Four Wilmington University players score in double-digits in 80-63 victory over Jefferson

Photo by Markus Spiske

The Wilmington University men’s basketball team earned their seventh win of the season on Saturday with an 80-63 victory over the Jefferson University Rams.

MBB Final | #WilmUMBB 80 – Jefferson 63. WU now 7-5, 2-0 CACC. Caleb Matthews leads with 16 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast. Amiri Stewart has 13 pts, 2 blks. Kaleb Hedgepeth with 12 pts, 5 reb. Skip Burton with 11 pts, 7 reb, 4 asts. WU held Jefferson to 39.3% shooting, just 5-of-22 from 3.

— Wilmington Wildcats (@WilmUAthletics) December 30, 2023

Graduate student Caleb Matthews led the team in scoring in the win with 16 points.

Three other Wilmington who scored in double digits in the win were senior guard Amiri Stewart (13), sophomore guard Skip Burton (11), and sophomore forward Kaleb Hedgepeth (12).

WilmU had the advantage in multiple categories in the game, which included bench points (29-8), fast-break points (10-2), points in the paint (46-34), points off of turnovers (17-10), turnovers (8-15), steals (8-5), and blocks (8-2).

Wilmington University also had the advantage in shooting, with the team shooting 47.6%(30-63) and Jefferson shooting 39.3%(24-61). 

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