For the first time since 2003, the Wagner Seahawks are in the Big Dance after a memorable run of road victories against the NEC tournament's top three seeds.
The Wagner men's basketball team hoisted the Northeast Conference (NEC) Championship trophy on Tuesday night — and celebrated an automatic NCAA Tournament bid — after a thrilling 54-47 defeat of reigning champion Merrimack at Lawler Arena in North Andover, Massachusetts.
Junior Tahron Allen paced the Seahawks with 22 points. After Merrimack (21-12) scored off 13 consecutive points to take a 43-41 lead, the Seahawks closed out the game on a 13-4 run.
On Sunday at 6 p.m. on CBS, the Seahawks (16-15) will learn their next opponent.
The Seahawks won their lone NEC championship in 2003, and reached the NEC final in 1993 (losing to Rider), 2005 (losing to FDU), 2016 (losing to FDU), 2018 (losing to LIU), and 2022 (losing to Bryant).
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