Cobb leads Wagner past Mount St. Mary's 66-47 in NEC opener
EMMITSBURG, Md. -- Curtis Cobb III scored 25 points, including five 3-pointers, as Wagner topped Mount St. Mary's 66-47 to open Northeast Conference play on Thursday night.
Cobb scored the first five points of an 11-2 first-half run as Wagner rallied for a nine-point lead it never relinquished. Will Martinez added 11 points for Wagner (4-8). Alex Morales added nine points with six rebounds. Chase Freeman also had six rebounds for the Seahawks.
Omar Habwe scored 13 points off the bench to lead the Mountaineers (4-10). Vado Morse added 11 points with six rebounds. Malik Jefferson had 11 rebounds.
The Mountaineers were 12-for-50 shooting, the 24% being the worst mark by a Wagner opponent this season. Mount St. Mary's scored a season-worst 24 points (6-for-26 from the field) in the second half. Mount St. Mary's was 3-20 from distance after hitting a season-best 14 3-pointers in its previous game.
Jalen Gibbs, who led the Mountaineers in scoring coming into the contest with 12 points per game, failed to score, shooting 0-for-6. Damian Chong Qui, the Mountaineers' second leading scorer at 11 points per game, shot only 13 percent for the game (1-for-8) for five points.
Wagner plays Sacred Heart at home on Saturday. Mount St. Mary's matches up against Long Island-Brooklyn at home on Saturday.
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2020-2021 Northeast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Wagner | 13-5 | - | 13-7 |
Bryant | 10-4 | 1 | 15-7 |
Mount St. Mary's | 9-7 | 3 | 12-11 |
Sacred Heart | 9-7 | 3 | 9-9 |
Merrimack | 9-9 | 4 | 9-9 |
Long Island University | 9-9 | 4 | 9-9 |
St. Francis (BKN) | 9-9 | 4 | 9-10 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 8-10 | 5 | 9-15 |
St. Francis (PA) | 5-13 | 8 | 6-16 |
Central Connecticut | 5-13 | 8 | 5-16 |