UNC Wilmington Seahawks vs. Yale Bulldogs - Final Score - March 17, 2026

NIT - FIRST ROUND

UNCW vs

Yale

・March 17, 2026 March 17 Mar 17

UNC-Wilmington squeezes past Yale, despite 23 Pts, 12 Reb, 5 Ast from Celiscar

	1	2	T
UNCW	-	-	-
YALE	-	-	-

John J. Lee Amphitheater, New Haven, CT

	1	2	T
UNCW	26	42	68
YALE	32	35	67

UNC-Wilmington squeezes past Yale, despite 23 Pts, 12 Reb, 5 Ast from Celiscar

KEY PLAYERS

Isaac Celiscar YALE · #8 F

23 pts (4-5 3pt), 12 reb

Christian May UNCW · #8 G-F

16 pts (4-9 3pt), 8 reb

Nick Townsend YALE · #42 F

11 pts, 9 reb, 5 ast

Patrick Wessler UNCW · #2 F

10 pts, 9 reb, 4 ast

KEY PLAYS

YALE STREAK

UNCW 28 YALE 40

(2H 16:02) Yale completed a 10-0 scoring run over 3:47. YALE 40, UNCW 28

UNCW STREAK

UNCW 41 YALE 47

(2H 11:09) UNCW completed a 15-5 scoring run over 4:54. YALE 47, UNCW 41

YALE KEY STAT

UNCW 50 YALE 51

(2H 7:24) I. Celiscar (YALE) has 10 rebounds.

LEAD CHANGE

UNCW 52 YALE 51

(2H 6:41) After trailing since 19:26 in the first half, UNCW took the lead, 52-51.

UNCW STREAK

UNCW 58 YALE 54

(2H 5:33) UNCW completed a 15-4 scoring run over 4:54. UNCW 58, YALE 54

LEAD CHANGE

UNCW 58 YALE 59

(2H 4:33) After trailing since 6:41 in the second half, Yale took the lead, 59-58.

UNCW KEY PLAY

UNCW 68 YALE 67

(2H :12.0) G. Williams (UNCW) has fouled out.

UNCW vs

Yale

2025-26 NIT - First Round: Mar 17, 2026

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