1 | 2 | T | |
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WAG | 31 | 35 | 66 |
MSM | 23 | 24 | 47 |
Cobb leads Wagner past Mount St. Mary's 66-47 in NEC opener
EMMITSBURG, Md. -- Curtis Cobb III scored 25 points, including five 3-pointers, as Wagner topped Mount St. Mary's 66-47 to open Northeast Conference play on Thursday night.
Cobb scored the first five points of an 11-2 first-half run as Wagner rallied for a nine-point lead it never relinquished. Will Martinez added 11 points for Wagner (4-8). Alex Morales added nine points with six rebounds. Chase Freeman also had six rebounds for the Seahawks.
Omar Habwe scored 13 points off the bench to lead the Mountaineers (4-10). Vado Morse added 11 points with six rebounds. Malik Jefferson had 11 rebounds.
The Mountaineers were 12-for-50 shooting, the 24% being the worst mark by a Wagner opponent this season. Mount St. Mary's scored a season-worst 24 points (6-for-26 from the field) in the second half. Mount St. Mary's was 3-20 from distance after hitting a season-best 14 3-pointers in its previous game.
Jalen Gibbs, who led the Mountaineers in scoring coming into the contest with 12 points per game, failed to score, shooting 0-for-6. Damian Chong Qui, the Mountaineers' second leading scorer at 11 points per game, shot only 13 percent for the game (1-for-8) for five points.
Wagner plays Sacred Heart at home on Saturday. Mount St. Mary's matches up against Long Island-Brooklyn at home on Saturday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- King Whetstone
- Greg Evans
- Ernest Hamilton III
2023-24 Northeast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Central Connecticut | 13-3 | - | 20-11 |
Merrimack | 13-3 | - | 21-12 |
Sacred Heart | 10-6 | 3 | 16-16 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 9-7 | 4 | 15-17 |
Le Moyne | 9-7 | 4 | 15-17 |
Wagner | 7-9 | 6 | 17-16 |
Long Island University | 6-10 | 7 | 7-22 |
St. Francis (PA) | 3-13 | 10 | 8-22 |
Stonehill | 2-14 | 11 | 4-27 |
2023-24 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Quinnipiac | 15-5 | - | 24-10 |
Fairfield | 14-6 | 1 | 24-13 |
Marist | 12-8 | 3 | 18-13 |
Saint Peter's | 12-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
Rider | 12-8 | 3 | 15-17 |
Niagara | 11-9 | 4 | 16-16 |
Iona | 10-10 | 5 | 16-17 |
Mount St. Mary's | 9-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
Canisius | 8-12 | 7 | 14-18 |
Manhattan | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
Siena | 3-17 | 12 | 4-28 |