1 | 2 | T | |
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MSM | 31 | 38 | 69 |
SFPA | 38 | 42 | 80 |
King, Braxton help St. Francis top Mt. St. Mary's 80-69
LORETTO, Pa. -- Jamaal King scored 25 points and Keith Braxton added 17 points and 17 rebounds -- his 29th career double-double -- and St. Francis (Pa.) opened Northeast Conference play with an 80-69 defeat of Mount St. Mary's Thursday night.
King scored a layup that pulled St. Francis (5-7) into a 40-40 tie early in the second half, Braxton added a 3-pointer in a 12-4 run.
Andre Wolford added 10 points for the Red Flash. King was 4-for-4 from distance.
Mount St. Mary's came as close as 50-49 on a Vado Morse trey, but Wolford hit an answering 3 for St. Francis and the Red Flash never surrendered the lead, going up by as many as 12 down the stretch.
Omar Habwe led the Mountaineers (3-11) with 21 points and three steals, Morse scored 14 with four assists, Damian Chong Qui added 13 points and Jalen Gibbs 11. Mount St. Mary's opened the second half on a 9-0 run, holding St. Francis scoreless for 2 1/2 minutes to grab a 40-38 lead.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Steve Ruppenthal
- Martin Herrick
- Chris Slattery
2023-24 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Quinnipiac | 15-5 | - | 24-10 |
Fairfield | 14-6 | 1 | 24-13 |
Marist | 12-8 | 3 | 18-13 |
Saint Peter's | 12-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
Rider | 12-8 | 3 | 15-17 |
Niagara | 11-9 | 4 | 16-16 |
Iona | 10-10 | 5 | 16-17 |
Mount St. Mary's | 9-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
Canisius | 8-12 | 7 | 14-18 |
Manhattan | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
Siena | 3-17 | 12 | 4-28 |
2023-24 Northeast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Central Connecticut | 13-3 | - | 20-11 |
Merrimack | 13-3 | - | 21-12 |
Sacred Heart | 10-6 | 3 | 16-16 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 9-7 | 4 | 15-17 |
Le Moyne | 9-7 | 4 | 15-17 |
Wagner | 7-9 | 6 | 17-16 |
Long Island University | 6-10 | 7 | 7-22 |
St. Francis (PA) | 3-13 | 10 | 8-22 |
Stonehill | 2-14 | 11 | 4-27 |