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WILMINGTON, North Carolina - UNCW coughed up an early 17-point lead before rallying from an eight point deficit to force overtime and outlast Liberty, 69-64, in a wild men's basketball game Tuesday night at Trask Coliseum.
The Seahawks improved to 1-1 after handing Buzz Peterson his first career victory at UNCW in his home debut.
Four Seahawks scored double-digits in the contest. Senior guard Chad Tomko paved the way with a team-high 15 points and added seven assists and two steals. Sophomore center Matt Wilson poured in 13 points, junior guard Trevor Deloach had 12 and senior guard Ahmad Grant collected 10 points.
Sophomore forward Antwan Burrus led Liberty with 16 points. Junior guard John Brown added 14 points and junior guard David Minaya chipped in 11 more.
UNCW built a 37-23 lead at intermission before Liberty staged a furious comeback in the first 12 minutes of the second half. Back-to-back dunks by Brown kicked off a suffocating 21-2 run as the Flames took control, 46-43, with nine minutes remaining in regulation.
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