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Jaquan Potter
Camilo Agudelo
49
SUNY Old Westbury OW-MBB 0-3
83
Winner Wagner WAGNER 1-2
SUNY Old Westbury OW-MBB
0-3
49
Final
83
Wagner WAGNER
1-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
SUNY Old Westbury OW-MBB 17 32 49
Wagner WAGNER 37 46 83

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)

Potter leads @OW_Panthers Men’s Basketball against Division-I Wagner

Jaquan Potter matched a career-high with 12 points on Thursday evening


STATEN ISLAND, NY (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) - The SUNY College at Old Westbury men's basketball team fell 83-49 to the Division-I Wagner Seahawks from Spiro Sports Center in Staten Island, New York on Thursday evening.  With the loss, the Panthers now stand at 0-3 on the young season while Wagner improved to 1-2.

Both teams traded baskets to open the game as Mark Gjonlekaj's bucket at 18:38 marked the lone tie of the game for Old Westbury.  Wagner pulled ahead with a 17-2 run from 18:17 to 11:41 to grab a 15-point lead (19-4).  Old Westbury's deficit grew to 20 in the opening half, trailing 37-17 at the break. 

Wagner again used an early run to extend its lead to start the second half, scoring 11 of the first 17 points to go up 48-23 with 15:12 remaining.  Omari Trebuse sank a pair of free throws at 6:52 to trim the deficit to 20 points before Wagner closed out the final 6:36 with a 23-9 spurt for the 83-49 final.      

Jaquan Potter matched a career-high with 12 points to lead Old Westbury.   Potter also connected on 4-of-5 from the field, including 3-for-4 from three-point range to go along with three assists and one steal.  Trebuse followed with nine points, three assists and one blocked shot while Gjonlekaj added seven points and two steals.  Eugene Bradley nabbed a team-best three steals and Justin Mize and Kaleem Edwards each chipped in with two. 

Marcus Burton netted a game-high 22 points while JoJo Cooper dished out 11 assists and racked up four steals to lead Wagner. 

In the end, Old Westbury connected on 40.5 percent from the field (17-42), 37.5 percent from three-point territory (6-16) and 60 percent from the free-throw line (9-15) while Wagner knocked down 45.9 percent from the floor (28-61), 41.4 percent from beyond the arc (12-29) and 60 percent from the charity stripe (15-25).  Wagner won the boards battle, 42-23, and also held the advantage in steals (14-10), assists (22-13) and blocked shots (4-1), while converting 28 Panther turnovers into 30 points.  Old Westbury limited Wagner to just seven second-chance points off 20 offensive rebounds and pressured the Seahawks into 18 miscues.  

ALVERNIA CRUSADERS UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury returns to the hardwood on Tuesday (Nov. 25) for its home opener against the visiting Alvernia Crusaders from Clark Athletic Center at 6 p.m.    

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