TOWSON, Md. (AP) - Jerrelle Benimon scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Towson to an 81-68 victory over UNC Wilmington in a Colonial Athletic Association game Monday night.
The junior forward made 8 of 10 shots and earned his 16th double-double this season, the most in the nation.
Jerome Hairston added 18 points for the Tigers (12-12, 7-4), who also defeated UNC Wilmington 79-74 on Jan. 2.
The Seahawks (8-14, 3-7) took their final lead, 27-25, with 4:22 left in the first half, but the Tigers outscored them 17-5 until halftime for a 42-32 lead. A 3-pointer by Hairston began that run, and Benimon followed with a layup and a three-point play.
UNC Wilmington got to within six, 54-48, with 12:45 left, but Towson ran off the next 11 points and led comfortably after that.
The Seahawks' Keith Rendleman had 19 points and 12 rebounds for his 12th double-double this season.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| NC-Wilmington (8-14) | 32 | 36 | 68 |
| Towson (12-12) « | 42 | 39 | 81 |
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| NC-Wilmington Seahawks | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Dixon, F | 32 | 4-11 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| S. Reybold, F | 18 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| K. Rendleman, G | 37 | 6-13 | 6-12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| F. Jackson, G | 26 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| C. Ponder, G | 26 | 4-10 | 3-3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Milson | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| C. Williams | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| L. Hager | 11 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Sherwood | 7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| M. Graham | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Graham | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-63 | 12-19 | 36 | 11 | 17 | 68 | |
| 39.7% | 63.2% | ||||||
| Towson Tigers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Benimon, F | 32 | 8-10 | 3-4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| B. Dixon, F | 26 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| M. Damas, F | 25 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| J. Hairston, G | 31 | 7-15 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| M. Burwell, G | 26 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Parker-Rivera | 19 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| R. Guthrie | 18 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| K. Walden | 18 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Flash | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| B. Blackstone | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Collins | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30-57 | 16-23 | 39 | 13 | 17 | 81 | |
| 52.6% | 69.6% | ||||||
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