Wantagh vs Malverne
Thursday February 20, 2025 at Malverne
Overall 12 - 8 | Conference 7 - 5
Overall 13 - 8 | Conference 10 - 2
Top performers WAN: Gutfleisch 15, O. Iacobazzi 14, Spinelli 13, Nicholson 12, Paccione 5, Valentino 3, Napolitano 1. Totals 16-6-63. MAL: I. Smith 17, Lee 13, Maione 10, Inswood 8, McIntosh 7, Jones 5, Dumornay 2. Totals 15-7-62. Three-pointers: WAN 6 (O. Iacobazzi 3, Nicholson 2, Paccione); MAL 7 (Lee 2, Maione 2, Jones, McIntosh, I. Smith)
HIGHLIGHTS
Wantagh 63, Malverne 62: With 15 seconds left, Cole Spinelli had the game-winning layup in No.5 Wantagh's win over No.4 Malverne in the quarterfinals of the Nassau Class A playoffs. Spinelli finished the game with 13 points. Kevin Gutfleisch scored 15 points. Oliver Iacobazzi added 14 points. Joe Nicholson chipped in 12 points. Wantagh (13-8) will face No.1 Floral Park Wednesday March 5th at Farmingdale State College in the semifinals. Malverne finished 13-7.
GAME STATS
| Wantagh | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Gutfleisch | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Oliver Iacobazzi | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Cole Spinelli | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Joe Nicholson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Devin Paccione | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Joe Valentino | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vinny Napolitano | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malverne | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Smith | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Shane Lee | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Lorenzo Maione | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tristan Inswood | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Bryce McIntosh | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Noah Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Julien Dumornay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |