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UNC Wilmington outlasts Charleston 68-67 in Coastal Athletic Association Tournament semifinal

AP
Mar 11, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) Donovan Newby had 24 points and Bo Montgomery made two critical free throws with three seconds remaining to help UNC Wilmington hold on for a 68-67 victory over Charleston on Monday night in a Coastal Athletic Association Tournament semifinal.

The second-seeded Seahawks (26-7) will play No. 12 seed Delaware (16-19) in Tuesday's championship game with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament on the line. The Blue Hens beat top seed Towson 82-72 in an earlier semifinal.

No. 3 seed Charleston (24-9) trailed 40-30 at halftime, but the Cougars battled back to take a 57-55 lead on two Derrin Boyd free throws with 5:18 remaining. Lazar Djokovic made the second of two free throws to put Charleston up 64-61 with 2:08 left. Newby answered with two free throws and a 3-pointer for the lead and Montgomery made it 68-64 before Deywilk Tavarez hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Newby shot 7 of 19 from the field, including 5 for 12 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 5 from the free-throw line for the Seahawks. Khamari McGriff totaled 10 points, six rebounds and four blocks.

Boyd finished with 18 points and eight rebounds to lead the Cougars. CJ Fulton added 12 points, five assists and three steals. Tavarez had 11 points and four assists.

