FORT MYERS, Fla. – Falling to a 10-point deficit with just over four minutes to play in the first half, the App State Mountaineers (2-2) would end the game on a 62-22 run and throttle the previously undefeated UNC Wilmington Seahawks (4-1) in their first game at the Fort Myers Tip-Off Event 86-56.
 
The Mountaineers would hold the Seahawks, who came into play on Tuesday averaging 96 points a game, to just 33 percent shooting in the second half. UNC Wilmington’s previous season-low for points in a game was 83 coming into play on Tuesday. App State would hold them to just 56 on the day.
 
After struggling to find the mark in the first half, shooting just 2-10 from three, the Black & Gold would hit all but nine second-half shots, including six threes, to propel them to victory. Both Christopher Mantis and Tre’Von Spillers tallied double-digit second-half performances on Tuesday with Mantis scoring all 13 of his points in the final frame.

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