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The Halifax Hurricanes' occasional habit of slipping into a funk coming out of halftime hurt them again Friday night in Moncton.

The Hurricanes took a 10-point lead into the break and then saw it turn into a six-point deficit after a 29-13 run by the Magic to open the third quarter. It was the turning point in a 96-86 Magic win in front of 1,501 fans at the Avenir Centre in Moncton.

All told, Moncton outscored 36-19 in the third quarter and finished off the win with a steady fourth. The Magic offence was spread around, with seven players hitting double digits - Billy White (16 points), Jeremiah Mordi (14), Corey Allmond (13), Marcus Lewis (13), Wayne McCullough (13), Denzell Taylor (11) and Desmone Lee (10).

Joel Kindred led Halifax with 25 points and 10 rebounds and Marvell Waithe and Ta'Quan Zimmerman added 15 and 13 points, respectively.

The loss drops the Hurricanes' record to 5-12, while the division-leading Magic improve to 12-4.

The Hurricanes don't play again until next Sunday when they return to Moncton for an afternoon rematch with the Magic.