Delaware advanced to the title game by beating No. 13 seed Stony Broo, No. 5 Campbell, No. 4 William & Mary and Towson in that order over four consecutive days. UNC Wilmington had a bye until beating No. 10 seed Hampton in the quarterfinals.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
CHAR
Cougars
30
UNCW
Seahawks
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ante Brzovic vs. Harlan Obioha (Seahawks gains possession)
19:44	+2	Donovan Newby makes two point jump shot (Greedy Williams assists)	0-2
19:15		Bo Montgomery blocks Deywilk Tavarez's three point jump shot
19:13		Donovan Newby defensive rebound
19:04		Donovan Newby misses three point jump shot
19:02		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
18:46		Ante Brzovic misses two point jump shot
18:44		Bo Montgomery defensive rebound
18:33		Bo Montgomery turnover (lost ball) (Ante Brzovic steals)
18:26	+3	Derrin Boyd makes three point jump shot (Deywilk Tavarez assists)	3-2
18:09		Sean Moore misses three point jump shot
18:07		Deywilk Tavarez defensive rebound
17:57		Lazar Djokovic turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Newby steals)
17:51		Donovan Newby turnover (bad pass) (CJ Fulton steals)
17:43	+3	CJ Fulton makes three point jump shot	6-2
17:27		Greedy Williams misses two point hook shot
17:25		CJ Fulton defensive rebound
17:07		Derrin Boyd misses three point jump shot
17:05		Cougars offensive rebound
16:52		Harlan Obioha personal foul (Ante Brzovic draws the foul)
16:48		CJ Fulton turnover (bad pass) (Bo Montgomery steals)
16:39		Sean Moore misses two point layup
16:37		Donovan Newby misses two point jump shot
16:35		Khamari McGriff offensive rebound
16:26		Lazar Djokovic personal foul
16:23		CJ Fulton shooting foul (Donovan Newby draws the foul)
16:23		Official timeout
16:23		TV timeout
16:23	+1	Donovan Newby makes regular free throw 1 of 3	6-3
16:23	+1	Donovan Newby makes regular free throw 2 of 3	6-4
16:23	+1	Donovan Newby makes regular free throw 3 of 3	6-5
16:03		CJ Fulton misses three point jump shot
16:01		Sean Moore defensive rebound
15:38	+3	Donovan Newby makes three point jump shot (Noah Ross assists)	6-8
15:22	+2	Lazar Djokovic makes two point dunk (Deywilk Tavarez assists)	8-8
15:06		Donovan Newby misses three point jump shot
15:04		CJ Fulton defensive rebound
14:50		Deywilk Tavarez turnover (bad pass) (Sean Moore steals)
14:38		Lazar Djokovic blocks Khamari McGriff's two point layup
14:36		CJ Fulton defensive rebound
14:28	+3	CJ Fulton makes three point jump shot (Derrin Boyd assists)	11-8
14:06	+2	Donovan Newby makes two point jump shot (Sean Moore assists)	11-10
13:54	+3	Ante Brzovic makes three point jump shot (CJ Fulton assists)	14-10
13:31		Donovan Newby misses two point jump shot
13:29		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
13:12		Deywilk Tavarez misses two point jump shot
13:10		Sean Moore defensive rebound
13:00		Nolan Hodge misses three point jump shot
12:58		Sean Moore offensive rebound
12:49		Donovan Newby misses two point jump shot
12:47		Khamari McGriff offensive rebound
12:45	+2	Khamari McGriff makes two point layup	14-12
12:26		Khamari McGriff blocks Ante Brzovic's two point layup
12:24		Cougars offensive rebound
12:16		Derrin Boyd misses two point jump shot
12:14		Harlan Obioha defensive rebound
12:01	+2	Noah Ross makes two point layup	14-14
11:47		Ante Brzovic misses two point layup
11:45		Noah Ross defensive rebound
11:25	+2	Noah Ross makes two point layup	14-16
11:05		TV timeout
10:57		Official timeout
10:53		Bo Montgomery shooting foul (Deywilk Tavarez draws the foul)
10:53		Deywilk Tavarez misses regular free throw 1 of 3
10:53	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 2 of 3	15-16
10:53	+1	Deywilk Tavarez makes regular free throw 3 of 3	16-16
10:43		Noah Ross misses three point jump shot
10:41		Harlan Obioha offensive rebound
