Thomas scores 17, UNC Wilmington takes down Hampton 82-65
AP
Dec 31, 2022
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) Jamarii Thomas had 17 points in UNC Wilmington's 82-65 victory against Hampton Pirates on Saturday.
Thomas added five assists for the Seahawks (12-3, 2-0 Colonial Athletic Association). Trazarien White shot 6 for 9 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 1 of 3 from the free throw line to add 15 points. Amari Kelly shot 4 of 7 from the field to finish with 10 points, while adding eight rebounds and three blocks. The Seahawks prolonged their winning streak to 11 games.
Marquis Godwin finished with 16 points and seven rebounds for the Pirates (3-11). Hampton also got 16 points, nine assists and two steals from Russell Dean. Jordan Nesbitt also put up 12 points, two steals and two blocks.
UNC Wilmington took the lead with 19:24 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. Thomas led the team in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put them up 42-32 at the break. UNC Wilmington outscored Hampton in the second half by seven points, with White scoring a team-high 10 points in the final half.
NEXT UP
Up next for UNC Wilmington is a Wednesday matchup with Elon on the road, while Hampton hosts Hofstra on Thursday.
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1st Half
HAMP
Pirates
32
UNCW
Seahawks
42
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Kyrese Mullen vs. Amari Kelly (Russell Dean gains possession)
19:43
Kyrese Mullen misses two point jump shot
19:41
Shykeim Phillips defensive rebound
19:24
+2
Trazarien White makes two point dunk (Jamarii Thomas assists)
0-2
18:55
Marquis Godwin misses three point jump shot
18:53
Noah Ross defensive rebound
18:47
+2
Jamarii Thomas makes two point layup
0-4
18:34
Jordan Nesbitt turnover (Shykeim Phillips steals)
18:32
Shykeim Phillips offensive foul
18:32
Shykeim Phillips turnover (offensive foul)
18:23
Jamarii Thomas personal foul
18:06
Russell Dean offensive foul (Shykeim Phillips draws the foul)
18:06
Russell Dean turnover (offensive foul)
17:44
+2
Trazarien White makes two point jump shot
0-6
17:12
Jamarii Thomas blocks Russell Dean's three point jump shot
17:10
Amari Kelly defensive rebound
17:07
+3
Noah Ross makes three point jump shot (Trazarien White assists)
0-9
16:54
Jordan Nesbitt misses two point jump shot
16:52
Amari Kelly defensive rebound
16:52
Jordan Nesbitt personal foul
16:32
+3
Noah Ross makes three point jump shot (Jamarii Thomas assists)
0-12
16:08
Marquis Godwin turnover (Noah Ross steals)
16:05
+2
Jamahri Harvey makes two point layup
0-14
16:05
Pirates 30 second timeout
15:38
Amir Nesbitt misses two point jump shot
15:36
Kyrese Mullen offensive rebound
15:27
+2
Kyrese Mullen makes two point layup
2-14
15:21
Amir Nesbitt personal foul
15:03
+2
Nick Farrar makes two point layup
2-16
14:52
+2
Russell Dean makes two point layup
4-16
14:52
Nick Farrar shooting foul (Russell Dean draws the foul)
14:52
+1
Russell Dean makes regular free throw 1 of 1
5-16
14:22
Maleeck Harden-Hayes turnover (Russell Dean steals)
14:22
Jamahri Harvey shooting foul (Russell Dean draws the foul)
14:22
+1
Russell Dean makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-16
14:20
Russell Dean misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:20
Maleeck Harden-Hayes defensive rebound
13:59
+3
Jamahri Harvey makes three point jump shot
6-19
13:39
Jordan Nesbitt offensive foul
13:39
Jordan Nesbitt turnover (offensive foul)
13:26
Kyrese Mullen technical foul
13:26
Nick Farrar technical foul
13:26
Nick Farrar turnover
13:26
Kyrese Mullen personal foul
13:26
+1
Nick Farrar makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-20
13:26
+1
Nick Farrar makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-21
13:22
Russell Dean turnover
13:17
Jamahri Harvey misses three point jump shot
13:15
Raymond Bethea Jr. defensive rebound
13:09
Russell Dean misses three point jump shot
13:07
Donovan Newby defensive rebound
13:01
Donovan Newby misses three point jump shot
12:59
Eric Van Der Heijden offensive rebound
12:49
Eric Van Der Heijden misses three point jump shot
12:47
Marquis Godwin defensive rebound
12:47
Amari Kelly blocks Raymond Bethea Jr.'s two point layup
12:45
Eric Van Der Heijden defensive rebound
12:30
+2
Amari Kelly makes two point jump shot (Donovan Newby assists)
6-23
12:12
Amir Nesbitt turnover (Eric Van Der Heijden steals)
12:01
Eric Van Der Heijden misses three point jump shot
11:59
Raymond Bethea Jr. defensive rebound
11:47
Daniel Banister turnover (Amari Kelly steals)
11:47
Raymond Bethea Jr. personal foul
11:47
TV timeout
11:38
