BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The LIU Brooklyn men's basketball fell to Binghamton University at Barclays Center Friday afternoon, 68-67. The Blackbirds, who led by 10 at the halftime break, saw the Bearcats (4-9) claw their way back and hit a three pointer as the buzzer sounded to take the win.
 
LIU (5-6) was led by sophomore Ty Flowers' career-high 27 points, 11 rebounds and four steals. Senior Raiquan Clark was the only other Blackbird in double digits, with 15 points.
 
The Blackbirds jumped out to an early lead in the midday game, taking a 10-2 lead driven by Flowers. The Waterbury, Conn. native scored eight of LIU's first 10 points, and assisted on the other two. The Blackbirds also had crucial help from the bench, with a layup from Raul Frias at 8:06 that made it 18-10, and three-pointer from Shyheim Hicks at 5:39 to make it 23-12 in favor of LIU. Just 20 seconds later, Frias would hit a three-pointer that gave the Blackbirds their widest lead of the game, 26-14. LIU would hang on to the lead from there, and led, 30-20 at the break.
 
Binghamton started coming back right as the second half started. The visitors would start on a 6-0 run to close the lead to 30-26, forcing LIU to call a timeout. From there, the two teams battled back and forth. The Blackbirds would hold on to the advantage, but Binghamton would keep fighting, and eventually tie the game up at 41-41 with 12 minutes left to play. Over the next two minutes, however, LIU would answer with a 6-0 run, including four points from Flowers, to retake the lead, 47-41 with 10 minutes left.
 
LIU would use another 6-0 run to widen the gap to 60-51 with 2:52 to play. But a big three from the Beartcats at 1:23 kept them within striking distance, 62-59. Junior Jashaun Agosto would make three free throws in the final minutes to keep the Blackbirds up, 67-64, but as the clock wound down, J.C. Show made one of two free throws, and the visitors collected the rebound on his missed free throw. Inbounding the ball from the baseline, Binghamton found Show in the corner, where he put up a three as the buzzer sounded, giving the Bearcats the last-second victory, 68-67.
 
NOTES FROM THE NEST

• Ty Flowers went 12-for-19 from the field for a career-high 27 points. He also notched a career-high 11 rebounds en route to his third double double of the season, and his four steals was also a new career high.
• Senior Raiquan Clark was the only other Blackbird in double digits, as he had 15 points, seven rebounds and a team-high four assists.
• Junior Julian Batts had eight points, seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks in the loss.
• The Blackbirds shot just 27.8 percent from three-point range in the loss, and took a season-low 11 free throws.
• Up next, LIU has an eight-day break before they travel to the Bronx to take on Fordham, Sunday, December 30 at 7 p.m.