Dragons Edged by UNCW in CAA Quarterfinals

Sunday, March 5

Washington, D.C.

2:30 p.m.

Drexel University

17-15,10-8CAA

UNCW

23-9,12-6CAA

Drexel

UNCW

3/5/2023 4:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Justin Moore's 3-pointer with five seconds to play hit the front of the rim and UNCW sank a pair of free throws in the final seconds as the Dragons fell to the Seahawks, 73-68. The Dragons season came to an end with a 17-15 mark.

Moore led the Dragons with 16 points. Amari Williams and Luke House each added 13. Nick Farrar came off the bench to score 19 for UNCW (23-9). The Seahawks will play top-seed Hofstra on Monday night.

Drexel held a 38-34 lead at halftime. Both teams shot the ball well from the floor, with each going 14-for-23 from the floor. UNCW led early, 13-5, and held on to that lead until Luke House tied it up with a 3-pointer making it 27-27 with 5:44 left in the period. The Dragons led by as many as six in the first half before heading into the locker room ahead by four. They held the lead despite losing starter Yame Butler to a lower leg injury. The junior would not return in the second half.

The Dragons started the second half strong and increased their lead to 12 when Coltrane Washington nailed a 3-pointer making it 50-38. The Seahawks rallied behind the play of Farrar, who scored 12 points in just over four minutes to pull UNCW within two. Thomas followed with a trey, putting the Seahawks back on top, 58-57, with 9:37 left.

The game was tied 64-64 with six minutes to go when UNCW put together a 7-0 spurt keyed by five points from guard Shykeim Phillips. Drexel fought back within three with 42 seconds left on an Amari Williams layup and had a chance to tie game in the final seconds but Moore's 3-point attempt wouldn't fall. UNCW's Maleek Harden-Hayes made a pair of free throws with 2.9 seconds to go to seal the win.