+3
Marquis Godwin makes three point jump shot (Russell Dean assists)
9-23
11:12
+2
Maleeck Harden-Hayes makes two point jump shot
9-25
10:53
+2
Russell Dean makes two point jump shot
11-25
10:29
Amari Kelly misses two point layup
10:27
Amir Nesbitt defensive rebound
10:19
+3
Raymond Bethea Jr. makes three point jump shot (Russell Dean assists)
14-25
10:06
Seahawks 30 second timeout
10:05
+2
Amari Kelly makes two point layup
14-27
9:28
Russell Dean misses two point layup
9:20
Najee Thomas offensive rebound
9:20
+2
Najee Thomas makes two point layup
16-27
9:06
Amari Kelly misses two point layup
9:04
Marquis Godwin defensive rebound
8:56
Jordan Nesbitt misses three point jump shot
8:54
Najee Thomas offensive rebound
8:50
+3
Jordan Nesbitt makes three point jump shot
19-27
8:23
Raymond Bethea Jr. personal foul (Trazarien White draws the foul)
8:23
Trazarien White misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:23
Jordan Nesbitt defensive rebound
8:23
Daniel Banister misses two point jump shot
8:21
Noah Ross defensive rebound
8:21
Jordan Nesbitt blocks Trazarien White's two point jump shot
8:21
Noah Ross offensive rebound
8:13
Kyrese Mullen shooting foul
7:38
+1
Noah Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-28
7:38
+1
Noah Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-29
7:38
Russell Dean turnover (Nolan Hodge steals)
7:23
Jamarii Thomas turnover (Daniel Banister steals)
7:15
Russell Dean misses three point jump shot
7:13
Trazarien White defensive rebound
7:01
+3
Jamarii Thomas makes three point jump shot (Trazarien White assists)
19-32
6:45
Nolan Hodge blocks Russell Dean's two point layup
6:43
Nolan Hodge defensive rebound
6:37
Nolan Hodge misses three point jump shot
6:35
Raymond Bethea Jr. defensive rebound
6:29
+3
Marquis Godwin makes three point jump shot (Russell Dean assists)
22-32
5:57
Raymond Bethea Jr. shooting foul (Trazarien White draws the foul)
5:57
Trazarien White misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:57
+1
Trazarien White makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-33
5:44
Marquis Godwin misses three point jump shot
5:42
Jordan Nesbitt offensive rebound
5:33
Jordan Nesbitt turnover (traveling)
5:19
Jamarii Thomas turnover (Jordan Nesbitt steals)
5:12
+2
Jordan Nesbitt makes two point jump shot
24-33
4:51
+2
Donovan Newby makes two point jump shot
24-35
4:18
Jordan Nesbitt misses three point jump shot
4:16
Seahawks defensive rebound
3:57
Najee Thomas blocks Jamarii Thomas's two point layup
3:55
Jamarii Thomas offensive rebound
3:55
Amir Nesbitt shooting foul
3:55
TV timeout
3:55
Jamarii Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:55
+1
Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-36
3:28
+3
Marquis Godwin makes three point jump shot (Russell Dean assists)
27-36
3:08
Jamahri Harvey misses two point jump shot
3:06
Marquis Godwin defensive rebound
2:53
+2
Najee Thomas makes two point jump shot (Russell Dean assists)
29-36
2:26
Jordan Nesbitt blocks Jamahri Harvey's three point jump shot
2:24
Marquis Godwin defensive rebound
2:24
Jamahri Harvey personal foul
2:04
Russell Dean misses two point jump shot
2:02
Amari Kelly defensive rebound
1:40
+2
Amari Kelly makes two point jump shot (Jamarii Thomas assists)
29-38
1:24
+3
Marquis Godwin makes three point jump shot (Russell Dean assists)
32-38
0:59
Marquis Godwin personal foul
0:59
+1
Maleeck Harden-Hayes makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-39
0:59
+1
Maleeck Harden-Hayes makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-40
0:35
Russell Dean misses two point jump shot
0:33
Russell Dean offensive rebound
0:33
Shykeim Phillips personal foul
0:33
Russell Dean misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:33
Amari Kelly defensive rebound
0:06
+2
Jamarii Thomas makes two point jump shot
32-42
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
HAMP
Pirates
33
UNCW
Seahawks
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:44
Amari Kelly turnover (Marquis Godwin steals)
19:37
Russell Dean misses two point jump shot
19:35
Trazarien White defensive rebound
19:16
Jamarii Thomas misses two point jump shot
19:14
Jordan Nesbitt defensive rebound
19:04
+2
Jordan Nesbitt makes two point jump shot
34-42
18:48
Trazarien White misses three point jump shot
18:46
Noah Ross offensive rebound
18:38
+3
Trazarien White makes three point jump shot (Noah Ross assists)
34-45
18:18
+2
Najee Thomas makes two point jump shot (Russell Dean assists)
36-45
17:49
Trazarien White misses two point jump shot
17:47
Marquis Godwin defensive rebound
17:33
Jamarii Thomas shooting foul (Russell Dean draws the foul)
