SPARTANBURG, S.C. –
Nicholas Robinson finished in double figures for the fifth straight game with 15 points, but Wofford used an 11-0 run in the second half to separate themselves from Western Carolina in a 69-57 win inside Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium on Saturday night.
Robinson scored 15 points and grabbed a team-best seven rebounds as he finished in double figures offensively for the team-best 23
rd time this season.
Marcus Banks,
Joe Petrakis, and
Marvin Price each contributed nine points.
B.J. Mack led Wofford with a double-double, scoring a game-high 17 points along with a game-best 11 rebounds. Max Klesmit contributed 13 points followed by Sam Godwin with 12.
Wofford improves to 15-11 overall and 7-7 in Southern Conference games while Western Carolina drops to 9-18 and 3-11.
A pair of 3-pointers by Petrakis and Harris gave the Catamounts an early 6-3 advantage before Godwin completed a three-point play at the 15:09 mark to give the hosts a 7-6 edge. Mack put the hosts ahead 18-12 at the midpoint of the opening half before Price evened the contest at 18 on a 3-pointer under a minute later. Godwin scored four straight points for a 28-23 Terrier advantage at the 5:25 mark but the Catamounts responded with five straight points as a Banks layup tied the game just under a minute later. Wofford closed the half on an 8-3 run and led 36-31 at halftime.
Wofford opened the second half with six straight points, taking their first double-digit lead after Morgan Safford's dunk gave Wofford a 42-31 advantage at the 18:01 mark. Banks and Petrakis sank 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to bring WCU within five, 42-37, but the Terriers answered with an 11-0 run capped by Klesmit's 3-pointer with 13:45 remaining for a 53-37 lead. The Catamounts would get no closer than 11 points the rest of the game.
The Catamounts finished 20-for-57 (35.1 percent) from the field, 12-for-36 (33.3 percent) behind the 3-point line, and a perfect 5-for-5 at the free throw line. Wofford was 27-for-60 (45 percent) from the field, 10-for-37 (27 percent) behind the arc, and 5-for-6 (83.3 percent) at the free throw line. The Terriers held a 35-28 rebounding edge. WCU committed 11 turnovers resulting in 14 Wofford points while Wofford had eight turnovers that resulted in seven Catamount points.
WCU returns to Ingles Court at the Ramsey Center on Wednesday, hosting chromatic rival Furman at 7 p.m.
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