HUNTINGTON, W.VA. (AP) - DeAndre Kane scored 16 points to lead four players in double figures as Marshall beat UNC Wilmington 61-58 on Saturday.
Elijah Pittman had 13 points for the Thundering Herd (5-3), D.D. Scarver had 12, and Nigel Spikes scored 10 points and pulled down 13 rebounds.
The Seahawks (3-4) were led by Craig Ponder's 26 points.
The Herd outrebounded the Seahawks 39-30, and Marshall made 16 of 26 from the free-throw line to UNC Wilmington's 3 of 6.
The game was tied at 28 at the break, but the Seahawks took a 36-31 lead on Matt Wilson's free throw 3:03 into the second half. The Herd took a 39-38 lead on Pittman's jumper in the back-and-forth contest.
The final tie came at 58-all with 21 seconds to go on a free throw by Kane, who made the second for a 59-58 lead, and Marshall held off UNC Wilmington for the victory.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| NC-Wilmington (3-4) | 28 | 30 | 58 |
| Marshall (5-3) « | 28 | 33 | 61 |
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| NC-Wilmington Seahawks | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Williams, F | 29 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| K. Rendleman, F | 19 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| C. Ponder, G | 33 | 11-16 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
| T. Milson, G | 31 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| F. Jackson, G | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Dixon | 25 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| S. Reybold | 17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| M. Wilson | 13 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| L. Hager | 9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Sherwood | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26-56 | 3-6 | 30 | 6 | 26 | 58 | |
| 46.4% | 50% | ||||||
| Marshall Thundering Herd | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Tinnon, F | 35 | 3-12 | 1-1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| E. Pittman, F | 34 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| N. Spikes, C | 28 | 3-4 | 4-9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| D. Kane, G | 37 | 5-18 | 5-9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| D. Scarver, G | 27 | 4-11 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Martin | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| R. Goff | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Hanner | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Boykins | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20-55 | 16-26 | 39 | 8 | 10 | 61 | |
| 36.4% | 61.5% | ||||||
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