Staten Island, N.Y. - Josh Thompson had 18 of his 24 points in the second half in leading Wagner to an 80-65 non-league victory over UAlbany on Thursday, Dec. 30 at Spiro Sports Center. The Seahawks, who were playing for the first time in nine days, ended a four-game losing streak.
      Wagner (5-7) reversed a six-point halftime deficit with a 13-3 run to start the period. Orlando Parker put his team ahead, 41-40, with a free throw, before Tyler Murray hit a three-point field goal from the left wing for a 46-42 advantage. The Seahawks, who have won all five meetings in this series, shot 50 percent in the second half.
     Thompson, a 6-foot-5 sophomore, later keyed an 11-2 outburst that helped his squad build a 61-50 margin. Reserve guard Danny Mundweiler ignited that stretch with a 3-pointer from the right side. Thompson added a free throw and made a triple from the right corner to end that run midway through the period. He later scored off an offensive rebound following a missed free throw and connected on a conventional three-point play that gave the Seahawks a commanding 71-54 lead with 4:42 to play.
     "They played physical and were tougher than us," said UAlbany coach Will Brown, whose team was held to 33.3-percent shooting on 15-of-45 attempts. "They bothered us with their ball pressure and I was disappointed that we didn't respond to the physical play. Our perimeter guys got tired in the second half."
     In the first half, UAlbany (7-8) canned three long-range jumpers in leaping to a 9-0 lead. The Great Danes eventually pushed out to a 10-point margin on Tim Ambrose's basket and a pair of free throws by John Puk. Wagner still trailed 24-17, but then ran off seven unanswered. Latif Rivers, a freshman guard, made a 17-footer from the right side in transition to draw his team even.
     Luke Devlin, who had a career-high 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Mike Black each sank a pair of free throws to break a 27-all deadlock. Black, who had a team-high 18 points, later drilled a three-point field goal from the top of the arc after an offensive rebound and Devlin drilled a 3-pointer from the left corner, as their team took a 39-33 lead to the intermission.
     Murray finished with 17 points for the Seahawks, who recorded their 1,000th win as a college basketball program. Ambrose was the third UAlbany player in double figures with 15 and extended his double-figure scoring steak to 15 in a row.

Paw Prints:  UAlbany has lost all five meetings with Wagner, including a 66-65 decision the last time the programs met on Nov. 27, 2004 ... the Great Danes are 29-40 all-time against Northeast Conference teams ... UAlbany previously met Fairleigh Dickinson, Central Connecticut State and Mount Saint Mary's this season ... the Great Danes were attempting to match their Division I record of eight non-conference wins in a season which was established in 2008-09 ... Luke Devlin recorded his second double-double of the season ... Wagner is coached by Dan Hurley, who was a 1,000-point scorer at Seton Hall ... Hurley's brother, Bobby, serves as assistant coach ... Bobby led Duke to a pair of national championships in 1991 and 1992 ... Tim Ambrose upped his career scoring total to 1,316 points and ranks 12th on the list.

Wagner 80, UAlbany 65 (12/30/10 at Staten Island, NY - Spiro Sports Center)

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Box Score

Albany vs WAGNER
12/30/10 7:02 pm at Staten Island, NY - Spiro Sports Center

 Albany 65

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
11	Devlin, Luke	f	5-10	3-6	3-3	3-7	10	2	16	2	1	1	1	39
44	Puk, John	c	0-1	0-0	3-4	0-4	4	4	3	0	1	1	1	16
02	Aronhalt, Logan	g	2-7	1-3	3-6	0-8	8	3	8	0	2	0	1	32
10	Black, Mike	g	5-14	1-3	7-11	0-1	1	2	18	3	5	0	0	35
23	Ambrose, Tim	g	2-8	1-3	10-12	0-1	1	4	15	3	7	0	0	31
00	Iati, Jacob	-	0-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	7
05	Tartt, Derrek	-	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4
21	Metcalf, Blake	-	1-2	0-0	3-5	4-3	7	2	5	2	0	0	0	22
24	Lindfors, Jake	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+
33	Allen, Billy	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	14
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	2-1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	15-45	6-15	29-41	9-25	34	21	65	10	17	2	4	200
			33.3%	40.0%	70.7%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		10-21	5-8	14-16
			47.6%	62.5%	87.5%
	2nd Half:		5-24	1-7	15-25
			20.8%	14.3%	60.0%

WAGNER 80

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
21	PARKER, Orlando	f	1-3	0-1	4-6	3-6	9	5	6	1	1	0	0	18
05	FOLAHAN, Naofall	c	3-3	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	4	6	0	0	0	0	8
03	MURRAY, Tyler	g	6-10	2-2	3-3	0-6	6	3	17	5	6	0	0	37
11	MARTIN, Chris	g	1-4	1-3	4-6	0-4	4	2	7	6	0	0	4	29
24	RIVERS, Latif	g	4-11	1-6	0-0	1-3	4	2	9	7	5	3	1	36
01	MUNDWEILER, Danny	-	2-9	2-8	0-0	0-0	0	3	6	0	0	0	0	17
10	CZESKI, T.J.	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
12	HARRIS, Clayfell	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+
22	SPILLER, Clifton	-	2-2	0-0	1-2	2-3	5	5	5	0	0	0	1	19
25	THOMPSON, Josh	-	9-17	1-1	5-7	3-4	7	4	24	5	0	1	1	30
42	SCHROTENBOER, Ryan	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
50	STEWART, Brett	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	1-1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	28-59	7-21	17-24	10-28	38	29	80	24	12	4	7	200
			47.5%	33.3%	70.8%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		13-29	3-12	4-5
			44.8%	25.0%	80.0%
	2nd Half:		15-30	4-9	13-19
			50.0%	44.4%	68.4%

Score by Periods	1st	2nd	Total
Albany	39	26	65	Record: (7-8)
WAGNER	33	47	80	Record: (5-7)

Officials: Andrew Maira, Doug Aprahamian, Jim Moran Technical fouls: Albany-None. WAGNER-None. Attendance: 1257

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