By CODY LINN

Marshall Sports Information

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Men’s Basketball team (5-8) fell in its 2023-24 non-conference finale, 78-69, to the UNCW Seahawks (9-2) on Thursday night in the Cam Henderson Center.

“It was a tough game, they’re a good ballclub,” Herd men’s basketball coach Dan D’Antoni said after the game. “They’re well coached and played extremely hard. First half, we didn’t shoot the ball as well as they did, and they were more efficient, but we got it down to two points and had a good chance.”

Obinna Anochili-Killen led The Herd with eight rebounds and six assists in the contest while tallying 14 points. The native of Lagos, Nigeria, turned the ball over just one time.

At 15 points on a 5-for-11 shooting night, Kamdyn Curfman paced MU with 15 points. Cameron Crawford followed with 10 points off the bench.

Trailing throughout the game, Marshall pulled within two, 47-45, with a 6-0 run ended by a pair of free throws by Kevon Voyles at the 12:57 mark.

The Seahawks answered with a 7-0 run as the visitors didn’t see their lead dip below seven the rest of the ballgame.

MU outrebounded UNCW 41-34 and outscored the Seahawks 34-26 in the paint.

UP NEXT 

Marshall closes out 2023 and begins Sun Belt Conference play against Louisiana on December 30. The contest is scheduled for 4 p.m. in the Cam Henderson Center.

		FG	FT	Reb
UNC-WILMINGTON	Min	M-A	M-A	O-T	A	PF	PTS
McGriff	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
Harden-Hayes	29	4-11	2-2	1-7	0	0	12
Newby	31	0-1	3-4	0-3	2	2	3
Phillips	30	8-14	0-0	1-6	2	3	16
Ross	9	1-3	0-0	1-1	0	0	2
White	31	7-13	11-14	2-3	2	2	27
Jenkins	24	4-10	0-0	0-3	2	1	10
Hodge	11	1-4	0-0	0-2	1	2	2
Van Der Heijden	11	0-1	0-0	1-5	1	0	0
Rathan-Mayes	10	2-2	0-0	0-2	0	0	6
Farrar	2	0-0	0-0	0-1	0	1	0
Totals	200	27-60	16-20	6-33	10	11	78

Percentages: FG .450, FT .800.

3-Point Goals: 8-22, .364 (Rathan-Mayes 2-2, White 2-2, Harden-Hayes 2-6, Jenkins 2-7, Newby 0-1, Ross 0-1, Van Der Heijden 0-1, Hodge 0-2).

Team Rebounds: 1. Team Turnovers: None.

Blocked Shots: 1 (Van Der Heijden).

Turnovers: 6 (White 3, Phillips 2, Van Der Heijden).

Steals: 5 (Ross 2, Harden-Hayes, Phillips, White).

Technical Fouls: None.

		FG	FT	Reb
MARSHALL	Min	M-A	M-A	O-T	A	PF	PTS
Anochili-Killen	36	5-13	3-4	1-8	6	3	14
Martin	21	3-5	0-0	1-6	0	5	6
Curfman	37	5-11	3-4	1-2	2	2	15
Voyles	29	3-14	2-2	3-7	0	2	8
Conner	34	3-6	0-2	2-7	5	1	9
Fricks	24	3-5	0-0	2-5	1	4	7
Crawford	18	4-10	2-2	1-2	1	1	10
Pruett	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
Totals	200	26-64	10-14	11-37	15	18	69

Percentages: FG .406, FT .714.

3-Point Goals: 7-24, .292 (Conner 3-5, Curfman 2-7, Anochili-Killen 1-2, Fricks 1-2, Crawford 0-3, Voyles 0-5).

Team Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers: 1.

Blocked Shots: 3 (Fricks 2, Conner).

Turnovers: 10 (Martin 3, Conner 2, Crawford 2, Anochili-Killen, Fricks, Voyles).

Steals: 2 (Conner, Fricks).

Technical Fouls: None.

UNC-Wilmington	40	38	—	78
Marshall	31	38	—	69

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