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Council scores 25, Wagner rolls past Long Island University 72-57

AP
Feb 25, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) Melvin Council Jr.'s 25 points helped Wagner defeat Long Island University 72-57 on Sunday.

Council also had six assists and three steals for the Seahawks (13-13, 7-7 Northeast Conference). Tyje Kelton scored 14 points and added seven rebounds. Tahron Allen scored 13.

The Sharks (7-20, 6-9) were led by Eric Acker's 15 points. R.J. Greene finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds. Terell Strickland added 11 points and five assists.

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1st Half
LIU
Sharks
22
WAG
Seahawks
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Seahawks gains possession)
19:54		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point layup
19:52		Nikola Djapa defensive rebound
19:30	+2	Nikola Djapa makes two point layup (Terell Strickland assists)	2-0
19:07		Keyontae Lewis turnover (out of bounds)
18:52		Nikola Djapa misses three point jump shot
18:50		Seahawks defensive rebound
18:34		Keyontae Lewis misses two point hook shot
18:32		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
18:24	+2	Terell Strickland makes two point jump shot	4-0
18:03		Javier Ezquerra misses two point layup
18:01		Keyontae Lewis offensive rebound
17:59	+2	Keyontae Lewis makes two point layup	4-2
17:39		R.J. Greene misses two point layup
17:37		Javier Ezquerra defensive rebound
17:32	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup (Javier Ezquerra assists)	4-4
17:13	+2	Eric Acker makes two point layup	6-4
16:52		Tahron Allen misses three point jump shot
16:50		Tana Kopa defensive rebound
16:44		Tana Kopa turnover (lost ball) (Melvin Council Jr. steals)
16:39		Terell Strickland shooting foul (Melvin Council Jr. draws the foul)
16:39		Melvin Council Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:39		Melvin Council Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:39		C.J. Delancy defensive rebound
16:34		C.J. Delancy misses two point jump shot
16:32		Julian Brown defensive rebound
16:13		Javier Ezquerra misses two point layup
16:11		Keyontae Lewis offensive rebound
16:08	+2	Keyontae Lewis makes two point dunk	6-6
16:00		Keyontae Lewis blocks R.J. Greene's two point layup
15:58		Javier Ezquerra defensive rebound
15:47	+2	Tahron Allen makes two point layup (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	6-8
15:43		Sharks 30 second timeout
15:43		TV timeout
15:27		Eric Acker misses two point jump shot
15:25		R.J. Greene offensive rebound
15:23		Tahron Allen shooting foul (R.J. Greene draws the foul)
15:23		R.J. Greene misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:23	+1	R.J. Greene makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-8
14:55		Tyje Kelton turnover (out of bounds)
14:26		Eric Acker misses two point layup
14:24		Javier Ezquerra defensive rebound
14:18	+3	Tyje Kelton makes three point jump shot (Julian Brown assists)	7-11
13:54		Andre Washington misses two point layup
13:52		Seck Zongo defensive rebound
13:28		Jason Steele shooting foul (Melvin Council Jr. draws the foul)
13:28	+1	Melvin Council Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-12
13:28	+1	Melvin Council Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-13
13:14		Tana Kopa misses two point layup
13:12		R.J. Greene offensive rebound
13:06		R.J. Greene misses two point layup
13:04		Tahron Allen defensive rebound
12:58	+3	Tyje Kelton makes three point jump shot (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	7-16
12:38	+2	Jason Steele makes two point layup	9-16
12:38		Seck Zongo shooting foul (Jason Steele draws the foul)
12:38	+1	Jason Steele makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-16
12:17	+3	Tyje Kelton makes three point jump shot (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	10-19
12:03		Jason Steele misses three point jump shot
12:01		Tana Kopa offensive rebound
11:58		Andre Washington offensive foul (Melvin Council Jr. draws the foul)
11:58		Andre Washington turnover (offensive foul)
11:58		TV timeout
11:31		Seck Zongo misses two point jump shot
11:29		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
11:23		Terell Strickland misses three point jump shot
11:21		Andre Washington offensive rebound
11:17		Tyje Kelton personal foul (Andre Washington draws the foul)
10:59	+2	R.J. Greene makes two point jump shot (Terell Strickland assists)	12-19
10:29		Melvin Council Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:27		Terell Strickland defensive rebound
10:22		Terell Strickland turnover (lost ball)
