1 | 2 | T | |
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FDU | 37 | 40 | 77 |
LIU | 31 | 48 | 79 |
LIU-Brooklyn rallies late to edge Fairleigh Dickinson 79-77
NEW YORK -- Raiquan Clark scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Long Island-Brooklyn rallied in the second half to edge Fairleigh Dickinson 79-77 on Saturday.
Clark was 7 of 16 from the field for the Blackbirds (9-8, 3-2 Northeast Conference). Ty Flowers added 18 points, Raul Frias had 13 points and Eral Penn had 12 points with nine rebounds.
LIU-Brooklyn had a 40-25 rebounding advantage over Fairleigh Dickinson.
The Blackbirds trailed 37-31 at the break and were down 57-48 with 11:45 to go in the second half. Flowers answered with a jumper and two 3-pointers and Frias and Jashaun Agosto also drained 3s as part of a 22-10 surge that gave the Blackbirds a 71-67 lead with 6:06 remaining. They never trailed after that although the Knights (6-11, 1-4) were able to cut it to 78-77 with 1:16 left.
Darnell Edge had 20 points for the Knights who have lost three straight. Elyjah Williams added 18 points and Kaleb Bishop 16.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Guy Pagano
- Craig Lastres
- Chad Beswick
2024-25 Northeast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Stonehill | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Wagner | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Central Connecticut | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Chicago State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Le Moyne | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Long Island University | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Mercyhurst | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
St. Francis (PA) | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |