Panthers Move to 2nd Round of the CAA Tourney, Win 58-52 over UNCW

Josh Micheaux led a balanced Panthers attack

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This was a very good win.  The team could have easily came out with little effort and act defeated without its coach.  It did not.  It played inspired defensively and won both halves.  Yes, it's the 4th time in 6 tries that we've advanced out of the 1st round but the team played very good defense, shot efficiently and passed the ball well.  This is a great formula for sucess.

Josh Micheaux played very well with 14 points.  Eric Buckner was strong inside with 12 points, 8 boards and  blocks.  Jihad Ali had 9 points and 11 boards.  Marques Johnson ran the offense very well with 7 assists and 1 turnover in 31 minutes. 

Coach Paul Graham got his first win as Panthers interim coach and ran 11 players at the Seahawks who shot less than 30%. 

Next: Top seed and #25 ranked George Mason at Noon.  The game will be on CSS tape delayed beginning at 5pm.