 Furman lead and the Paladins never trailed again. The shot triggered a 15-5 run that involved 3s from Brown, John Davis III and Sibley.
Later, Ty Taylor II had back-to-back layups to trim UNC Wilmington's deficit to 79-75 with 6:08 left. The Seahawks cut the deficit to three points on three later occasions but couldn't get closer.
Brown and Davis made 3 of 4 free throws combined in the last 12 seconds to seal the win as UNC Wilmington scored just once in the final minute.
Furman (9-3) got 16 points from Matt Rafferty and Davis had 14. Rafferty was 7-for-9 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds.
Devontae Cacok led UNC Wilmington (2-7) with 24 points and missed twice in 12 attempts from the field and collected 13 rebounds. Jordon Talley scored 21, Jaylen Fornes 20 and Taylor 13.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Keith Fogleman
- Jerome Hall
- Jon Wall
2023-24 Southern Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Samford | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
UNC Greensboro | 12-6 | 3 | 21-11 |
Chattanooga | 12-6 | 3 | 21-12 |
Western Carolina | 11-7 | 4 | 22-10 |
Wofford | 10-8 | 5 | 17-15 |
Furman | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
East Tennessee State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
Mercer | 8-10 | 7 | 16-17 |
The Citadel | 3-15 | 12 | 11-21 |
VMI | 1-17 | 14 | 4-28 |
2023-24 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Charleston | 15-3 | - | 27-8 |
Drexel | 13-5 | 2 | 20-12 |
UNC Wilmington | 12-6 | 3 | 21-10 |
Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
Towson | 11-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
Delaware | 10-8 | 5 | 19-14 |
Stony Brook | 10-8 | 5 | 20-15 |
Monmouth | 10-8 | 5 | 18-15 |
Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 14-18 |
Northeastern | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 13-19 |
North Carolina A&T | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
William & Mary | 4-14 | 11 | 10-23 |
Hampton | 3-15 | 12 | 9-24 |