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Tazir Cantey prepares to shoot a free throw
Credit: Justin Maldonado, @visual.jxm
84
Holy Family HFam 8-15,4-9 CACC
92
Winner Wilmington (DE) Wilm 14-12,7-7 CACC
Holy Family HFam
8-15,4-9 CACC
84
Final
92
Wilmington (DE) Wilm
14-12,7-7 CACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Holy Family HFam 34 50 84
Wilmington (DE) Wilm 50 42 92

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Outscores Wilmington in Second Half; Cannot Erase Halftime Deficit

PHILADELPHIA – The Holy Family University men's basketball team outscored Wilmington 50-42 in the second half, but the Tigers could not overcome a strong first half by the Wildcats in an 84-92 loss on Tuesday night.
 
Individual Highlights
  • Tazir Cantey (Lindenwold, N.J./Eastern Regional) led all players with a career-best five steals and added a team-high 20 points, two shy of a game-high and one shy of a season-best
  • Jason Shields (Scranton, Pa./Scranton (Jefferson University)) fell one rebound shy of a game-high with eight, and Jake McGonigle (Ocean City, N.J./Wildwood Catholic) fell one assist shy of a game-high with a season-best six
  • Aamir Hurst (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann Goretti) contributed 17 points, with Ethan Pires (Dover, Del./The Pennington School (Millersville University)) adding 14
  • Shields and Ryan Holmes (Philadelphia, Pa./William Penn Charter School (CC of Philadelphia)) both scored 13
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Holy Family turned the ball over a season-low six times, leading to a 17-6 edge in points off turnovers, but the Tigers were outscored 5-19 in second chance points
 
How it Happened
  • Wilmington opened the night with a 3-pointer and never trailed despite HFU getting as close as one twice, including at 5-6 on a Hurst triple less than two minutes in
  • Seven straight points gave the Wildcats their first double-digit lead, 9-20, 5:44 into the contest
  • The Tigers got within single four times in the first half, including when a Pires 3-pointer and Cantey layup made the score 30-37 with an even three minutes on the clock
  • The Wildcats closed the half on a 4-13 surge though, taking a 34-50 cushion into the locker room
  • Wilmington then built a game-high 37-55 advantage just 1:21 out of the break
  • HFU fought back to within seven three times, including at 69-76 when two David Robinson Jr. (Philadelphia, Pa./Chestnut Hill Academy) free throws completed seven unanswered with 5:46 left, but the Tigers could never make it a two-possession deficit
 
Up Next
Holy Family travels to Post to makeup an earlier postponement this Thursday at 7 p.m.  
 
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