10:04		Jason Steele personal foul (Tahron Allen draws the foul)
9:51		Keyontae Lewis misses two point hook shot
9:49		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
9:30		Jason Steele misses two point jump shot
9:28		Tahron Allen defensive rebound
9:17		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point layup
9:15		Jason Steele defensive rebound
9:00		Andre Washington misses two point jump shot
8:59		Sharks offensive rebound
8:59		Tahron Allen personal foul
8:52		Andre Washington misses two point jump shot
8:50		Sharks offensive rebound
8:35		Keyontae Lewis blocks R.J. Greene's two point layup
8:33		Julian Brown defensive rebound
8:09		Nikola Djapa shooting foul (Keyontae Lewis draws the foul)
8:09	+1	Keyontae Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-20
8:09	+1	Keyontae Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-21
7:54		Keyontae Lewis blocks R.J. Greene's two point layup
7:54		Sharks offensive rebound
7:54		TV timeout
7:40		Eric Acker misses two point layup
7:38		R.J. Greene offensive rebound
7:38		Sharks turnover (shot clock violation)
7:20		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point hook shot
7:18		Keyontae Lewis offensive rebound
7:12		Nikola Djapa blocks Keyontae Lewis's two point layup
7:10		Nikola Djapa defensive rebound
6:53		Melvin Council Jr. shooting foul (Nikola Djapa draws the foul)
6:53		Nikola Djapa misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:53	+1	Nikola Djapa makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-21
6:29		Tyje Kelton misses three point jump shot
6:27		Tyje Kelton offensive rebound
6:27		R.J. Greene personal foul (Tyje Kelton draws the foul)
6:12	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	13-23
5:48		Javier Ezquerra shooting foul (Eric Acker draws the foul)
5:48	+1	Eric Acker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-23
5:48	+1	Eric Acker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-23
5:22	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point jump shot	15-25
5:06		Tyje Kelton blocks R.J. Greene's two point layup
5:04		Sharks offensive rebound
4:53		Javier Ezquerra shooting foul (Eric Acker draws the foul)
4:53		Eric Acker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:53	+1	Eric Acker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-25
4:37		Jump ball. (Sharks gains possession)
4:37		Javier Ezquerra turnover (lost ball) (Terell Strickland steals)
4:21		Nikola Djapa misses two point jump shot
4:19		Javier Ezquerra defensive rebound
4:05	+3	Julian Brown makes three point jump shot (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	16-28
4:02		Sharks 30 second timeout
4:02		TV timeout
3:43		Tana Kopa misses three point jump shot
3:41		Julian Brown defensive rebound
3:11		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:09		Tyje Kelton offensive rebound
3:05		Nikola Djapa blocks Tyje Kelton's two point layup
3:03		Eric Acker defensive rebound
3:01		Nikola Djapa offensive foul (Melvin Council Jr. draws the foul)
3:01		Nikola Djapa turnover (offensive foul)
2:31		Julian Brown misses three point jump shot
2:29		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
2:07	+2	Nikola Djapa makes two point layup (Terell Strickland assists)	18-28
2:07		Seck Zongo shooting foul (Nikola Djapa draws the foul)
2:07		Nikola Djapa misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:07		Tyje Kelton defensive rebound
1:56		Terell Strickland personal foul (Melvin Council Jr. draws the foul)
1:56		Melvin Council Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:56		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
1:32		Eric Acker misses three point jump shot
1:30		Sharks offensive rebound
1:12	+2	C.J. Delancy makes two point layup (Tana Kopa assists)	20-28
0:43	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point jump shot	20-30
0:18	+2	Eric Acker makes two point layup (Tana Kopa assists)	22-30
0:01	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	22-32
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LIU
Sharks
35
WAG
Seahawks
40

Time		Play	Score
19:32		Melvin Council Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Djapa steals)
19:21		Terell Strickland misses two point layup
19:19		Nikola Djapa offensive rebound
19:17		Nikola Djapa misses two point layup
19:15		Keyontae Lewis defensive rebound
19:11	+2	Keyontae Lewis makes two point layup (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	22-34
18:52		Tana Kopa misses three point jump shot
18:50		Julian Brown defensive rebound
18:39		Jump ball. (Sharks gains possession)
18:39		Tahron Allen turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Djapa steals)
18:20	+2	Eric Acker makes two point layup	24-34
