UNCW heads to CAA championship game

BALTIMORE, MD (WWAY) — The UNCW men’s basketball team is one win away from a conference championship and a trip to the Big Dance.

The Seahawks (24-7) beat Northeastern in the CAA semifinal 73-70 this afternoon at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore holding off a late rally by the Huskies.

UNCW’s win sets the stage for a match-up between the CAA’s top two teams from the regular season. The Seahawks, who are the tournament’s second seed, play top-seeded Hofstra tomorrow at 7 p.m. The Pride beat William & Mary 70-67 earlier in the afternoon.

If UNCW wins tomorrow night, it would clinch the first CAA title and NCAA Tournament berth for the Seahawks since 2006.

WWAY’s John Rendleman will report live from Baltimore tomorrow starting on WWAY NewsChannel 3 at 5 p.m.

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BALTIMORE (AP) – Chris Flemmings scored 21 points with four 3-pointers and second-seeded UNC Wilmington beat No. 6-seed Northeastern 73-70 in a Colonial Athletic Association semifinal on Sunday.

The Seahawks (24-7) will face top-seeded Hofstra (24-8), a winner over William & Mary earlier in the day, in the title game on Monday.

UNC Wilmington broke open a close game with a 16-2 run early in the second half, including a pair of 3-pointers by Flemmings, to led 55-42 midway through the second half.

Northeastern made a furious charge late, coming from 10 down with 1:14 left to trail by one after Quincy Ford’s tip-in with 14 seconds to go. Denzel Ingram (14 points) made a pair of free throws with 10 seconds left, and Flemmings added one more with one second left to ice it.

Ford led Northeastern (18-15) with 21 points. T.J. Williams and David Walker added 16 points each.

Walker, a senior who extended his school-record consecutive games played streak to 133, hit two 3-pointers and is five shy of Northeastern’s school record of 255.

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