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ELON 81, WESTERN CAROLINA 76: Drew Spradlin scored 16 points, leading five Elon players in double figures, as the host Phoenix outlasted Western Carolina 81-76 on Monday.

Adam Constantine added 15 points, TJ Douglas 14, Chris Long 13 and Terrance Birdette 10 for the Phoenix (6-17, 4-8 Southern Conference), which has won two straight games for the first time this season.

"We are playing better," Phoenix coach Matt Matheny said. "This was the best first half we've played all year, both offensively and defensively. We are playing better than we were two weeks ago, and we are playing good enough to be on the other side of the score."

The Catamounts took a 4-0 lead, but Spradlin and Douglas made back-to-back jumpers, sparking a 17-4 Phoenix run and they never trailed again. Western Carolina (18-7, 8-5) got within 74-67 with less than 2 minutes left, but Elon made seven free throws to seal it.

Brandon Giles scored 18 points to lead the Catamounts.

WESTERN CAROLINA (18-7) — Russell 0-3 2-2 2, Gailliard 0-1 0-0 0, Giles 7-12 2-4 18, Williams 2-5 3-4 8, Waginger 4-11 1-3 12, Cole 0-0 0-0 0, Phillip 0-1 0-0 0, Mutombo 7-11 0-4 14, Gallagher 0-0 0-0 0, Robinson 5-10 1-1 14, Gordon 3-3 2-2 8. Totals 28-57 11-20 76.

ELON (6-17) — Constantine 7-11 1-4 15, Douglas 4-6 2-2 14, Spradlin 4-13 4-6 16, Carter 2-4 2-2 6, Long 2-7 8-8 13, Bonney 1-1 2-4 4, Birdette 3-4 2-3 10, Ervin 1-3 0-0 3, Ogolo 0-0 0-0 0, Grable 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-49 21-29 81.

Halftime—Elon 39-23. 3-point goals—Western Carolina 9-18 (Robinson 3-6, Waginger 3-7, Giles 2-3, Williams 1-2), Elon 12-27 (Douglas 4-6, Spradlin 4-9, Birdette 2-3, Ervin 1-2, Long 1-5, Carter 0-1, Constantine 0-1). Fouled out—Gailliard, Giles. Rebounds—Western Carolina 32 (Mutombo 7), Elon 30 (Constantine 9). Assists—Western Carolina 9 (Waginger 4), Elon 16 (Long 8). Total fouls—Western Carolina 27, Elon 18. A—1,072.

HAMPTON 55, WINSTON-SALEM STATE 53: Vincent Simpson made a 3-pointer with 13 seconds left, lifting Hampton.

Simpson, who finished with 12 points, scored seven of those in a row in the game's final 1:35 for the visiting Pirates (8-15).

Brian Fisher's layup with 1:53 left put the Rams up 50-48, but Simpson took over from there. He hit two free throws, dropped in a layup and then finished with his final 3-pointer.

Fisher was the lone player in double figures for the Rams (9-13), scoring 11.

HAMPTON (8-15) — Funches 4-7 4-5 12, Lola-Charles 0-3 0-1 0, Pellum 1-8 4-6 6, Simpson 4-17 3-4 12, Tunnell 3-7 1-2 7, Tuitt 0-2 0-0 0, Tolson 0-1 0-0 0, Morgan II 3-5 1-1 8, Ntoko 1-2 0-0 2, Reed 3-6 2-2 8, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-58 15-21 55.

WINSTON-SALEM (9-13) — Carter 1-8 0-0 3, Morris 2-3 0-2 4, Davis 4-7 1-4 9, Wells 0-1 0-0 0, Fisher 3-12 4-7 11, Monger 2-5 0-0 5, Jackson 1-11 2-2 4, Kennings 0-0 0-0 0, Platt 0-0 0-0 0, Hobbs 3-3 2-2 9, Alcius 2-5 3-4 8. Totals 18-55 12-21 53.

Halftime—Winston-Salem 27-26. 3-point goals—Hampton 2-17 (Morgan II 1-1, Simpson 1-11, Pellum 0-1, Tuitt 0-1, Tunnell 0-3), Winston-Salem 5-21 (Alcius 1-1, Hobbs 1-1, Monger 1-2, Fisher 1-5, Carter 1-7, Jackson 0-5). Rebounds—Hampton 43 (Funches 9), Winston-Salem 42 (Morris 8). Assists—Hampton 9 (Simpson, Tunnell 3), Winston-Salem 8 (Fisher, Monger 2). Total fouls—Hampton 19, Winston-Salem 20. A—2,432.

DELAWARE 69, UNC-WILMINGTON 62: Jawan Carter scored 23 points to lead host Delaware.

Carter also had six assists for the Blue Hens (7-17, 3-10 CAA), who snapped a three-game losing streak.

UNC-Wilmington cut the lead to six with 1:38 to play, but the Blue Hens shot 8-for-8 from the free throw line in the final minute to secure the win.

Chad Tomko and Johnny Wolf each scored 15 points to lead the Seahawks (7-17, 3-10). UNC-Wilmington has lost four games in a row.

UNC-WILMINGTON (7-17) — Rendleman 4-8 1-2 9, Fields 1-4 0-0 2, Tomko 4-8 4-4 15, Wolf 5-8 3-4 15, Grant 2-9 2-2 7, Jeralds 0-0 0-0 0, Lacy 0-1 0-0 0, Ohuaregbe 2-6 0-2 4, Deloach 4-11 0-0 10, Mercer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 10-14 62.

DELAWARE (7-17) — Hagins 2-6 2-2 6, Pegg 4-8 0-0 8, Carter 6-15 7-7 23, Dawson 4-14 2-3 10, Boney 3-6 3-3 11, Hawkins 2-2 0-0 4, McCullar 2-6 0-0 4, Santiago 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 24-60 14-15 69.

Halftime—Delaware 34-27. 3-point goals—UNC-Wilmington 8-22 (Tomko 3-6, Wolf 2-4, Deloach 2-6, Grant 1-6), Delaware 7-20 (Carter 4-10, Boney 2-4, Santiago 1-3, Dawson 0-3). Fouled out—Fields, Hagins. Rebounds—UNC-Wilmington 33 (Rendleman 7), Delaware 40 (Dawson 12). Assists—UNC-Wilmington 11 (Tomko 4), Delaware 15 (Carter 6). Total fouls—UNC-Wilmington 17, Delaware 19. A—NA.