Lacey, Anderson lead Navy past St. Francis Brooklyn 85-76
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Tom Lacey scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half when Shawn Anderson had 10 of his 13 and Navy turned back St. Francis Brooklyn 85-76 in the round-robin FGCU Shootout on Friday.
The Midshipmen (4-2) were down two at the half but shot 61 percent and made 16 of 22 free throws in the second half.
George Kiernan had five points and Lacey four in a 9-0 burst that put Navy up 56-45 with 13:19 to play. The Midshipmen kept the lead around 10 most of the way, making 3 of 4 free throws to go up 79-66 with 2:3 to play.
The Terriers (1-3) got a 3-point play from Josh Nicholas and a layup from Darelle Porter to get it back to eight with two minutes to play and had it down to five on a Nicholas 3 with just under a minute remaining but Hasan Abdullah hit 2 of 4 free throws and Cam Davis made two to close it out.
Evan Wick had 14 points and Abdullah 13 for Navy. Nicholas led St. Francis with 14.
Game Information
- Referees:
- John Dillon
- Coy Gammon
- John Hampton
2024-25 Northeast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 6-0 | - | 10-11 |
| Central Connecticut | 3-2 | 2.5 | 12-6 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 3-2 | 2.5 | 7-13 |
| Wagner | 2-3 | 3.5 | 10-8 |
| Stonehill | 2-3 | 3.5 | 10-10 |
| Le Moyne | 2-3 | 3.5 | 7-13 |
| Chicago State | 2-3 | 3.5 | 2-18 |
| Mercyhurst | 2-4 | 4 | 8-13 |
| St. Francis (PA) | 2-4 | 4 | 7-13 |
2024-25 Patriot League Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate | 6-1 | - | 9-11 |
| Army | 5-2 | 1 | 11-8 |
| American University | 5-2 | 1 | 11-9 |
| Bucknell | 4-3 | 2 | 8-12 |
| Boston University | 3-4 | 3 | 9-11 |
| Loyola Maryland | 3-4 | 3 | 8-10 |
| Lafayette | 3-4 | 3 | 8-12 |
| Navy | 3-4 | 3 | 6-14 |
| Holy Cross | 2-5 | 4 | 10-10 |
| Lehigh | 1-6 | 5 | 6-12 |
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