Princeton 69, Wagner 57

Princeton 69, Wagner 57

Published Dec. 17, 2010 9:52 p.m. ET

Kareem Maddox scored 15 of his 23 points in the first half as Princeton pulled away to beat Wagner 69-57 on Friday night for the Tigers' sixth straight win.

Princeton (8-3) shot 54.3 percent from the field (25 of 46) while the Seahawks shot only 38.6 percent (17 of 44).

The Tigers reached the 60-point mark for the 10th straight game, their longest such stretch in a single season since 1972.

Dan Mavraides added 12 points, Patrick Saunders 11 and Brendan Connolly a career-high 10 for Princeton.

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With the game tied at 16, the Tigers went on a 19-4 run to lead 35-20.

Princeton increased its 36-24 halftime margin to 18 points in the second half. The closest Wagner could get was 58-49 with 5:56 to go.

Naofall Folahan led the Seahawks (4-6) with 19 points. Wagner dropped its third straight game, but suffered only its second double-digit loss of the season.

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