BOSTON, Mass. — Tazhon Daniels (New Haven, Conn.) dominated the second half with fifteen points and racked up a career-high 25 in the Albertus Magnus College men's basketball Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) victory on the road at Emmanuel College (Mass.) on Tuesday evening.

A trio of Falcons notched double-figures as Daniels was joined by seniors Kevin Crawford (Bridgeport, Conn.) and Justice Washington (Hamden, Conn.) with 13 and 12, respectively. In the fifth game this season, Albertus put up fifty points in a half thanks to Daniels and Crawford coming alive in the second half with a combined 25 points.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus Magnus 76 | Emmanuel (Mass.) 67

RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (18-3, 10-0 GNAC) | Emmanuel (Mass.) (9-11, 5-4 GNAC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Emmanuel netted seven straight points to open the first five minutes of regulation before Daniels posted a three-point bucket that halted the home's scoring run. A minute later, Albertus made another three-pointer by Jeyson Slade (Stamford, Conn.) to cut the deficit to one with 14 minutes remaining in the opening half.
• With 8:29 left in the half, a Deivone Tanksley (Hartford, Conn.) jumper gave the Falcons their first lead of the game. Albertus Magnus extended their lead to four following a pair of free throws by Daniels, but a Donte Pope mid-range jumper and a Mahari Guerrier layup brought the Saints back level at 19. 
• In the first half, Crawford's lone three-point basket at 3:36 gave the Falcons its third lead of the night, 22-19, but the three-point lead was short-lived as Cameron Snowden's layup brought the home team within one 17 seconds later. The two sides traded baskets for the remainder of the half and went into the break in a deadlock at 26-26.
• A hot second-half start by the Falcons allowed the visitors to take and grow the lead to 11 at 46-35 less than five minutes into the half. Washington ignited the run with a made layup 16 seconds into the half and was helped along by three straight baskets by Daniels, including a pair of threes. Five unanswered points from Cameron Snowden just minutes later cut the Falcons lead to five.
• That deficit was quickly extended again after a 14-2 run that put the Falcons up 59-46 with just under eight minutes to go. Albertus Magnus was able to hang on to their advantage throughout the remainder of the game including 14 made shots at the line, six off the hands of Crawford, to defeat Emmanuel 76-67.

TEAM STATS

Albertus: 39.0 FG% | 53.3 3PT% | 66.7 FT%

Emmanuel (Mass.): 40.3 FG% | 15.8 3PT% | 52.6 FT% 

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMERS

Albertus

Tazhon Daniels 25 Points | 3 Rebounds | 1 Assist | 2 Steals | 5-6 3PT

Kevin Crawford 13 Points | 5 Rebounds | 1 Assist | 3 Steals | 1 Block | 6-9 FT

Justice Washington 12 Points | 10 Rebounds | 2 Assists | 4 Blocks

Emmanuel (Mass.)

Donte Pope 19 Points | 10 Rebounds | 4 Assists | 4 Steals | 1 Block

Mahari Guerrier 16 Points | 14 Rebounds | 1 Steal

Cameron Snowden 11 Points | 6 Rebounds | 2 Assists | 1 Block

NOTEWORTHY

• Washington is 55 points away from 1,000 career points. He recorded his fourth consecutive double-double and now has 14 on the season.
• The Falcons were propelled by a season-best 53.3% shooting from beyond the arc and have won nine straight games all coming in the new year.
• Albertus is now 29-13 overall against Emmanuel.

UP NEXT

It will be a battle for first place in the GNAC as Albertus remains on the road at in-state conference rival University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) on Saturday with a 3 p.m. tip-off. The two teams are the lone undefeated teams in conference play. The game will be a rematch of the 2023 GNAC Championship game, which Albertus won.