Fairfield vs. LIU Brooklyn
Game Details	Sunday, December 10, 2017 | 3:30 p.m. | Brooklyn, N.Y. | Barclays Center
Game Coverage	TV/Video: NEC Front Row | Live Stats: LIUAthletics.com | Twitter: @LIUBasketball
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The LIU Brooklyn men's basketball team will host Fairfield University this Sunday, December 10, at Barclays Center, the downtown Brooklyn arena for the NBA's Brooklyn Nets. The game, set to tip-off at 3:30 p.m., is a part of a doubleheader with the LIU Brooklyn women's basketball team, and the first game of two this week that the Blackbirds will play at Barclays. LIU will also host Saint Peter's at the Barclays Center next Sunday, December 17.
 
QUICK HITS

• The Blackbirds won their second-straight game at home Monday night, beating Stony Brook, 75-71. LIU also beat Hartford on November 30^th, 79-78, making it the first time this season LIU has won two in a row.
• LIU was led by senior Joel Hernandez (23 points), who was one of four LIU players in double figures, including Raiquan Clark, Julius van Sauers and Jashaun Agosto.
• Hernandez led LIU with 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting, along with seven rebounds.
• Clark had 20 points, six rebounds, two blocks and two steals in the win for LIU.
• van Sauers had a breakout night for the Blackbirds, scoring a career-high 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field. He also had seven rebounds (tying his previous career high), a block and two steals in 22 minutes of action.
• Agosto added 10 points and five assists, while Julian Batts had nine rebounds, four steals and three points.
• Fairfield comes into the Sunday matchup on a three-game losing streak, to sit at 3-5 on the season. Most recently, the Stags lost to the University of Houston on the road, 88-66. Prior to that, they lost two close road games, at Wright State (57-56), and at Wagner (78-76).
• Senior guard Tyler Nelson leads the team with 19.6 points per game average, and also leads the team in assists, averaging 3.4 per game.
• 6-9 junior forward Matija Milin leads the team with 5.9 rebounds per game, along with 7.4 points per game.
• All time, Fairfield leads the series between the two schools, 8-5, in a rivalry that dates back to 1959. The last time the two teams met in 1998, the Stags beat the Blackbirds, 85-60.