WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - Despite a combined 30 points from seniors Tyreek Perkins (New Haven, Conn.) and Davon Warner (New Haven, Conn.), the second-seeded Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team suffered a 94-67 setback in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship Game to the top-seeded Blue Jays of the University of Saint Joseph (CT) on Sunday afternoon inside the O'Connell Center.

Perkins led the Falcon attack with a 19-point performance, while teammate Warner rounded out the double-digit scorers with 11. The duo also earned recognition as Perkins and Warner were named to the GNAC All-Tournament Team.

THE BASICS
FINAL: #1 Saint Joseph (CT) 94 | #2 Albertus Magnus 67
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (17-7) | Saint Joseph (CT) (26-1)
BOX SCORE

KEY HIGHLIGHTS
First Half:

• The Falcons' first four-points of the game came from Qualon Wilkes (Bridgeport, Conn.) behind a jump shot and layup.
• Following two ties, USJ strung together a 6-0 run to increase its lead to six, 10-4, but a deep three from Warner brought the Falcons to within three, 10-7.
• Albertus was held scoreless over the next two minutes until a three-point play from Kevin Crawford (Bridgeport, Conn.) at the 12:06 mark cut the deficit to nine, 19-10.
• From there, USJ saw its lead grow to 18, 31-13, but the Falcons continued to battle as four straight points from Perkins and two from Dawkins trimmed the score to 12, 31-19.
• Despite another 18-point lead from the Blue Jays at the 5:14 mark, Albertus charged right back with a 6-0 run following four points from Saikwon Williams (Norwalk, Conn.) and another two from Dawkins.
• Shortly after, Albertus saw their 12-point deficit, 37-25, grow to as many as 19, 49-30, after the Blue Jays ended the half on a 12-5 run.
• Perkins paced the Falcons in the first half with seven points.

Second Half:

• USJ controlled the first-four minutes of the second, opening the stanza with a 6-3 run that extended its lead to 22, 55-33, heading into a media timeout.
• The next five minutes was an offensive battle between the Falcons and Blue Jays as both teams traded baskets with the Blue Jays on top, 71-42, with 9:10 left on the clock.
• USJ maintained its lead for the remainder of the contest to secure the 94-67 home win.
• Perkins excelled for the Falcons in the second half, scoring a team-high 12 over the final 20 minutes.
• Isaiah Lewis (New Haven, Conn.) finished the half with seven of his nine points.

TEAM STATS
Albertus – 33.8% FG | 25% 3PT | 62.1% FT
Saint Joseph (CT) – 52.5% FG | 33.3% 3PT |78.8% FT

KEY PERFORMERS
Albertus:
Tyreek Perkins - 19 points (7-13 FG, 0-3 3PT, 5-8 FT) | 3 rebounds | 2 assists | 2 steals
Davon Warner - 11 points (3-14 FG, 2-10 3PT, 3-4 FT) | 6 rebounds | 2 assists| 3 steals

Saint Joseph (CT):
Jaecee Martin - 31 points (11-16 FG, 9-10 FT) | 13 rebounds | 5 assists
Ryan O'Neill - 17 points (6-17 FG, 4-9 3PT, 1-2 FT) | 4 rebounds | 3 assists | 1 steal
Tyree Mitchell - 13 points (4-7 FG, 0-1 3PT, 5-5 FT) | 2 rebounds | 1 assist
Jordan Powell - 10 points ( 4-4 FG, 2-2 FT) | 2 rebounds

NOTEWORTHY

• This is the Falcons 10th straight appearance in the GNAC Title game.
• Following today's game Albertus is now 37-13 all-time in the postseason.
• Perkins recorded his 14th double-digit performance of the season.
• Warner scored 10+ points in his 10th straight game.
• Warner led the Falcons defensive unit with three steals.
• S. Williams finished with a team-high seven rebounds to go along with six points, a block, and a steal.