SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Down eight points with eight minutes to play in the second half, the Wofford College men's basketball team went on a 22-4 run to end the game for a 71-61 victory over Coastal Carolina on Tuesday night at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium.
An 8-0 run that spanned the first and second halves gave Wofford a 34-32 lead after the opening possession of the second half. Coastal Carolina used a 12-0 run to take a 52-44 advantage, but Wofford responded with a 12-0 run as well for a 61-57 lead. Over the last four minutes, the Terriers had a 10-4 advantage to secure the win.
With the win the Terriers' record moves to 6-4 to start the season, while the Chanticleers are 4-4 on the season.
Jackson Paveletzke led the team with 20 points, 17 of which were in the second half.
B.J. Mack had 18 points and six rebounds.
Carson McCorkle had a career-high seven rebounds to lead the team and added 12 points.
Kyler Filewich added eight points and six rebounds. The Chanticleers were led by Henry Abraham with 14 points and Jomaru Brown with 13 points.
"That was a great game against a really well coached team and good players," said interim head coach
Dwight Perry. "The biggest thing was it was exciting for our guys to get back out there and play basketball. It hasn't been an easy last couple of days, but it was a lot of fun being out there tonight. Things were not going our way in the first half and we had some struggles defensively that allowed them to get some easy scores. It is a credit to all of our guys –
Jackson Paveletzke stepped up,
B.J. Mack stepped up, it was a heck of a job by
Kyler Filewich and other guys provided us a spark. It was a great team win and I am proud of our guys."
The Chanticleers jumped out to a 7-0 lead before a jumper by
Corey Tripp got the Terriers on the board. A three-pointer by
Jackson Paveletzke made it a 12-7 game in favor of Coastal Carolina and with 12:00 left in the opening half the lead was 16-9.
Kyler Filewich had a pair of baskets and a long two by
Carson McCorkle cut the advantage to 18-15 at the midpoint of the half. McCorkle added a three pointer for a 20-18 score, but with 7:16 left in the half the Chanticleer lead was back to 26-20. Four minutes later, a bucket by
Carson McCorkle had the Terriers within four points at 30-26. B.J, Mack made it a one possession game at 32-30 and then tied it at 32 with two free throws with 30 seconds remaining. The Wofford defense held and at the break the game was tied.
A lay-up by
B.J. Mack opened the second half to give Wofford a 34-32 lead, their first of the game. The score was tied at 34, 36, 38 and 40. Wofford led 44-40 after a pair of technical foul free throws by
Jackson Paveletzke and a jumper by
Jackson Sivills with 14:00 on the clock. A quick 10-0 run by the Chanticleers gave them the lead at 50-44 at the 12:00 mark and Wofford called a timeout. The run went to 12-0 until
Corey Tripp hit a wide open three pointer for a 52-47 score at the halfway mark of the half. Down eight points,
B.J. Mack added a jumper to make it a 57-51 game with just over eight minutes left.
Carson McCorkle hit a three from the corner and the lead was cut to 57-54.
It became a one-point game with a shot by
Jackson Paveletzke at 57-56 with just over six minutes left. The Wofford run went to 12-0 as the Terriers had a 61-57 lead following a three and a jumper by Paveletzke. After the Chanticleers made a bucket, Paveletzke hit back-to-back lay-ups for a 67-59 advantage. He added a pair of free throws for a 69-59 margin with 41 seconds left. After bucket by Coastal Carolina,
B.J. Mack made a pair of free throws for the final margin.
Quick Hits
- Wofford is 6-0 at home this season.
- The win was the first for Dwight Perry as interim head coach.
- From three, Wofford shot 19.2% (5-of-26), while Coastal Carolina was at 16.0% (4-of-25).
- The Terriers went 10-of-12 (83.3%) from the free throw line, while Coastal Carolina was 5-of-6 (83.3%).
- Wofford out-rebounded Coastal Carolina by a 39 to 34 margin.
- B.J. Mack tied a career-high with four three pointers.
- After Coastal Carolina led the entire first half, there were five lead changes and five ties in the second half.
Up Next
The Terriers will play at Georgia Southern on Saturday, December 10 at 3:00 p.m. in the final game before a break for exams.
