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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford College men’s basketball team opened the Southern Conference slate with a 92-70 win over UNC Greensboro on Thursday night at Benjamin Johnson Arena. Four Terriers scored in double figures as the team hit a season high in scoring.

Wofford is 3-5 on the season and UNC Greensboro is 0-6. It was the conference opener for both teams. Wofford was led by Cameron Rundles with 24 points, 18 of which were in the first half. Noah Dahlman added 16 points, Kevin Giltner had 18 points and Jamar Diggs scored ten. Tim Johnson led all rebounders with 14 in the game. The Spartans were led by Aloysius Henry with 18 points.

“We are still a work in progress,” said head coach Mike Young. “I am not satisfied. If we are going to be a great team, we have to get better on the defensive end and on the glass. We gave up 32 points in the first half and allowed them 54 percent field goal percentage. That is not where we need to be.”

The Terriers scored first and built an early 10-3 lead after a three by Cameron Rundles at the 16:27 mark. The Spartans went on a quick 9-0 run to take a 12-10 lead at 13:39 in the first half, but Rundles answered with another three to regain the lead. UNC Greensboro added a three by Brandon Evans for a 16-15 advantage, but once again a three by Rundles made it an 18-16 lead for the Terriers with 12:15 left in the half.

Wofford was able to slowly build on the lead and a three pointer by Kevin Giltner with 4:27 on the clock made it a 37-25 game. At the break, the Terriers had a 46-34 lead as the team shot 53.1% from the floor.

In the second half, the Terriers were able to increase the lead to 57-38 just four minutes into play. The Spartans answered with a 6-0 run to cut the advantage to 57-44. It was as close as UNC Greensboro would come in the second half as Wofford had a 75-49 lead with 9:24 left in the game. The lead would grow to 29 points and the Terriers pulled the starters with under four minutes to play in the game. The Spartans outscored Wofford in the final two minutes for the 92-70 final score.

Wofford shot 54.2% from the floor and were 59.1% from three. From the free throw line, the Terriers were 82.2%. UNC Greensboro was 45.5% overall and were 36.4% from behind the arc. They were 55.2% from the line. Wofford had a 38 to 27 lead on the glass and had 25 assists on the 32 baskets scored.

The SoCon schedule continues on Saturday at 7:00 pm at Elon, followed by a trip to South Carolina on December 11. Wofford returns home on December 18 against High Point.