MIDDLETOWN, Conn. —  Ta'zhon Daniels (New Haven, Conn.) secured his first double-double of his career to aid the Albertus Magnus College men's basketball in its 79-70 triumph over SUNY Delhi on Friday in the Herb Kenny Tournament, hosted by Wesleyan University (Conn.).

Daniels boasted 16 points and 10 assists with six rebounds and four steals. Deivone Tanksley (Hartford, Conn.) also recorded a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds, to go with a pair of assists, a steal and a block. Lennox Serrano (Waterbury, Conn.) had a career-high 19 points with seven rebounds.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus Magnus 79 | SUNY Delhi 70

RECORDS: Albertus (2-5) | SUNY Delhi (2-3)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• SUNY Delhi connected for the first bucket of the night off a jump shot by Isiah Barnes at 18:22 followed by a game-tying layup by Kevin Crawford (Bridgeport, Conn.) less than a minute later. After a travel by the Broncos, Albertus inbounded the ball before  Serrano (Waterbury, Conn.) passed the ball to Crawford waiting in front of half-court, who then waded through defenders to the basket.
• The teams traded baskets through the next nine minutes as SUNY Delhi narrowly led for the majority of the time until back-to-back jumpers by Daniels put the Falcons up, 18-16 at 7:45 in the first half. The score continued to bounce back and forth, including a trio of ties over three minutes of action.
• The Falcons went on a 6-0 run kickstarted by a free throw by Avery Hinnant (Naugatuck, Conn.), followed by five straight points by Tanksely for a 31-25 Albertus advantage.
• Three-straight free throws and a three-pointer by the Broncos cut the deficit to within two before Hinnant connected for a layup while getting fouled. He made the free throw to grow the Albertus lead to 36-31.
• SUNY Delhi closed out the final 38 seconds with four points to shorten the gap to one, but the Falcons continued to lead 36-35 before heading into the locker room.
• Hinnant opened the second half with a layup to go up by three, but Jason Tagios kept the game close, 38-37, with a layup at 18:19.
• With the game tied at 44-44, Daniels hit back-to-back jumpers while Taufick Aziz (Ghana/Bronx, N.Y.) hit a three as the Falcons went on a 16-8 run to take a 60-52 lead with 10:04 left. The stretch included five free throws and layups by Hinnant and Serrano.
• Barnes' jumper off a defensive rebound by Tagios brought the score within two, but a dunk by Tanksley sparked another 5-0 stretch. Daniels nabbed the steal after a turnover by the Broncos before sending it to Aziz who fed Tanksley for the slam. On the next possession, Daniels connected for two and drew a foul to extend the lead to 66-59 at the 6:41 mark
• Albertus never let SUNY Delhi get any closer than seven points the rest of the way as Hinnant scored six of the final 13 points for the Falcons.

TEAM STATS

Albertus

37.8 FG% | 25.0 3PT % | 76.0 FT%

SUNY Delhi

44.2 FG% | 30.0 3PT % |  72.4 FT%

TOP PERFORMERS

Albertus

• Deivone Tanksley 19 Points | 12 Rebounds | 2 Assists | 1 Steal | 1 Block | 6-8 FT
• Ta'zhon Daniels 16 Points | 10 Assists | 6 Rebounds | 4 Steals | 6-7 FT
• Lennox Serrano 19 Points | 7 Rebounds | 2 Assists | 2 Steals | 2 Blocks | 6-6 FT | 2-4 3PT
• Avery Hinnant 14 Points | 9 Rebounds | 1 Steal | 1 Block | 6-10 FG | 2-3 FT 

SUNY Delhi

• Warren Davis 17 Points | 14 Rebounds | 3 Blocks | 2 Steals | 1 Assist | 3-4 FT
• Gustarling Louis 18 Points | 2 Rebounds | 1 Assist | 3-5 3PT | 5-7 FT
• Jason Tagios 12 Points | 8 Rebounds | 2 Assists | 4-5 FT | 4-9 FG

NOTEWORTHY

• The game saw 16 ties and 10 lead changes.
• Albertus outscored on points off turnovers (23-4), second chance points (20-11) and fastbreak points (18-14).

UP NEXT

Albertus Magnus faces Wesleyan (Conn.) in the Herb Kenny Tournament Championship game at Silloway Gymnasium on Saturday, with a 3 p.m. tip off.