10:27		Harlan Obioha offensive foul
10:27		Harlan Obioha turnover (offensive foul)
10:17		AJ Smith misses two point layup
10:15		Khamari McGriff defensive rebound
10:06	+2	Khamari McGriff makes two point layup (Donovan Newby assists)	16-18
9:54		Deywilk Tavarez turnover (lost ball) (Khamari McGriff steals)
9:47	+2	Bo Montgomery makes two point layup (Khamari McGriff assists)	16-20
9:32		AJ Smith misses two point jump shot
9:30		Khamari McGriff defensive rebound
9:10		Donovan Newby misses three point jump shot
9:08		Elijah Jones defensive rebound
8:50	+3	Justas Stonkus makes three point jump shot (Deywilk Tavarez assists)	19-20
8:26		Nolan Hodge misses three point jump shot
8:24		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
8:11	+3	AJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Deywilk Tavarez assists)	22-20
7:52	+2	Bo Montgomery makes two point jump shot	22-22
7:33		AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
7:31		Nolan Hodge defensive rebound
7:27		Elijah Jones personal foul (Nolan Hodge draws the foul)
7:27		TV timeout
7:12		AJ Smith shooting foul (Khamari McGriff draws the foul)
7:12	+1	Khamari McGriff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-23
7:12	+1	Khamari McGriff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-24
6:49		Justas Stonkus misses two point layup
6:47		Donovan Newby defensive rebound
6:32		Donovan Newby misses three point jump shot
6:30		Ante Brzovic defensive rebound
6:19	+2	CJ Fulton makes two point layup	24-24
6:19		Greedy Williams shooting foul (CJ Fulton draws the foul)
6:19	+1	CJ Fulton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-24
6:00	+2	Greedy Williams makes two point jump shot	25-26
5:49		CJ Fulton misses three point jump shot
5:47		Greedy Williams defensive rebound
5:45		Lazar Djokovic personal foul
5:29	+2	Khamari McGriff makes two point layup (Greedy Williams assists)	25-28
5:14		AJ Smith misses two point layup
5:12		Ante Brzovic offensive rebound
5:08		Ante Brzovic turnover (lost ball) (Sean Moore steals)
4:55		Khamari McGriff turnover (lost ball) (Ante Brzovic steals)
4:44	+2	Ante Brzovic makes two point layup (CJ Fulton assists)	27-28
4:26		Greedy Williams misses three point jump shot
4:24		Deywilk Tavarez defensive rebound
4:18		Derrin Boyd turnover (lost ball) (Greedy Williams steals)
4:04		Sean Moore misses three point jump shot
4:02		Harlan Obioha offensive rebound
3:55	+2	Nolan Hodge makes two point jump shot	27-30
3:44		Ante Brzovic turnover (lost ball) (Nolan Hodge steals)
3:37	+2	Bo Montgomery makes two point layup	27-32
3:17		Deywilk Tavarez turnover (lost ball) (Bo Montgomery steals)
2:54		Bo Montgomery misses three point jump shot
2:52		Harlan Obioha offensive rebound
2:51		Ante Brzovic personal foul (Harlan Obioha draws the foul)
2:51		TV timeout
2:50	+3	Nolan Hodge makes three point jump shot (Greedy Williams assists)	27-35
2:26		Ante Brzovic misses two point hook shot
2:24		Khamari McGriff defensive rebound
2:09		Sean Moore turnover (bad pass) (Ante Brzovic steals)
1:59		Derrin Boyd misses three point jump shot
1:57		AJ Smith offensive rebound
1:42		AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
1:40		Noah Ross defensive rebound
1:16		Elijah Jones personal foul (Khamari McGriff draws the foul)
1:16	+1	Khamari McGriff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-36
1:16	+1	Khamari McGriff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-37
0:53		Khamari McGriff blocks Ante Brzovic's two point layup
0:51		Noah Ross defensive rebound
0:42		Seahawks 30 second timeout
0:20	+3	Nolan Hodge makes three point jump shot	27-40
0:08		Nolan Hodge personal foul (CJ Fulton draws the foul)
0:05		Donovan Newby personal foul (CJ Fulton draws the foul)
0:02	+3	CJ Fulton makes three point jump shot (Ante Brzovic assists)	30-40
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CHAR
Cougars
37
UNCW
Seahawks
28

