UNC Wilmington Seahawks vs Yale Bulldogs, NIT 1st Round

College Basketball

UNC Wilmington

27-6

68-67

Final

Yale

24-7

John J. Lee Amphitheater

Lead tracker

UNCW leadsBiggest lead UNCW 4, YALE 14

YALE leads

Team	1H	2H	T
UNCW	26	42	68
YALE	32	35	67

Who won: UNC Wilmington 68-67

The UNC Wilmington Seahawks beat the Yale Bulldogs 68-67 in NIT 1st Round on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at John J. Lee Amphitheater. Christian May led the UNC Wilmington in points (16). Isaac Celiscar led the Yale in points (23).

Player of the game

Isaac Celiscar

YALE · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST

9.0

Win probability

100%UNCW final

UNCWYALE

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:00UNC
Dead ball rebound
UNC Wilmington Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 0:01
Misses 29-foot three point jumper
Isaac Celiscar misses 29-foot three point jumper
I. Celiscar · 23 PTS
H2 0:01YAL
Shorttimeout
Yale Timeout
H2 0:02
Defensive rebound
Isaac Celiscar Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:02
Madefreethrow
Patrick Wessler misses free throw 1 of 1
H2 0:02
Personalfoul
Foul on Samson Aletan.
H2 0:03
Defensive rebound
Patrick Wessler Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:03
Misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
Trevor Mullin misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
T. Mullin · 7 PTS
H2 0:10
Defensive rebound
Samson Aletan Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:12
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Nick Townsend misses free throw 2 of 2
N. Townsend · 11 PTS
H2 0:12YAL
Dead ball rebound
Yale Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 0:12
Misses free throw 1 of 2
Nick Townsend misses free throw 1 of 2
N. Townsend · 11 PTS
H2 0:12
Foul on Greedy Williams
Foul on Greedy Williams.
G. Williams · 7 PTS
H2 0:18UNC
Shorttimeout
UNC Wilmington Timeout
H2 0:18
TO
Bad pass turnover
Madison Durr bad pass turnover
M. Durr · 13 PTS
H2 0:20
TO
Turnover
Isaac Celiscar turnover
I. Celiscar · 23 PTS
H2 0:20
Foul on Isaac Celiscar
Foul on Isaac Celiscar.
I. Celiscar · 23 PTS
THREEH2 0:34
Three! Jumper, 23 ft
C. May · 16 PTS · ast N. Hodge
Christian May makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nolan Hodge assists)
UNCW 68 - 67 YALE
H2 0:37
Offensive Rebound
Patrick Wessler Offensive Rebound.
P. Wessler · 10 PTS
H2 0:41
Misses 1-foot hook shot
Patrick Wessler misses 1-foot hook shot
P. Wessler · 10 PTS
H2 0:53UNC
Regulartimeout
UNC Wilmington Timeout
THREEH2 0:57
Three! Jumper, 27 ft
T. Mullin · 7 PTS · ast I. Celiscar
Trevor Mullin makes 27-foot three point jumper (Isaac Celiscar assists)
UNCW 65 - 67 YALE
H2 1:20
Defensive rebound
Isaac Celiscar Defensive Rebound.