Blackmon, Braxton lead St Francis (PA) past UMBC 63-60
BALTIMORE -- Isaiah Blackmon scored 21 points, Keith Braxton added 17 and both players grabbed six rebounds to help St. Francis (PA) hold off Maryland-Baltimore County 63-60 on Saturday.
Blackmon hit 5 of 9 shots from the floor with three 3-pointers and his two free throws with 1:22 left in the game gave the Red Flash (5-4) the lead for good. Braxton hit 4 of 11 shots overall but 8 of 9 at the free-throw line. He added five assists. Reserve Tyler Stewart pitched in with 11 points and five boards.
L.J. Owens topped the Retrievers (5-5) with 17 points. K.J. Jackson finished with 11 points and five assists.
UMBC trailed 34-24 at halftime, but the Retrievers battled back to take a 54-53 lead on Dimitrije Spasojevic's jumper with 3:32 left to play. Owen's jumper with 1:42 remaining knotted the score at 56.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Mike Kitts
- Steve Hornacki
- Michael Kashirsky
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 |
2023-24 America East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Vermont | 15-1 | - | 28-7 |
UMass Lowell | 11-5 | 4 | 22-10 |
Bryant | 11-5 | 4 | 20-13 |
New Hampshire | 7-9 | 8 | 16-15 |
Binghamton | 7-9 | 8 | 15-15 |
Maine | 7-9 | 8 | 15-17 |
UMBC | 6-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
UAlbany | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
NJIT | 3-13 | 12 | 7-21 |