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Bo Montgomery misses two point jump shot
19:48		Derrin Boyd defensive rebound
19:46		Sean Moore personal foul
19:32		Deywilk Tavarez misses two point layup
19:30		Ante Brzovic offensive rebound
19:26	+2	Ante Brzovic makes two point layup	32-40
19:11		Donovan Newby misses two point jump shot
19:09		Derrin Boyd defensive rebound
19:00		Derrin Boyd turnover (bad pass) (Greedy Williams steals)
18:54		Greedy Williams turnover (bad pass) (CJ Fulton steals)
18:47		Deywilk Tavarez misses three point jump shot
18:45		Greedy Williams defensive rebound
18:20		Donovan Newby misses three point jump shot
18:18		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
17:56	+3	Deywilk Tavarez makes three point jump shot (CJ Fulton assists)	35-40
17:34		Ante Brzovic blocks Harlan Obioha's two point layup
17:32		Deywilk Tavarez defensive rebound
17:24		Deywilk Tavarez misses two point layup
17:22		Sean Moore defensive rebound
17:13	+2	Harlan Obioha makes two point layup (Sean Moore assists)	35-42
16:57	+2	Derrin Boyd makes two point jump shot	37-42
16:37	+3	Greedy Williams makes three point jump shot	37-45
16:22		Sean Moore personal foul
16:16		Derrin Boyd misses three point jump shot
16:14		Derrin Boyd offensive rebound
16:10	+3	Derrin Boyd makes three point jump shot	40-45
15:47	+2	Harlan Obioha makes two point layup (Donovan Newby assists)	40-47
15:35		Noah Ross shooting foul (Lazar Djokovic draws the foul)
15:35		TV timeout
15:35	+1	Lazar Djokovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-47
15:35	+1	Lazar Djokovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-47
15:16		Bo Montgomery misses two point jump shot
15:14		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
14:58	+3	Ante Brzovic makes three point jump shot (Lazar Djokovic assists)	45-47
14:37	+3	Donovan Newby makes three point jump shot	45-50
14:09		Ante Brzovic misses three point jump shot
14:07		CJ Fulton offensive rebound
13:50		Deywilk Tavarez misses three point jump shot
13:48		Deywilk Tavarez offensive rebound
13:44		Deywilk Tavarez misses three point jump shot
13:42		Cougars offensive rebound
13:42		Official timeout
13:34		Khamari McGriff blocks Ante Brzovic's two point jump shot
13:32		Ante Brzovic offensive rebound
13:23		Deywilk Tavarez misses three point jump shot
13:20		Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
13:07		Noah Ross misses three point jump shot
13:05		Nolan Hodge offensive rebound
13:00		Sean Moore misses two point jump shot
12:58		Derrin Boyd defensive rebound
12:57		Noah Ross personal foul
12:38		CJ Fulton misses three point jump shot
12:36		Sean Moore defensive rebound
12:14		Nolan Hodge misses three point jump shot
11:49		Derrin Boyd turnover (lost ball) (Sean Moore steals)
11:30		Ante Brzovic personal foul (Greedy Williams draws the foul)
11:30		TV timeout
11:12		Noah Ross misses three point jump shot
11:10		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
11:02		Derrin Boyd misses three point jump shot
11:00		Seahawks defensive rebound
10:48	+2	Harlan Obioha makes two point layup (Donovan Newby assists)	45-52
10:38		AJ Smith misses two point jump shot
10:36		Harlan Obioha defensive rebound
10:22		Ante Brzovic personal foul (Harlan Obioha draws the foul)
10:16		Adam Comer personal foul (Harlan Obioha draws the foul)
10:13		Nolan Hodge turnover (lost ball) (CJ Fulton steals)
10:04		AJ Smith misses two point layup
10:02		Donovan Newby defensive rebound
9:40		Adam Comer blocks Harlan Obioha's two point jump shot
9:38		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
9:31		Sean Moore shooting foul (AJ Smith draws the foul)
9:31		AJ Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:31	+1	AJ Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-52
9:00		Bo Montgomery misses three point jump shot
8:58		Seahawks turnover (shot clock violation)
8:34		Khamari McGriff blocks AJ Smith's two point jump shot
8:32		Lazar Djokovic offensive rebound
8:31		Khamari McGriff personal foul (Lazar Djokovic draws the foul)
8:31		Cougars 30 second timeout
8:31		TV timeout
8:28	+2	Derrin Boyd makes two point layup	48-52
8:02		Donovan Newby misses three point jump shot
8:00		Derrin Boyd defensive rebound
7:52		Sean Moore shooting foul (Derrin Boyd draws the foul)
7:52		TV timeout
7:52		Derrin Boyd misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:52	+1	Derrin Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-52
7:36		Khamari McGriff misses two point hook shot
7:34		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
7:11	+3	Deywilk Tavarez makes three point jump shot	52-52
6:49		Bo Montgomery misses two point layup
6:47		Seahawks offensive rebound
6:38		Donovan Newby turnover (lost ball) (Derrin Boyd steals)
6:31		Jump ball. Derrin Boyd vs. Donovan Newby (Seahawks gains possession)
6:31		Derrin Boyd turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Newby steals)
6:11		Bo Montgomery misses two point jump shot
6:09		Khamari McGriff offensive rebound
5:58		Khamari McGriff misses two point jump shot
5:56		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
5:49	+3	Derrin Boyd makes three point jump shot (CJ Fulton assists)	55-52
5:42	+3	Donovan Newby makes three point jump shot	55-55
5:39		Seahawks 30 second timeout
5:18		Bo Montgomery personal foul (Derrin Boyd draws the foul)
5:18	+1	Derrin Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-55
5:18	+1	Derrin Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-55
4:59	+3	Donovan Newby makes three point jump shot	57-58
4:32		Bo Montgomery personal foul (Derrin Boyd draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Derrin Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-58
4:32	+1	Derrin Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-58
4:22		Donovan Newby misses two point jump shot
4:20		Seahawks offensive rebound
4:13		Deywilk Tavarez personal foul
4:09		CJ Fulton personal foul (Nolan Hodge draws the foul)
3:54	+2	Noah Ross makes two point jump shot	59-60
3:36		CJ Fulton misses three point jump shot
3:34		Derrin Boyd offensive rebound
3:31		Noah Ross shooting foul (Ante Brzovic draws the foul)
3:31		TV timeout
3:31		Ante Brzovic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:31	+1	Ante Brzovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-60
3:16		Harlan Obioha misses two point jump shot
3:14		Cougars defensive rebound
2:49	+3	AJ Smith makes three point jump shot (CJ Fulton assists)	63-60
2:25		Lazar Djokovic shooting foul (Harlan Obioha draws the foul)
2:25	+1	Harlan Obioha makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-61
2:25		Harlan Obioha misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:25		Derrin Boyd defensive rebound
2:08		Sean Moore personal foul (Lazar Djokovic draws the foul)
2:08		Lazar Djokovic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:08	+1	Lazar Djokovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-61
1:56		Derrin Boyd personal foul (Donovan Newby draws the foul)
1:56	+1	Donovan Newby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-62
1:56	+1	Donovan Newby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-63
1:32		Derrin Boyd misses two point layup
1:30		Harlan Obioha defensive rebound
1:14	+3	Donovan Newby makes three point jump shot	64-66
1:10		Seahawks 30 second timeout
0:55		AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
0:53		Noah Ross defensive rebound
0:28		Donovan Newby misses three point jump shot
0:26		Noah Ross offensive rebound
0:19		CJ Fulton personal foul (Bo Montgomery draws the foul)
0:19		Bo Montgomery misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:19		Derrin Boyd defensive rebound
0:15		Cougars 60 second timeout
0:10		Bo Montgomery personal foul (CJ Fulton draws the foul)
0:10		CJ Fulton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:10		CJ Fulton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:10		Lazar Djokovic offensive rebound
0:09		Cougars 30 second timeout
0:09		Official timeout
0:06		Derrin Boyd turnover (lost ball) (Nolan Hodge steals)
0:03		Deywilk Tavarez personal foul (Bo Montgomery draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Bo Montgomery makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-67
0:03	+1	Bo Montgomery makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-68
0:01	+3	Deywilk Tavarez makes three point jump shot (Derrin Boyd assists)	67-68
0:00		End of period

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Deywilk Tavarez makes three point jump shot (Derrin Boyd assists)