Sacred Heart Pioneers at Wagner Seahawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
63 - 69
63 - 69
Saunders has 24 points, Wagner beats Sacred Heart 69-63
Wagner (9-5, 2-1) jumped out to an early lead, but the Pioneers had a run of 25-12 to close the first half and go into the break trailing 35-34.
The teams swapped the lead throughout the second half until Wagner took the lead for good after AJ Sumbry slammed home a dunk and Saunders followed with a layup to go ahead 53-50 with 7:44 remaining.
JoJo Cooper and Saunders nailed back-to-back 3-pointers for a 65-58 lead with 38 seconds left to seal the win.
Cooper finished with 14 points while dishing out five assists. Blake Francis had 13 points and Sumbry added nine with 11 rebounds for Wagner.
Mario Matasovic led Sacred Heart (6-10, 1-2) with 16 points. Joseph Lopez added 10 with 12 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Mario Matasovic made Dunk. | 63 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Romone Saunders made Free Throw. | 61 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Foul on Chris Robinson. | 61 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Romone Saunders made Layup. | 61 - 68 |
Statistics
 SHU |
 WAG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-59 | FG | 23-58 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 14-22 | FT | 16-27 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Assists | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 24 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Spiro Sports Center
Location: Staten Island, NY
Attendance: 273 | Capacity:
Location: Staten Island, NY
Attendance: 273 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |
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 |