Julian Norfleet has 16 points and 7 assists as The Mount beats Wagner 77-72 in NEC semifinals
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Julian Norfleet had 16 points and seven assists and Rashad Whack scored 21 as fourth-seeded Mount St. Mary's defeated No. 2 seed Wagner 77-72 on Saturday.
Whack missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 28 seconds left but made 4 of 4 free throws from there to seal the win for Mount St. Mary's (15-16) which advanced the Northeast Conference championship.
The Mount took the lead for good during an 8-0 run to finish the first half ahead 35-31. Wagner (19-12) closed to within one point at 49-48 midway through the second half, and again at 71-70 with 1:04 left in the game.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sam Prescott, who finished with 16 points, made two free throws and Whack hit two of his final four free throws to extend the Mount's lead to 75-70 before Kenneth Ortiz's layup cut it to 75-72 with 6 seconds left.
Ortiz had 26 points for Wagner.