Albright scored the first two points in the game, and would not relinquish the lead until the closing stages of the contest. The Cardinals struggled from the floor at the outset, and Albright took advantage, running out to a 13-2 lead seven minutes in. The Lion lead would bounce between seven and 11 points for the next four minutes, as Albright held a 20-10 advantage after a Matt Kieselowsky free throw with 7:54 left in the half. The Cardinals used an 11-2 run over the next six and a half minutes and pulled within one, 22-21, on a pair of Fumai free throws late in the half. Albright got a pair of buckets from Albert Medoro around a Fumai field goal over the final 1:25 and held a 26-23 lead at the half. The Lions held Catholic to an 8-33 shooting effort in the half, including 1-12 from beyond the arc, but were just 1-7 from long distance themselves in the opening stanza.
The Lions opened the second half with six unanswered points to lead by nine, 32-23. Catholic battled back within two, but Albright answered right back and pushed the advantage to 10, 46-36, on an Andre Murphy jumper with 10:05 left to play. Another Murphy bucket a minute and a half later gave the Lions their largest lead of the night, 53-42. The Cardinals responded with a 12-1, and pulled even at 54on a pair of Patrick Dwyer free throws with 4:18 to play. Albright came out of a timeout with a bang as Kieselowsky drilled a three, but the Lions would not score again until 46 second remained on the clock. In the interim Catholic scored nine unanswered points, taking its first lead of the game at 59-57 on a Fumai triple with 3:10 to play. Tom Murphy broke Albright\'s scoreless skid with a three-point play that pulled Albright within three, 63-60, with 46 seconds remaining in regulation. A Medoro tip-in got the Lions within two, but Fumai was 3-4 from the line down the stretch to clinch the win for the visitors.
Medoro led Albright with 15 points, followed by Murphy and Kyle Brudvig with 10 points each. Murphy had a team-best 10 rebounds, while Kieselowsky passed out six assists. The Lions struggled from long distance, making just three of 19 shots from beyond the arc. For the Cardinals, after Fumai\'s 21, Dwyer and Mike Wasilenko each added 13 points, while Stephen Wheeler pulled down 10 boards. Dwyer and Wasilenko joined Medoro and Kieselowsky on the All-Tournament Team, along with Neumann\'s DJ Fritz.
Newspaper Box Score Catholic vs Albright 11/18/06 8:00 pm at Bollman Center - Reading, PA At Bollman Center - Reading, PA CATHOLIC 67, ALBRIGHT 62 CATHOLIC (2-0) Scott Fumai 5-15 9-11 21; Patrick Dwyer 3-14 6-8 13; Mike Wasilenko 5-9 1-2 13; Kurt Reinhold 3-7 0-0 7; Jeff Sparrow 1-4 2-2 5; Stephen Wheeler 1-3 2-5 4; Matt Fazzini 0-1 2-4 2; Danny Quinn 1-1 0-0 2; Sean Stolzenthaler 0-5 0-0 0; Brendan Hager 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-61 22-32 67. ALBRIGHT (1-1) Albert Medoro 7-12 1-2 15; Andre Murphy 5-11 0-0 10; Kyle Brudvig 5-9 0-1 10; Tom Murphy 3-8 1-1 8; Matt Kieselowsky 3-8 1-2 8; Alex Schneider 2-2 0-0 4; Greg Conroy 1-8 0-0 3; Matt Bazsika 1-1 0-0 2; Shane Harvey 1-2 0-1 2; Phil Hall 0-0 0-0 0; C.J. Jewell 0-1 0-0 0; Michael Boles 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 28-65 3-7 62. Catholic...................... 23 44 - 67 Albright...................... 26 36 - 62 3-point goals-Catholic 7-25 (Mike Wasilenko 2-3; Scott Fumai 2-8; Kurt Reinhold 1-2; Patrick Dwyer 1-5; Jeff Sparrow 1-4; Brendan Hager 0-2; Sean Stolzenthaler 0-1), Albright 3-19 (Matt Kieselowsky 1-6; Tom Murphy 1-4; Greg Conroy 1-4; C.J. Jewell 0-1; Andre Murphy 0-2; Albert Medoro 0-2). Fouled out--Catholic-None, Albright-None. Rebounds-Catholic 45 (Stephen Wheeler 10), Albright 43 (Tom Murphy 10). Assists-Catholic 11 (Mike Wasilenko 4), Albright 14 (Matt Kieselowsky 6). Total fouls-Catholic 14, Albright 26. A-692 MVP - Scott Fumai All-Tournament - DJ Fritz, Patrick Dwyer, Mike Wasilenko, Albert Medoro, Matt Kieselowsky