BOX SCORE <strong>Loretto, Pa. -</strong> It was the first ESPN televised game in Loretto for the Saint Francis mens' basketball team (11-9, 5-4 NEC) in 27 years, but Wagner junior Romone Saunders and sophomore Blake Francis stole the show, scoring 30 and 22 points respectively in a 91-61 loss.<br /> <br /> <strong>Krimmel's Reaction</strong><br /> <br /> "First off, I want to thank our students and the community for coming out and creating a terrific atmosphere," said head coach Rob Krimmel. "This was the first time in 20 games where I thought our team spirit was defeated. We didn't match their toughness and when they made some tough shots it broke us. We can't let that happen as a group ever again."<br /> <br /> <strong>Turning Point</strong><br /> <br /> The Red Flash led 6-3 early before the Seahawks went on a 19-4 run to lead 22-10 with 11:18 to play. SFU trimmed the deficit to 41-33 after two free throws by junior Scott Meredith (Pilot Mountain, N.C./Hargrave Military Academy (Va.)) but Wagner ended the half on a 5-0 spurt, capped by a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Saunders, to lead 46-33 at the half.<br /> <br /> The Red Flash hung close early in the second half and trailed 53-43 after a baseline jumper by sophomore Randall Gaskins Jr. with 13:51 to go. However, Wagner would score 22 of the next 31 points to go up 75-52 and put the game away.<br /> <br /> <strong>Inside the Box Score</strong> <ul> <li>Saint Francis made 18-44 (40.9%) shots while Wagner hit 33-60 (55.0%).</li> <li>The Red Flash made 6-17 three-pointers (35.3%). The Seahawks were deadly behind the arc making 12-23 (52.2%).</li> <li>Saint Francis made 19-25 free throws (76.0%) while Wagner made 13-16 (81.3%).</li> <li>Wagner won the turnover battle 16-11. The 16 turnovers were its most since committing 17 at Stony Brook, a span stretching 14 games.</li> <li>The Seahawks also dominated the backboards, 35-21. Wagner corralled 14 offensive rebounds.</li> <li>Points in the paint were 30-16 in favor of Wagner and second chance points were 14-3.</li> <li>Wagner also got out in transition, turning SFU's turnovers into 19 points. SFU only scored 10 points off turnovers.</li> </ul> <strong>Notes</strong> <ul> <li>Junior Jamaal King (Salisbury, Md./Bishop O'Connell (Va.)) led Saint Francis with 17 points. </li> <li>Sophomore Keith Braxton (Glassboro, N.J./The Lawrenceville School) followed with 13 points and five rebounds.</li> <li>Gaskins was the other player to score in double figures with 10 points on 5-7 shooting. </li> <li>The 30-point defeat was SFU's largest in conference since a 32-point loss to Rider in 1996.</li> <li>Saunders became the first person to score 30 points on SFU this season. The last person to do so was Pat Andree of Lehigh last season.</li> </ul> <strong>Up Next</strong><br /> <br /> Saint Francis looks to rebound on Sunday vs. Sacred Heart at 2 p.m.