MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — Ta'zhon Daniels (New Haven, Conn.) netted a career-high 28 points for the Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team in the 81-63 loss against Wesleyan University (Conn.) in the Herb Kenny Tournament Championship game on Saturday.
Daniels was named to the All-Tournament team after securing 44 points, 15 assists, eight rebounds and four steals across both games this weekend. Deivone Tanksley (Hartford, Conn.) recorded a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds, to go with two assists, one steal and one block.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Wesleyan (Conn.) 81 | Albertus Magnus 63
RECORDS: Albertus (2-6) | Wesleyan (4-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Wesleyan went on a 26-6 run less than six minutes into play - with the Lennox Serrano (Waterbury, Conn.) scoring all the points for Albertus - but the Falcons began to chip away, cutting the hosts' lead down to 30-19 just under five minutes later as Daniels went to work for the Falcons. The junior scored 17 of his game-high 28 points in the first half, connecting on his first three attempts from three-point range. During the rally, Rodrick Pearson (Hartford, Conn.) went to the net for a layup, followed by a jumper by Daniels, off a defensive rebound by Tanksley and an assist by Yayo Rodriguez (Hartford, Conn.).
- Wesleyan led by 15 at 36-21 before the Falcons cut the deficit all the way down to 41-35 after a layup from Serrano with 3:24 remaining. During the run, Daniels made a solo 6-0 run with a three-pointer and a jump shot while drawing a shooting foul.
- With Wesleyan leading 46-35 in the final seconds, Kevin Crawford (Bridgeport, Conn.) buried a half court shot at the buzzer to cut the Albertus deficit to 46-38.
- The Falcons made it a one-possession game just 3:21 into the second half after scoring the first six points on shots from Serrano, Daniels and Tanksley. The game stayed within two possessions over the next few minutes but the Cardinals went on an 11-0 run to take a 62-49 lead with 10:47 left as Zach Wolinski made a three to close out the run for Wesleyan.
- The Cardinals led by double digits for the remainder of play before ultimately finishing off an 81-63 win.
TEAM STATS
Albertus
39.7 FG% | 50.0 3PT % | 66.7 FT%
Wesleyan
43.8 FG% | 36.1 3PT % | 75.0 FT%
TOP PERFORMERS
Albertus
- Ta'zhon Daniels 28 Points | 5 Rebounds | 6-6 FT | 4-5 3PT
- Lennox Serrano 13 Points | 4 Rebounds | 1 Steal | 1 Block | 2-4 3PT
- Deivone Tanksley 12 Points | 13 Rebounds | 2 Assists | 1 Steal | 1 Block
Wesleyan
- Ben Lyttle 12 Points | 13 Rebounds | 1 Steal | 1 Block
- Oscar Edelman 14 Points | 3 Rebounds | 1 Steal
- Shane Regan 13 Points | 6 Assists | 3 Rebounds | 1 Steal | 5-5
NOTEWORTHY
- Tanksley has a double-double in three straight games.
UP NEXT
The Falcons remain on the road and will face Babson in a midweek matchup on Wednesday at 2 p.m.