WILMINGTON, N.C. – UNC Wilmington withstood a 3-point barrage from Marcus Burk and rallied late for an 88-84 win over Campbell Saturday night at Trask Coliseum.

Burk hit career highs with eight 3-pointers and 33 points and Chris Clemons added 17 for Campbell (1-2), which led by seven (59-52) with 10:46 to play. 
However, the Seahawks (2-1) made 65 percent of their shots in the second half and knocked down 16-of-21 from the line.

Jaylen Fornes and Jordon Talley scored 18 points each for UNCW, while Devontae Cacok added 16, plus 17 rebounds and Wichita State transfer Ty Taylor chipped in 17, plus nine boards.  Talley hit all four of his free throws in the final minute and dealt 14 assists for UNCW, which made 10-of-21 threes (.476) and 31-of-59 from the field overall.

Burk made 12-of-17 from the floor and 8-of-13 from 3-point range to surpass the 27-point output in last year's win over Houston Baptist in the CIT.  Clemons, who was limited by a foot injury in the second half, scored just three points after the break.

UNCW led 50-48 with 13:31 to play before the Camels made their next five shots during an 11-2 burst and took a 59-52 lead on Damontez Oliver's jumper with 10:46 left.
The Seahawks answered with a 9-2 run to knot the score at 61 on Fornes' steal and breakaway dunk with 7:56 remaining. Burk's trey brought the Camels within 73-72 with 4:09 remaining before a late 10-1 burst gave the Seahawks a double-figure edge.

Burk hit his seventh and eighth triples of the night and the Camels cut the gap to just 87-84 with 16 seconds left before Jaquel Richmond hit the second of two foul shots with 10 seconds remaining for the final margin.

"It's disappointing to come away with a loss," said Campbell head coach Kevin McGeehan. "Give UNCW credit. That's a very experienced team with a bunch of guys who have played in multiple NCAA tournaments. It was a heck of a ball game to watch and the fans got their money's worth."

The Seahawks jumped to a 14-5 lead in the first 4:38. Clemons missed his first four shots before a drive to the bucket with 11:01 to play in the half started an 11-0 Camel burst.
Jordan Whitfield's three from the right wing capped the burst and gave the Camels their first lead (23-21) with 9:15 to play.

UNCW held a 37-34 lead at halftime, thanks in part to a 13-0 edge in second-chance points. Cacok had 10 points and nine boards before intermission, while Fornes and Taylor chipped in eight apiece.  Clemons had 14 first-half points and Burk eight for the Camels.

Campbell returns to action Monday at 7 p.m. when it hosts Johnson & Wales.