BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A Northeast Conference matchup with Saint Francis U. awaits the LIU Brooklyn men's basketball team on Saturday afternoon at the Steinberg Wellness Center. Tipoff is set for 4:30 p.m., and all of the action will be available on NEC Front Row.
QUICK HITTERS•The Blackbirds conclude a brief two-game homestand that began with a 70-60 loss to Robert Morris on Thursday evening.
•Junior
Jerome Frink recorded his third double-double in four outings with 20 points and a career-high-tying 15 rebounds. Frink has scored in double figures in nine straight contests.
•Sophomores
Martin Hermannsson and
Trevin Woods each chipped in 10 points for LIU, who shot 36.1 percent from the field and 4-for-22 (18.2%) from three-point range.
•A three-pointer from Hermannsson with 5:18 remaining cut the LIU deficit to one at 55-54, but the Colonials would score 13 of the next 17 points over the next four-plus minutes to take control.
•Outside of Frink's 9-for-17 performance from the field, LIU Brooklyn shot just 13-for-44 (29.5%).
•Saint Francis U. had a two-game winning streak snapped by St. Francis Brooklyn on Thursday evening by a score of 73-56.
•The Red Flash also struggled offensively against the Terriers, going 18-for-55 from the field (32.7%). Greg Brown scored a team-high 19 points while Ronnie Drinnon had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
•SFU currently leads the Northeast Conference in three-point shooting at 35.7 percent, with Brown hitting 50.0 percent (21-for-42) of his three-point tries.
•LIU swept the season series with the Red Flash last year and leads the all-time series, 35-34.