Game Story; UNC Wilmington 76, JMU 66

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2/14/2004 1:54:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va. (2/14/2004) – T.J. Carter scored nine of his career-high 17 points during a 19-4 first-half North Carolina Wilmington scoring run, and the Seahawks went on to beat JMU 66-56.

Carter had five three-pointers overall, including three as UNC Wilmington went from a 6-6 tie at the 14:40 mark of the first half to a 25-10 lead at the 7:10 mark. He gave the Seahawks a 15-8 lead with his first three-pointer with 9:53 left in the half and hit from long range again at the 8:44 and 7:59 marks to complete the 19-4 run.

Carter, who entered the game shooting 27 percent overall and 29 percent from three-point range, hit on six of eight shots overall and on five of seven from three-point range. He played 24 minutes off the bench and also had four rebounds, an assist and two steals.

After UNC Wilmington took its 25-10 lead, JMU got to within 10 points twice before the Seahawks took a 34-19 advantage by halftime. UNC Wilmington shot 50.0 percent (13-26) and JMU 25.0 percent (5-20) during the opening half.

JMU's Daniel Freeman scored eight points during the first three minutes of the last half, but JMU still was within only 39-27 and the Dukes never got closer than nine points the rest of the way. The Seahawks' largest lead was 51-30 with 13:41 left.

JMU held UNC Wilmington without a field goal for the final 6:50, but after being down 60-46, could get only as close as 61-52 with 1:35 left and 63-54 with 1:24 to play. The Seahawks hit on six of eight free throws during the final 2:02.

John Goldsberry with 12 points was UNC Wilmington's only other double-figure scorer. He also had a game-high seven assists, four rebounds and two steals.

The Seahawks shot 48.9 percent (23-47) overall and tied their season high of 11 three-pointers.

Freeman had 20 points and six rebounds, leading JMU in scoring for the fourth straight game and in rebounding for the second straight contest. Cavell Johnson had a career-high 13 points and Dwayne Broyles 12 points and five rebounds for the Dukes. Freeman had three three-pointers and three assists, and Johnson had a career-high three three-pointers in five attempts and three rebounds.

JMU shot 38.1 percent (16-42) overall and 30.0 percent (6-20) from three-point range.