Basketball Recap: Chris Chen Key Part of Team Effort in Unicorns Win

NCSSM: Durham won the last time they faced Research Triangle and things went their way on Friday too. The NCSSM: Durham Unicorns walked away with a 66-53 win over the Research Triangle Raptors. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Unicorns.

Chris Chen

Steals

02/14/25 @ Research Triangle	3
02/10/25 @ Raleigh Charter	2
02/07/25 @ Wake Prep Academy	2

NCSSM: Durham's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Chris Chen, who went 6-for-10 en route to 16 points and three steals. Chen has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Alex Caza was another key player, going 5-for-8 to rack up 10 points in addition to seven steals and six rebounds.

Research Triangle's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Sam Griffith, who posted 18 points, and Darien Venable, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine boards. That was a full 34% of Research Triangle's points, marking the third time in a row Griffith has earned more than a third of the team's points.

NCSSM: Durham's win bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Research Triangle, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season.

Looking ahead, NCSSM: Durham will be playing at home against Falls Lake at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Research Triangle, they will venture away from home to challenge East Wake Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.