Karl Cochran and Lee Skinner combined for 35 points as the Wofford Terriers used a late game spurt to run past the visiting Iona Gaels 86-73 in early morning basketball action on Tuesday.
Cochran poured in 20 points and Skinner added 15 of his own to go with 9 rebounds in the Terriers’ first win of the season.
Iona put up 42 points in the first half held a 3-point halftime lead, but Wofford would not be denied in a huge second frame. The Terriers turned up the defense and held the Gaels to only 31 points over the last 20 minutes.
With just under 15 minutes to play, the score was knotted at 52. That was when Wofford began to pull away. The Terriers led by as many as 18 points as time wound down.
The Gaels were led by David Laury’s 23 points, while teammate A.J. English put in 22 to help pace his team, but the duo had very little help. Iona managed just 23 rebounds and allowed the Terriers to shoot better than 50% from the field, including a scorching 9-17 from behind the arc.
Iona dropped to 1-1 on the season, while Wofford found the win column after losing to Stanford on Saturday.
