Wagner 81, St. Francis, Pa. 53

Wagner 81, St. Francis, Pa. 53

Published Jan. 8, 2011 10:04 p.m. ET

Tyler Murray scored 20 points and Wagner hit 12 3-pointers for an 81-53 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) on Saturday night.

Murray, the Northeast Conference's top scorer and 3-pointer shooter, was 4 of 6 from beyond the arc and the Seahawks (8-7, 4-0) went 12 of 21 from the 3-point line (57.1 percent) for their fourth straight victory.

He was averaging 17.6 points entering the game.

Will Felder scored 13 points for the Red Flash (2-13, 0-4), who have lost 11 straight games.

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Wagner took control in the first half, scoring seven consecutive points for a 26-15 lead with 7:06 left.

Latif Rivers' 3-pointer gave the Seahawks a 41-28 lead with 18:22 to play in the game and Murray hit a 3 for a 49-31 advantage with 15:32 left.

Rivers and Josh Thompson scored 15 points each for Wagner.

Kameron Ritter added 11 points for St. Francis, which committed 26 turnovers.

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