11 November, 2006
by Elliot Smilowitz
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1st |
2nd |
Final |
| Lafayette (1-0) |
39 |
37 |
76 |
| Wagner (0-1) |
29 |
41 |
70 |
| Spiro Sports Center – Staten Island, NY |
Boxscore |
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In an up-and-down game, it was Lafayette that had the last laugh, beating Wagner 76-70 in Staten Island. The Leopards withstood losing a 19-point lead to regain control in the second half.
Lafayette opened the game up 19-2 after five minutes, on the strength of 5 three-pointers. But Wagner chipped away, getting within 10 at halftime before going on a 13-0 run early in the second half to take a 42-41 lead. After some back-and-forth jostling, Lafayette again used the three-ball to stake a lead, going up by 14 with two minutes left before Wagner made the final score closer in garbage time.
Lafayette relied on the long-range shot all night, hitting 10 of 23 attempts. Wagner was less careful with the three pointer, nailing just 9 of 30 tries. Lafayette’s backcourt led the way; Jamaal Hilliard scored a team-high 16 points, and Andrew Brown and Bilal Abdullah added 15 and 14 respectively.
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
After Wagner regained the lead, Lafayette bounced back and was playing with a slight edge. After Wagner cut their deficit to 65-60 with 4:02 left, Matt Betley hit two three throws, then Wagner turned the ball over, leading up to another Brown three-pointer. Lafayette had reestablished control, taking a 10-point lead with 3:21 remaining.
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| Key sign it was over |
From 2:43 to 0:53, Wagner was able to muster only two points, as they missed all three field goal attempts and Lafayette ran down the clock whenever they could.
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| Key performance |
Leopards point guard Andrew Brown hit 5 of 8 shots, all from beyond the arc, for 15 points. He added 5 assists.
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| Key statistic |
Lafayette shot 50.0 percent from the field, and held Wagner to 37.3 percent field goal shooting.
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| Notes |
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Wagner’s Joey Mundweiler hoisted up 15 three-point attempts off the bench, hitting 7.
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Lafayette hit 18 of 22 free throw attempts.
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The Leopards were outrebounded 41-30. Wagner grabbed an amazing 20 offensive rebounds.
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With starters Matt Betley and Everest Schmidt in foul trouble in the second half, freshman Andre Hines saw 9 minutes of playing time. He scored 5 points, nabbed 1 steal and recorded 3 fouls.
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Removing Mark Porter’s 6-of-7 free throw shooting, the rest of the Seahawks went 11-for-22 from the line.
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