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UNC Wilmington secures 87-57 win against Navy

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Patrick Wessler and Christian May both scored 17 points as UNC Wilmington beat Navy 87-57 in the Holiday Classic on Friday.

Wessler also had 11 rebounds for the Seahawks (6-1). May added eight rebounds. Noah Ross went 7 of 11 from the field to finish with 15 points.

The Midshipmen (4-4) were led in scoring by Austin Benigni, who finished with 25 points. Navy also got 16 points from Jinwoo Kim. Aidan Kehoe also had eight points and seven rebounds.

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Both teams next play Saturday in the round robin. UNC Wilmington hosts Gardner-Webb and Navy plays SE Louisiana.

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