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SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Wofford used a strong second half, including a solid performance from the foul line, to pull away in the second half against Virginia-Wise for a 83-62 victory Saturday afternoon inside the Benjamin Johnson Arena in Spartanburg, S.C.

The Highland Cavaliers played with the Terriers for much of the first half, especially early when Joey Blackwell's 3-pointer at 15:40 knotted the score at 9-9. Sophomore Junior Salters would then hit a bucket to start a 7-2 Wofford run, which was quickly evaporated by UVa.-Wise on a Jarred Soles triple and Adam Hood jumper tying the score again, at 16-16, with 11:44 to play in the opening frame.

A pair of free throws by Corey Godzinski, his second and third straight points for the Terriers, pushed the advantage to nine, 39-30, with 1:36 left. However, the Highland Cavaliers would slice into the lead before the break on the strength of a layup by Eric Swords and a 3-pointer by Robert Amis to make the halftime edge just six, 41-35.

Two free throws by Tyler Whatley and a trey by Salters would inch the lead back to nine, 46-37, at the 16:58 mark of the second half. Amis countered with another 3-pointer, at 14:00, but back-to-back triples from Salters gave Wofford (2-1) its first double-digit margin of 12, 54-42, with 13:05 to play.

Freshman Terry Martin would then take over on the low block, drawing fouls and making his foul shots. He would finish the game with a 14-of-15 effort from the charity stripe, making all 11 of his attempts in the second half, on his way to a career-best and game-high 22 points.

Soles hit a basket at 8:16 to cut the lead to nine, 59-50, which would be the closest Virginia-Wise (4-5) would get the remainder of the game. Behind Martin's free throws and baskets by Norm Nixon, Marcus Jackson and Tim Johnson, Wofford closed the contest on a 24-12 surge.

Salters finished with 17 points, including a game-high four 3-pointers, while Nixon added 12 and Godzinski poured in 11 to give the Terriers four players in double figures. Freshman Noah Dahlman grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds, leading Wofford to a 43-25 edge on the boards.

Soles paced the Highland Cavaliers with 15 points with Bryan Sexton contributing nine. Pance Kecev and Justin Sorensen hauled in a team-best four caroms.

The Terriers will return to action at 6 p.m. Monday when they host Toccoa Falls inside the Benjamin Johnson Arena.