Taalib Holloman scores 21 points as Wilmington University earns first win of the season with victory over West Chester

Photo by Markus Spiske

The Wilmington University men’s basketball team earned their first win of the season on Sunday as the team defeated the West Chester University Golden Rams 85-79.

MBB Final | #WilmUMBB 85 – West Chester 79. WU now 1-3. Taalib Holloman leads WU with 21 pts, 1 big rebound at the end, and 3 steals. Skip Burton added 15 points, 4 assists. Caleb Matthews with 12 pts, 3 asts. Nalik Veasley with 11 pts, 7 reb, 3 blks.

— Wilmington Wildcats (@WilmUAthletics) November 19, 2023

 Senior guard Taalib Holloman led the Wildcats in scoring in the win with 21 points.

Three other Wilmington who scored in double digits in the win were junior center Nalik Veasley (11), sophomore guard Skip Burton (15), and Graduate student guard Caleb Matthews (12).

WilmU had the advantage in multiple categories in the game, which included bench points (18-15), turnovers (15-18), assists (19-12), and blocks (5-2).

Wilmington University also had the advantage in shooting, with the team shooting 50.0%(28-56) and West Chester shooting 35.6% (26-73).  The Wildcats were also the better team at the three point line in this game, as the team shot 27.3%(3-11), and the Golden Rams shot 16.7% (4-24).

Let’s get into the game: click below for the full recap.