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FINAL: Charleston 79, UNCW 76 The Seahawks suffer another heartbreaking home loss after leading by as much as 15 points. Charleston (20-10, 14-4 CAA) ends its regular season with 23 points from Jlynn Counter and 17 from Chris Davis Jr.

Just when you thought this one was over, Nolan Hodge drains a 3 to make it 77-76 Charleston with 1.9 seconds left on the clock.

Patrick Wessler hits one of his free throws to make this 75-73 Charleston with 7.9 seconds left in regulation.

It's not over just yet. Patrick Wessler gets a bucket and the foul for a chance at a three-point play. UNCW still trails 74-71 with 23 seconds left, but there's hope.

Jlynn Counter knocks down a pair of free throws as the Cougars now lead 74-69 with just over 30 seconds to play.

Just as UNCW ties this one up, Charleston gets a three-point play as Christian Reeves converts to give the Cougars a 72-69 lead with 48 seconds to play.

Christian May ties this one up 69-60 with just over a minute to play on a three-point play. Trask Colesium is loud.

Connor Hickman hits another 3, and all of a sudden, Charleston leads 67-64. Just wow. This is the Cougars' first lead since 15 minutes to play in the first half. 2:20 left in regulation.

Chris Davis Jr. knocks down a long 3-pointer to tie this one up 64-64 with 2:54 left in regulation.

UNCW leads 63-61 as Charleston just won't go away. Connor Hickman just hit his first 3-pointer of the game to bring the Cougars within two points. We've got just under four minutes of action left in what has shaped up to a really good one.

Jahnathan Lamothe drains a 3-pointer to give UNCW a 63-55 lead with 6:36 left to play. The junior now has 11 points and is 3-of-6 from beyond the arc.

We've got some fun basketball going on here in Wilmington as UNCW leads Charleston 58-52 with just over 10 minutes left in regulation. The Cougars went on a big 10-3 run to get back in this one, but Greedy Williams just hit his second 3 of the night to keep the Hawks ahead

UNCW's lead has shrunk to just four points as the Cougars have outscored the Seahawks 10-3 in the last two minutes to make this 46-42 UNCW with 13:36 to play in regulation.

Jahnthan Lamothe is going to get a chance at a 3-point play after taking a hard hit on a layup. Seahawks lead 43-32 with 15:57 left in regulation.

HALF: UNCW 35, Charleston 23 After trailing by 5 early, UNCW has taken complete control as Nolan Hodge leads all scorers with 9 points. Jahnathan Lamothe has 8. The Seahawks have limited the Cougars to just 15 points in the last 16 minutes of action.

Make it two straight for Nolan Hodge! The senior drains his second straight 3 to give the Sawhawks a 32-17 lead with just under three left to play until halftime.

UNCW's lead has grown to 12 points after the Seahawks have drained back-to-back 3s to make this 29-17 with 4:16 left in the first.

Greedy Williams knocks down a 3-pointer to give UNCW its largest lead of the night at 18-10 with 8:58 left in the first.

UNCW leads 13-10 after an 11-0 run gave the Seahawks their first lead of the night. Christian Maye and Noah Ross each have a 3-pointer, while Charleston's Colby Duggan leads all scorers with 6 points.

Christian May responds to a Colby Duggan long-range 3-pointer with a made shot of his own from way downtown to make this one 8-5 Charleston after about five minutes of action.