UNC Wilmington vs Northern Colorado 3/22/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 03/22/2022 at 9:41 AM ET

The UNC Wilmington Seahawks will be in Daytona Beach, FL Tuesday night for a semifinal match up in the CBI tournament against the Northern Colorado Bears. UNC Wilmington got to the semifinals of the tournament following a one point win over Drake on Monday. Offensively UNC Wilmington shot the ball well making 47.5% of their shots and 40% from beyond the arc score 76 points in the game including 52 in the second half to erase a 17 point halftime deficit.

Shykeim Phillips carried the load for UNC Wilmington posting a team high 24 points on 10 of 14 shooting in 36 minutes on the floor. Mike Okauru chipped in a second best 13 points and Jaylen Fornes led the way off the bench with 11 points in 22 minutes of action.

The Northern Colorado Bears come into the tournament semifinals following a win over UNC Asheville on Monday. Northern Colorado beat UNC Asheville 87-84 after shooting 54.8% from the floor to score 87 total points in the game.

Daylen Kountz strapped the Northern Colorado offense to his back scoring 29 points in 37 minutes to lead the team. Dru Kuxhausen added in 18 points in 37 minutes and Kur Jongkuch scored 11 points to go along with a team high 9 rebounds.

Both teams come into Tuesday night playing well and will look to continue that streak to get to the tournament championship. UNC Wilmington is the better team in this match up, and it will show from the opening tip. Despite Northern Colorado having the better numbers on both sides of the ball UNC Wilmington will do enough to get the win. Take UNC Wilmington to use their depth and experience to get to the tournament championship. Final Score Prediction, UNC Wilmington wins 74-69.

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