NEW BRITAIN, CONN. - The LIU Brooklyn men's basketball team wraps up a three-game Northeast Conference road swing Saturday, as they start the second half of the league schedule taking on Central Connecticut State. The two teams will face off in Detrick Gymnasium, Saturday, January 28 at 3:30 p.m.
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- The Blackbirds (14-8, 7-2 in the NEC) are coming off a close win over another Nutmeg State opponent, as they beat Sacred Heart Thursday night in the Pitt Center. Sacred Heart tied the game up with 51 seconds on the clock, but LIU was able to pull ahead with a layup from junior Nura Zanna 20 seconds later and hold on to the lead from there, beating the Pioneers, 60-57.
- Senior Iverson Fleming led LIU, scoring 22 points on 9-of-17 shooting. Senior Jerome Frink had his ninth double double of the season, scoring 13 points and grabbing 15 rebounds, along with two blocks and two steals.
- Junior Nura Zanna had eight points and ten rebounds, while freshman Jashaun Agosto had eight points, four rebounds and five assists. Freshman Julian Batts added nine points in the win, shooting 4-for-4 from the free throw line.
- CCSU and LIU last faced off a little over two weeks ago. The Blackbirds beat the Blue Devils at home, 60-49, despite a sluggish offense. LIU shot just 34 percent from the field. Fleming and Frink led LIU with 18 and 17 points, respectively, while CCSU was led by Austin Nehls and Khalen Cumberlander with 13 points apiece.
- CCSU stands at 3-17 on the season, and 1-8 in conference action. Though they most recently dropped a 65-54 decision to Bryant Wednesday, the Blue Devils recently had their first NEC win of the year. Cumberlander hit a three pointer in overtime that helped CCSU surpass Saint Francis U. in overtime, 84-83.
- Nehls and Cumberlander are the Blue Devils' top two point scorers, averaging just over 13 points a game each. Forward Mustafa Jones is the other CCSU player in double figures, putting up 11.1 points per game.
- Up next, the Blackbirds return home to host the Pennsylvania contingent of the Northeast Conference, welcoming Robert Morris first, Thursday, February 2nd at 7 p.m.