17:51		Julian Brown misses three point jump shot
17:49		Keyontae Lewis offensive rebound
17:42	+2	Tahron Allen makes two point jump shot (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	24-36
17:14		Javier Ezquerra personal foul (Eric Acker draws the foul)
17:08	+2	R.J. Greene makes two point jump shot (Terell Strickland assists)	26-36
16:51		Javier Ezquerra turnover (bad pass) (Eric Acker steals)
16:44	+2	Eric Acker makes two point layup	28-36
16:21		Melvin Council Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:19		Julian Brown offensive rebound
16:13	+2	Tahron Allen makes two point layup	28-38
16:05		Julian Brown personal foul (Eric Acker draws the foul)
15:54		Nikola Djapa turnover (lost ball) (Tahron Allen steals)
15:50	+2	Tahron Allen makes two point layup	28-40
15:47		Seahawks 30 second timeout
15:47		TV timeout
15:38		Eric Acker misses two point layup
15:36		R.J. Greene offensive rebound
15:36		Tahron Allen shooting foul (R.J. Greene draws the foul)
15:36		TV timeout
15:36	+1	R.J. Greene makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-40
15:36		R.J. Greene misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:36		Tyje Kelton defensive rebound
15:12		Julian Brown misses two point layup
15:10		Seahawks offensive rebound
14:58		Melvin Council Jr. turnover (traveling)
14:46		R.J. Greene turnover (traveling)
14:13		Julian Brown misses three point jump shot
14:11		Sharks defensive rebound
13:57		Terell Strickland misses three point jump shot
13:55		Tana Kopa offensive rebound
13:54		Tana Kopa misses two point layup
13:52		Keyontae Lewis defensive rebound
13:51		Jason Steele personal foul (Melvin Council Jr. draws the foul)
13:39		Tana Kopa personal foul (Julian Brown draws the foul)
13:24		Julian Brown misses two point jump shot
13:22		Tyje Kelton offensive rebound
13:20		Tyje Kelton misses two point layup
13:18		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
13:09		Tana Kopa misses two point layup
13:07		C.J. Delancy offensive rebound
13:04		C.J. Delancy misses two point layup
13:02		Javier Ezquerra defensive rebound
12:44	+3	Tyje Kelton makes three point jump shot (Julian Brown assists)	29-43
12:27	+2	R.J. Greene makes two point layup (C.J. Delancy assists)	31-43
11:56	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point jump shot (Keyontae Lewis assists)	31-45
11:47	+3	Eric Acker makes three point jump shot (Terell Strickland assists)	34-45
11:26		C.J. Delancy shooting foul (Melvin Council Jr. draws the foul)
11:26		TV timeout
11:26	+1	Melvin Council Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-46
11:26		Melvin Council Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:26		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
11:08		Andre Washington misses two point jump shot
11:08		Tyje Kelton defensive rebound
11:08		R.J. Greene personal foul (Tyje Kelton draws the foul)
10:49		Tahron Allen misses three point jump shot
10:47		C.J. Delancy defensive rebound
10:43		Javier Ezquerra personal foul (Eric Acker draws the foul)
10:31	+2	C.J. Delancy makes two point layup (R.J. Greene assists)	36-46
10:05	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup (Seck Zongo assists)	36-48
9:41	+2	R.J. Greene makes two point layup	38-48
9:38		Donald Copeland technical foul
9:38		Seahawks turnover
9:38		Eric Acker misses technical free throw 1 of 2
9:38	+1	Eric Acker makes technical free throw 2 of 2	39-48
9:26	+2	Tahron Allen makes two point layup (Seck Zongo assists)	39-50
9:18		Terell Strickland turnover (bad pass) (Tyje Kelton steals)
9:12	+2	Julian Brown makes two point layup (Tyje Kelton assists)	39-52
9:12		Sharks 30 second timeout
8:52	+2	Terell Strickland makes two point jump shot	41-52
8:29		Tahron Allen misses two point layup
8:29		Tyje Kelton offensive rebound
8:29		C.J. Delancy shooting foul (Tyje Kelton draws the foul)
8:29	+1	Tyje Kelton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-53
8:29	+1	Tyje Kelton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-54
8:07		Eric Acker misses three point jump shot
8:05		Terell Strickland offensive rebound
7:58		Terell Strickland turnover (lost ball) (Julian Brown steals)
7:36		Julian Brown misses three point jump shot
7:34		Eric Acker defensive rebound
7:25		Andre Washington misses two point jump shot
7:23		Tahron Allen defensive rebound
7:23		TV timeout
7:09	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	41-56
6:49		Eric Acker misses two point jump shot
6:47		Julian Brown defensive rebound
6:26		R.J. Greene personal foul (Keyontae Lewis draws the foul)
6:22		Jason Steele shooting foul (Tahron Allen draws the foul)
