Amiri Stewart scores 23 points to help Wilmington University defeat Lock Haven for their third straight win

Wilmington takes a 13-point lead into halftime.

The game started with WilmU running out to 8-0 lead with 17:24 remaining in the opening half. Amiri Stewart was in command of the offense during this stretch, as he scored five of the team’s eight points. 

Fast forward to the 8:30 minute mark, where Taalib Holloman would drain a three-point shot to extend the Wildcats’ advantage to 22 points (35-13). 

Starting at the 7:32 minute mark, Lock Haven would outscore Wilmington 22-13 to cut the deficit to 13 points (48-35) at the end of the first half. 

WilmU takes home an 86-80 victory!

The Bald Eagles would continue to build on the momentum from the late minutes of the half in the next period, as they would go on a 23-14 run to slice the lead to four points (62-58) with 11:10 left in the game.

Almost a minute later, the Wildcats would strike back as they outscored Lock Haven 10-0 to extend their edge to 72-58 with 7:58 left in the second half. Nalik Veasley saw the basketball clear on this run, as he scored seven of the team’s ten points.

Fast forward to the 32-second mark, where the Bald Eagles Jalen Gorham would sink a layup to tighten the score to 84-80. 

Wilmington would hang on to win 86-80, as Caleb Matthews sunk two free throws with 19 seconds left in the game. 

Stats:
FG%:	LH: 45.3%	WU: 55.9%
3P%:	LH:28.0%	WU: 50.0%
FT%:	LH: 62.5%	WU: 72.2%
Rebs:	LH 36	WU:32
Ast:	LH: 11	WU: 14
Stl:	LH: 4	WU: 4
Blks:	LH:4	WU:0
TO:	LH: 11	WU:11