Scores

Final

Cent Conn St 50

(13-17, 9-9 NEC)

Wagner 72

(19-11, 12-6 NEC)

7:00 PM ET, March 6, 2013

Spiro Sports Center, Staten Island, NY

1 2 T
CCSU 19 3150
WAG 32 4072

Top Performers

Central Connecticut State: K. Vinales 23 Pts, 2 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl

Wagner: J. Williams 20 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

Wagner 72, CCSU 50

Associated Press

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Jonathon Williams scored 20 points to push second-seeded Wagner past seventh-seeded Central Connecticut State 72-50 Wednesday night in the quarterfinal round of the Northeast Conference tournament.

Marcus Burton added 15 points and Latif Rivers chipped in 10 to help Wagner (19-11) win its fourth straight game.

On top 15-12, the Seahawks closed out the half on a 17-7 run to take a 32-19 lead into halftime. Williams scored 13 points in the first half, and Central Connecticut State shot just 22.2 percent (6 of 27) in the period.

Wagner opened the second half on a 14-7 run to go up 46-26 with 14:31 left to play. The Seahawks led by double digits the entire second half and went up by as many as 23 points.

Wagner outrebounded Central Connecticut State 56-40 and outscored them in the paint 38-20.

Kyle Vinales scored 23 points for the Blue Devils (13-17).

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Team Stat Comparison

 
CCSU
WAG
Points 50 72
FG Made-Attempted 15-59 (.254) 27-71 (.380)
3P Made-Attempted 5-23 (.217) 6-18 (.333)
FT Made-Attempted 15-22 (.682) 12-17 (.706)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 18 (0/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 2 23

Game Leaders

 
CCSU
WAG
PointsK. Vinales 23J. Williams 20
ReboundsM. Hunter 9O. Parker 9
AssistsK. Vinales 2K. Ortiz 7
StealsK. Vinales 2K. Ortiz 3
BlocksB. Peel 2D. Anderson 3
Team Stats: Central Connecticut State | Wagner

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 17, 2013 @CCSU 73, WAG 66Recap
Feb 14, 2013 @WAG 101, CCSU 82Recap
» Mar 6, 2013 @WAG 72, CCSU 50Recap

Next 5 Games

CCSU
WAG
03/09 LIU 12:00pm
Complete Schedule: Central Connecticut State | Wagner

Northeast Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Robert Morris14-423-10
Bryant University12-619-11
Wagner12-619-12
LIU Brooklyn12-620-13
Mount St. Mary's11-718-14
Quinnipiac11-715-16
Central Connecticut State9-913-17
St. Francis (NY)8-1012-18
Sacred Heart7-119-20
Monmouth5-1310-21
Fairleigh Dickinson2-167-24
St. Francis (PA)5-135-24
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