Saint Francis Red Wolves at Wagner Seahawks
· NORTHEAST CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL
71 - 70
Braxton's heave at buzzer sends Red Flash into NEC final
Michael Carey's hook shot gave the Seahawks (16-15) the lead with nine seconds remaining before Jamaal King drove then kicked the ball out to Braxton, who was smothered by a defender but launched the ball to the basket where it rolled around, almost out, then fell through the hoop.
No. 4 seed Saint Francis will play Tuesday at top-seeded Mount St. Mary's, a 75-66 winner over No. 7 seed Robert Morris, for the tournament championship and an NCAA Tournament berth.
The Red Flash lost a 14-point first-half lead with the second half seeing seven ties until the exchange of the final two field goals.
Isaiah Blackmon scored 20 points and Braxton added 15 with eight rebounds for the Red Flash. Both had three 3-pointers.
Carey made four 3-pointers and scored 29 points with 10 rebounds for his 27th career double-double and Corey Henson added five 3-pointers and 25 points for the third-seeded Seawolves (16-14).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Keith Braxton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamaal King. | 71 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Wagner Timeout | 68 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Michael Carey made Layup. | 68 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Wagner Timeout | 68 - 68 |
Statistics
 SFPA |
 WAG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-50 | FG | 26-67 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 11-20 | 3PT | 11-24 |
| 55 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 8-13 | FT | 7-7 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 14 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Staten Island, NY
Attendance: 1,823 | Capacity:
2025-26 Northeast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 15-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Central Connecticut | 12-6 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Mercyhurst | 10-8 | 5 | 17-17 |
| Le Moyne | 10-8 | 5 | 15-17 |
| New Haven | 9-9 | 6 | 14-17 |
| Wagner | 8-10 | 7 | 14-17 |
| Stonehill | 8-10 | 7 | 12-21 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 8-10 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Saint Francis | 5-13 | 10 | 7-24 |
| Chicago State | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |