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SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Wofford shot a season-best 58 percent from the floor and had five players in double figures to beat UNCG 77-59 in Southern Conference men's basketball Saturday night at Benjamin Johnson Arena.

UNCG (5-18, 4-8 SoCon) was led by senior Ben Stywall who had a game-high 18 points and eight rebounds. Freshman Kyle Randall added 10 points, going a perfect 8-for-8 at the free throw line, and Kendall Toney chipped in with nine points. It was Stywall's seventh straight game with 10 or more points and the 18th in 23 games this season.

Kevin Giltner led Wofford (17-8, 9-3 SoCon) with 14 points. Noah Dahlman added 10 points to score in double-digits for the 38th consecutive game for the Terriers. Wofford shot 30-for-52 from the field on the night and also got 13 points from Junior Salters and 10 points each from Tim Johnson and Jamar Diggs.

Wofford led wire-to-wire in earning its 10th win in the last 11 games. The Terriers made six of their first nine from the floor in jumping out to a 14-4 lead. The Spartans got within seven midway through the first half, but got no closer.

The Spartans return home the Greensboro Coliseum to face Appalachian State at 7 p.m. Monday.

UNCG (5-18) — Stywall 6-12 6-8 18, Brown 3-5 2-3 8, Koivisto 2-6 0-0 5, Randall 1-8 8-8 10, Toney 3-8 1-2 9, Sellers 0-1 0-0 0, VanDussen 3-5 0-0 6, Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Smith 0-3 1-3 1, Hardiman 0-1 0-0 0, Bone 0-2 0-1 0, Evans 1-3 0-0 2, Cole 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-55 18-25 59.

WOFFORD (17-8) — Johnson 5-5 0-3 10, Dahlman 4-5 2-3 10, Salters 5-11 0-0 13, Diggs 5-9 0-0 10, Loesing 1-2 0-0 3, Rundles 2-6 4-7 8, Parker 1-1 0-0 2, Giltner 5-7 1-1 14, Wagener 0-0 1-2 1, Steelman 0-0 2-2 2, Dawson 0-0 0-0 0, Tecklenburg 0-0 0-0 0, Godzinski 1-3 0-0 2, Martin 1-3 0-0 2, Rinksalis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-52 10-18 77.

Halftime—Wofford 39-29.
3-point goals—UNCG 3-18 (Toney 2-5, Koivisto 1-5, Evans 0-1, Stywall 0-1, Hardiman 0-1, Davis 0-1, Smith 0-1, Randall 0-3), Wofford 7-18 (Giltner 3-5, Salters 3-7, Loesing 1-2, Diggs 0-2, Godzinski 0-2).
Fouled out—None.
Rebounds—UNCG 34 (Stywall 8), Wofford 34 (Johnson 6).
Assists—UNCG 5 (Randall 3), Wofford 17 (Loesing 6).
Total fouls—UNCG 20, Wofford 19.
A—2,006.