WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) Halton Lane's tip-in with three seconds left in overtime lifted N.C.-Wilmington to a 63-62 victory over Drexel in a Colonial Athletic Association game Wednesday.
Aaron Coombs led the Seahawks (11-6, 6-2) with a career-high 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the floor and 2-of-4 shooting from the free throw line. Lane added 15 points and sophomore T.J. Carter chipped in 13 points off the bench.
The Seahawks got the win despite shooting just 39.3 percent from the field. But they held the Dragons to 40.7 percent shooting and forced 20 turnovers.
Drexel's Phil Goss, who was averaging 13.7 points, had just five points. Sean Brooks, who scored just three points after averaging 10.7 points, was ejected with 13:24 remaining in regulation after being hit with an unsportsmanlike technical.
Jeremiah King led the Dragons (9-7, 5-3) with 13 points. Chaz Crawford had 11 points and 14 rebounds, while Dominick Mejia had 12 points and Bashir Mason 10.
Drexel forced overtime on Danny Hinds' tip-in with 3.1 seconds left in regulation. He then hit one of two free throws with 4:38 left in OT to give the Dragons a 57-56 lead.
The Seahawks took a 59-57 lead with 3:01 left after Carter hit a free thow and Coombs got a hook shot from the right baseline.
Crawford made a layup and King hit a free throw to put Drexel ahead 60-59 before Coombs made another shot at 1:20 to give the Seahawks a 61-60 lead.
Drexel pulled ahead 62-61 with 16 seconds left on 10-footer by Goss. Following a timeout, Carter drove the lane, missed a short jumper and Lane got the game-winning follow-up.
Drexel led 27-23 at halftime.
