Cooper and Burton take over late, rally Wagner past Pennsylvania 64-61
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}JoJo Cooper made a go-ahead layup and Greg Senat hit a key jumper with 14 seconds left as Wagner rallied to beat Pennsylvania 64-61 Saturday.
The Seahawks (2-3) were trailing 55-47 when Marcus Burton hit a 3-pointer. Cooper took over from there, draining a 3-pointer, converting a three-point play and sinking the go-ahead layup with 1:43 remaining.
Burton split a pair of free throws, and Antonio Woods turned it over, leading to Senat's jumper that made it 62-58. Sam Jones hit a 3-pointer for Penn to make it 63-61 with 1.2 seconds left, and Burton hit 1 of 2 from the line after being fouled. Penn's inbound heave was tipped away as time expired.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Burton scored 17 points and Cooper had 15 for Wagner, which shook off an early 14-2 deficit.
The Quakers (0-5) shot 57.6 percent from the field, but had just two field goals in the final 10:18.