North Carolina A&T Aggies vs UNC Wilmington Seahawks Prediction, 2/26/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina A&T Aggies vs UNC Wilmington Seahawks

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026

Location: Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, NC

TV: ESPN+

The UNC Wilmington Seahawks (24-4) will take on the North Carolina A&T Aggies (11-15) at Trask Coliseum on Thursday.

The North Carolina A&T Aggies stepped onto the hardwood against Elon and notched a win by a score of 102-82 in their last contest. North Carolina A&T ended the game with a 66.7% FG percentage (38 of 57) and made 8 out of their 15 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Aggies knocked down 18 of 21 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected 31 with 8 of them being offensive. They also dished out 12 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. When discussing defense, North Carolina A&T allowed their opponent to shoot 42.4% from the field on 28 out of 66 shooting. Elon doled out 13 assists and had 5 steals for the game. Additionally, Elon grabbed 26 rebounds (16 offensive, 10 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Elon shot 75.0% at the charity stripe by burying 15 of 20 shots. They knocked down 11 out of their 31 tries from downtown. In relation to personal fouls, the Aggies left the arena with 16 while Elon accounted for 17 personal fouls.

Lewis Walker is someone who was a factor for the contest. He finished 63.6% from the field and earned 1 assist. He played for 40 mins played and also snagged 4 rebounds. He scored 24 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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North Carolina A&T enters this one with a mark of 11-15 for the year. They currently have an average of 75.2 points per outing (203rd in Division 1) while hitting 45.6% from the floor. The Aggies are shooting 32.0% on shots from 3-point land (152 of 475) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, North Carolina A&T is collecting 37.6 boards per game and has earned 309 assists on the season, which has them ranked 346th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per game and as a group are committing 18.2 fouls every game.

On defense, the Aggies are forcing their opponents into 10.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.5 fouls. They currently rank 248th in D-1 in allowing assists with 394 conceded for the year. The Aggies defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.5% (686 of 1,540) and they concede 33.1 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 36.1% on shots from downtown and they are 245th in the country in PPG allowed (76.1).

The last time they took the court, the UNC Wilmington Seahawks went home victorious with a score of 73-68 when they faced Campbell. The Seahawks pulled down 26 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 4 steals for this contest. Campbell committed 23 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Seahawks to the charity stripe for a total of 33 tries. They were able to make 20 of the free throws for a rate of 60.6%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, UNC Wilmington knocked down 9 out of their 26 attempts (34.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Seahawks walked away from this one shooting 22 for 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.1%. The Seahawks permitted Campbell to knock down 23 out of 59 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 39.0% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 41.2% from downtown by shooting 7 out of 17 and ended up going 15 out of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). In relation to attacking the glass, UNC Wilmington allowed Campbell to snag 32 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Jahnathan Lamothe ended up being a major contributor for the Seahawks in the matchup. He totaled 17 points in his 21 minutes on the court and tallied 2 assists in the game. He converted 5 of 8 in this contest for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

UNC Wilmington has a win-loss mark of 24-4 so far this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Seahawks are connecting on 44.5% from the field, which is 227th in the nation. UNC Wilmington has totaled 2,155 pts on the campaign (77.0 per game) and they pull down 39.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 13.2 times per contest (244th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 9.8 times per contest. The Seahawks are committing 17.1 fouls per game while shooting 68.9% from the free throw line.

The Seahawks on defense are ranked 30th in the country in points per game surrendered with 67.1. They are forcing 10.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.5% from the field (29th in Division 1). The UNC Wilmington defense gives up 29.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (204 of 684) and their opposition makes 73.9% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 11.0 assists and 33.0 total boards per game, which is 26th and 92nd in D-1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Carolina A&T

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