Four Wilmington University players score in double-digits in a late second-half comeback win over Bloomfield

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The Wilmington University men’s basketball team earned their 13th win of the season on Saturday, as they defeated the Bloomfield College Bears 74-70.

MBB Final | #WilmUMBB 74 – Bloomfield 70. WU now 13-9, 6-6 CACC. WU down 11 with 6:06 to play. Amiri Stewart with 10 pts, 8 reb, 6 assists, 5 stls. Justin Thomas with 17 pts. Randy Rickards with 16 pts, 7 reb. Taalib Holloman with 16 pts, 4 reb.

— Wilmington Wildcats (@WilmUAthletics) February 4, 2023

Senior guard  Justin Thomas led the team in scoring in the win with 17 points.

Three other Wildcats who scored in double digits in the win were junior guard Taalib Holloman (16), senior guard Randy Rickards (16), and junior guard Amiri Stewart (15).

WilmU had the advantage in multiple categories in the game, which included bench points (13-8), fast-break points (17-5), points in the paint (36-28), points off of turnovers (16-13), turnovers (14-18), assists (20-13), and steals (10-8).

Wilmington University also had the advantage in shooting, with the team shooting 45.2% (28-62) and Bloomfield shooting 39.3%(24-61). 

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