DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Jonathon Williams scored 11 points and Marcus Burton added 10 as Wagner managed a 38-36 victory over North Carolina Central Saturday.
The Seahawks (1-2), up 20-6, led 25-17 at the break and won despite scoring 13 second-half points. Wagner made 18.8 percent (3 of 16) of its shots after halftime.
North Carolina Central (3-4) rallied behind Jeremy Ingram, the only Eagle in double figures with 10 points. Ingram's 3-pointer tied it at 28-28 early in the second half, but Burton's trey promptly regained the lead for good for Wagner, 31-28.
Twice in the second half, North Carolina Central closed within a point. But after Jay Copeland's layup with 10 seconds left cut it to 37-36, Wagner's Kenneth Ortiz hit a free throw at 0:06. The Eagles' Ray Willis missed a long trey at 0:01.
Wagner shot 28.9 percent (11 of 38) to North Carolina Central's 22.6 percent (12 of 53).
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Wagner (1-2) « | 25 | 13 | 38 |
| North Carolina Central (3-4) | 17 | 19 | 36 |
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| Wagner Seahawks | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Williams, F | 30 | 3-10 | 5-6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| N. Folahan, C | 21 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| M. Burton, G | 33 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| K. Ortiz, G | 26 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| D. Anderson, G | 17 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Thompson | 25 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| O. Parker | 21 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| E. Fanning | 15 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| H. Naurais | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Burnett | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Moody | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 11-38 | 14-22 | 40 | 4 | 20 | 38 | |
| 28.9% | 63.6% | ||||||
| North Carolina Central Eagles | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| S. Kidd, F | 32 | 2-14 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| J. Copeland, Jr., C | 36 | 4-12 | 0-4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| R. Willis, G | 39 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| E. Chapman, G | 32 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Ingram, G | 28 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Ferguson | 14 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| K. Jawara | 11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Houston | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 12-53 | 8-14 | 33 | 7 | 18 | 36 | |
| 22.6% | 57.1% | ||||||
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