STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— Kyle McGee and Alex Sobel combined for 30 points as the Sacred Heart University men's basketball team won 63-53 on the road at Wagner in Northeast Conference action on Saturday evening. The Pioneers swept the season series with the Seahawks and remain tied for third place in the conference standings.

Sobel went six-for-eight from the field, and McGee hit three triples as he led SHU for the second straight game. Sacred Heart had 16 bench points compared to three from Wagner.

Records:
SHU: 13-14, 7-5 NEC
Wagner: 12-12, 6-6 NEC

Leaders:
Kyle McGee: 17 points 6 rebounds
Alex Sobel: 13 points, 3 blocks
Nico Galette: 13 rebounds, 9 points

Of Note:
McGee opened the game with back-to-back three-pointers, but an 8-0 run put the Seahawks ahead 11-6 at 15:08. Sobel and McGee combined for seven points to tie the game at 13-13, but Wagner jumped ahead by as many as six points with just over five minutes left in the half. McGee hit a three-pointer, and Joey Reilly made a free throw to pull SHU within two at 4:19. 

Wagner took a five-point lead with a minute and a half left until halftime, but a three-pointer for Reilly and a Brendan McGuire basket at the buzzer sent the game to halftime tied up, 29-29.

McGee opened the second half with an and-one three-point play to give SHU a 32-29 edge. Wagner answered with a 7-0 run to jump ahead, 36-32, at 16:20 in the second half. Trailing by two, Nico Galette hit a three-pointer to push the Pioneers ahead, 41-40, at 13:38. A Raheem Solomon jumper put SHU ahead by five, 49-44.

A Mike Sixsmith triple and a Carpenter jumper gave SHU an eight-point lead with 5:47 left in the game. Wagner pulled within six with two minutes left in the game, but Sacred Heart jumped ahead to take the 10-point lead and hold the 63-53 final.

Galette scored his nine points all in the second half and brought down 12 defensive rebounds. SHU shot 43.1 %% from the field and had 11 points off turnovers.

Up Next:
Sacred Heart will return home on Thursday, February 22nd, at 7:00 pm against FDU in the William H. Pitt Center.