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“I’m proud of the guys. They gave me everything they’ve got. At the end of the day, we were drained.”

Jaylen Bland, with 29 points, led Sudbury in scoring. Carl Lewis III chipped in with 19 points and Jarryn Skeete contributed 15, both off the bench.

Braylon Rayson and JR Holder were the only other starters to hit double digits, with 10 points each.

Corey Allmond, with 29 points, Wayne McCullough, with 23, Jason Calliste, with 18, Ronald Delph, with 16, Marcus Lewis, with 14, Denzell Taylor, with 13, and Jeremiah Mordi, with 10, rounded out the scoring for the Magic.

The Magic jumped out to a 33-23 lead after the first quarter, then outscored the Five 26-27 in the second.

Ahead 69-50 at halftime, the Magic outscored the Five 35-24 in the third quarter and 28-27 in the fourth.

The Five shot 38.9 per cent from the field, going 35 for 90. The Magic, meanwhile, shot at 57 per cent efficiency, at 53 for 93 from the floor.

The Magic were 50 per cent from outside the perimeter, while the Five were only 24.4 per cent.

Moncton also collected plenty of points off turnovers, with 24. Sudbury had eight points off turnovers.

With Sunday’s loss, the Five are 11-8 on the season, good for second in the Central Division.

“On the road trip, being able to deal with the travel, go up to P.E.I. and get a tough road win is always a plus,” Stutz said. “The guys locked in, we ended up closing overtime very well. We’re looking at things to improve on, for sure, but it’s always ups and downs when you get out east.

“The guys are in good spirits. They know that tonight a lot of things went wrong for us. We ran into a championship-calibre team who played championship-calibre basketball. It’s tough to accept that, but it is what it is, and we have to respond.”

The Five continue their road trip on Thursday, when they’ll be hosted by the Hurricanes in Halifax at 7 p.m.

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