Amiri Stewart scores 20 points in Wilmington University’s 80-69 victory over Georgian Court

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The Wilmington University men’s basketball team earned their 11th win on Wednesday with an 80-69 victory over the Georgian Court University Lions.

MBB Final | #WilmUMBB 80 – Georgian Court 69. WU now 11-6, 5-1 CACC. WU led by Amiri Stewart's 20 points, 4 asts, 3 stls, 2 blks. Taalib Holloman adds 16 pts. Caleb Matthews w/ 15 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast. Skip Burton w/ 4 asts, 4 stls. Nalik Veasley has 13 reb, 3 blks.

— Wilmington Wildcats (@WilmUAthletics) January 18, 2024

Senior guard Amiri Stewart led the team in scoring in the win with 20 points.

Two other Wilmington players who scored in double digits in the win were Graduate student Caleb Matthews (15), and senior guard Taalib Holloman (16).

Junior center Nalik Veasley was locked on the boards all night, collecting 13 rebounds.

WilmU had the advantage in multiple categories in the game, which included fast-break points (20-5), points in the paint (30-22), points off of turnovers (26-16), turnovers (14-16), assists (20-14), steals (11-6), and blocks (6-0).

Wilmington University also had the advantage in shooting, with the team shooting 50.0%(26-52) and Georgian Court shooting 40.6%(26-64). WilmU also had the advantage at the free-throw line, as the team shot 83.3%(20-24), and the Lions shot 72.7%(8-11).

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