6:22		Tahron Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:22	+1	Tahron Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-57
6:15		Eric Acker turnover (bad pass) (Tyje Kelton steals)
6:02		Seck Zongo offensive foul (Terell Strickland draws the foul)
6:02		Seck Zongo turnover (offensive foul)
5:49		Melvin Council Jr. shooting foul (Terell Strickland draws the foul)
5:49	+1	Terell Strickland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-57
5:49		Terell Strickland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:49		Seck Zongo defensive rebound
5:43	+2	Tahron Allen makes two point dunk (Seck Zongo assists)	42-59
5:35		Tana Kopa misses three point jump shot
5:33		Tana Kopa offensive rebound
5:26		Tana Kopa turnover (bad pass) (Tahron Allen steals)
5:19		Tyje Kelton misses three point jump shot
5:17		Tana Kopa defensive rebound
4:58		Tyje Kelton shooting foul (Terell Strickland draws the foul)
4:58	+1	Terell Strickland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-59
4:58		Terell Strickland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:58		Seck Zongo defensive rebound
4:32		Tahron Allen misses two point jump shot
4:30		Terell Strickland defensive rebound
4:30		Tyje Kelton personal foul (Terell Strickland draws the foul)
4:30	+1	Terell Strickland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-59
4:30	+1	Terell Strickland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-59
4:16		Jason Steele personal foul (Seck Zongo draws the foul)
4:16	+1	Seck Zongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-60
4:16		Seck Zongo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:16		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
4:00		Keyontae Lewis personal foul (R.J. Greene draws the foul)
4:00	+1	R.J. Greene makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-60
4:00	+1	R.J. Greene makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-60
3:45		Julian Brown misses three point jump shot
3:43		Andre Washington defensive rebound
3:38		Eric Acker misses two point layup
3:36		Julian Brown defensive rebound
3:35		TV timeout
3:20		R.J. Greene blocks Tahron Allen's two point layup
3:18		Seahawks offensive rebound
3:12		Julian Brown misses three point jump shot
3:10		Tahron Allen offensive rebound
2:58		Andre Washington personal foul (Julian Brown draws the foul)
2:58	+1	Julian Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-61
2:58	+1	Julian Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-62
2:51		Terell Strickland turnover (bad pass) (Julian Brown steals)
2:31		Julian Brown misses three point jump shot
2:29		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
2:25		Julian Brown personal foul (Andre Washington draws the foul)
2:25	+1	Andre Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-62
2:25	+1	Andre Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-62
2:13		Andre Washington personal foul (Julian Brown draws the foul)
2:13	+1	Julian Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-63
2:13	+1	Julian Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-64
2:08		Andre Washington turnover (bad pass)
2:00		Nikola Djapa personal foul (Keyontae Lewis draws the foul)
2:00	+1	Keyontae Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-65
2:00	+1	Keyontae Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-66
1:53		Keyontae Lewis shooting foul (Andre Washington draws the foul)
1:53	+1	Andre Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-66
1:53	+1	Andre Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-66
1:53		Terell Strickland personal foul (Melvin Council Jr. draws the foul)
1:53	+1	Melvin Council Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-67
1:53	+1	Melvin Council Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-68
1:42	+2	Terell Strickland makes two point jump shot	53-68
1:42		Julian Brown shooting foul (Terell Strickland draws the foul)
1:42	+1	Terell Strickland makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-68
1:31		Javier Ezquerra turnover (bad pass) (Andre Washington steals)
1:27	+2	Andre Washington makes two point layup	56-68
1:27		Julian Brown shooting foul (Andre Washington draws the foul)
1:27		Seahawks 30 second timeout
1:27	+1	Andre Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-68
1:23	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	57-70
1:11		Andre Washington misses two point jump shot
1:09		Nikola Djapa offensive rebound
0:57		Eric Acker turnover (lost ball) (Melvin Council Jr. steals)
0:33	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	57-72
0:27		Eric Acker turnover (bad pass) (Melvin Council Jr. steals)
0:01		Seahawks turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Seahawks turnover (shot clock violation)