NICEVILLE, Fla. - The St. Francis Brooklyn men's basketball team wrapped up its participation in the Emerald Coast Classic on Saturday, falling in their final game of the mid-season tournament, 73-67, to North Carolina A&T.
The Terriers were down by as many as 15 in the second half but powered back with a late 10-2 run to cut the A&T lead to just two possessions. They would ultimately be handed their second loss of the weekend.
HOW IT HAPPENED
St. Francis Brooklyn opened the scoring with a Tedrick Wilcox Jr. layup in the opening seconds, but would then weather a 7-2 run by North Carolina A&T.
The Terriers would hold within two possessions through the first ten minutes then breakout for a 7-0 run, powered by baskets from Trey Quartlebaum (4 pts), Larry Moreno (8 pts), and Jack Hemphill (5 pts). A&T would answer with a 10-2 of their own, and the Aggies would go to the half up 39-32.
NC A&T looked to be in the driver's seat for the majority of the second half, but St. Francis had a different perspective. Down 58-43 late, the Terriers would tack on ten straight points on a 16-5 run. A basket by Michael Cubbage with 5:33 to go would cut the Aggie lead to 69-65.
A&T's Marcus Watson would answer with a quick three-point basket and effectively put the game out of contention for the Terriers.
TEAM LEADERS
The transfer duo of Patrick Emilien (14 pts, 6, rebs, 2 asst.) and Michael Cubbage (11 pts, 4 rebs, 2 asst., 1 stl., 1 blk.) led St. Francis in scoring again on Saturday.
Tedrick Wilcox Jr. turned in his third consecutive double-digit performance, scoring 10 points, adding six rebounds and an assist.
Bahaïde Haïdara led the Terriers with seven rebounds, adding nine points and one steal in 21 minutes on the floor.
Vuk Stevanic helped the cause with a team-high three assists.
Brooklyn native, and freshman guard, Nick Folk made his collegiate debut on Saturday. Folk was perfect at the free-throw line for four points, adding an assist, a block, and a steal in 16 minutes off the bench.
NEXT UP: The Terriers return to the Empire State with a trip to the Bronx to face Fordham on the schedule for Wednesday night. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. and can be seen on SNY.
