St. Francis Brooklyn (9-12, 6-3 NEC)
at Mount St. Mary's (11-11, 5-4 NEC)
Jan. 27, 2017, 4:00 p.m. (Emmitsburg, Md.)
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Last Time Out: Hackensack, NJ - - -The St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers won their third straight contest as they defeated the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights, 76-70, in a Northeast Conference contest on Thursday evening at Stratis Arena. The Terriers are now 6-3 in the NEC and improved to 9-12 overall.
Sophomore guard
Rasheem Dunn posted 18 points, six rebounds, and tied a career-high with six assists. Freshman guard
Chauncey Hawkins was a spark off the bench as he tallied 16 points in 19 minutes. Freshman
Josh Nicholas (11 pts, 3-4 3pt fg) and senior
D.J. Porter (10 points) were also in double-digits.
St. Francis Brooklyn, who shot 44.1 percent overall, went 10-for-24 (41.7 percent) from 3-point range, the third straight game that they have reached double-figures in triples.
The Terriers led 60-44 with 12:35 remaining but had to hold off the Knights down the stretch as they managed to close within just three points with 3:40 remaining.
Dunn gave St. Francis Brooklyn a 64-51 lead after converting two free throws with 9:35 left, however, Kaleb Bishop hit a trey and Darnell Edge followed with two straight buckets to cut the deficit to 64-58 with 7:22 remaining. Terriers' senior forward
Jagos Lasic stopped the seven-point run with a jumper.
After Porter hit a jumper to give the visitors a 68-60 lead, FDU's Jahil Jenkins drained a long-distance bomb and Bishop followed with a jumper to trim the deficit to 68-65 with 3:40 left.
Hawkins came up with the critical play of the game as he swiped the ball from Knights' big-man Mike Holloway Jr., and then found Dunn for a layup to give the Red & Blue a 70-65 lead with 2:42 left.
FDU (6-14, 3-6) misfired on their next possession and the Terriers then came up with three offensive rebounds on the other end, which resulted in two clutch free throws by Porter to make it 72-65 with just 1:02 left.
Hawkins made 3-of-4 free throws in the closing seconds to salt the game away.
In the opening half, the Terriers held the Knights without a field goal for the first eight minutes but only held an 11-7 advantage. But a 13-6 run capped by a 3 by Nichols pushed their lead to double-figures for the first time at 24-13 at the 7:34 mark. Bishop brought the hosts within 24-15 but Nicholas swished another triple to start a 9-2 spurt which extended the Terrier lead to 32-17 at the 6:00 minute mark.
FDU managed to get within striking distance at the half as they outscored the Terriers by a 13-5 margin to close out the stanza.
All-Time vs. Mount St. Mary's
The Terriers are 35-42 all-time against Mount St. Mary's
Last Win: 81-73 (1/20/18); Last Loss: 77-62 (2016-17)
Streak: MSM had won three straight until the Terriers' victory nine days ago in Brooklyn Heights.
Getting the Job "Dunn"
Dunn went over the 500 point mark for his career against Fordham on Dec. 9th. The sophomore, who has 700 career points, already has scored 20 or more points seven times this season. He is 9th in the league in scoring at 15.3 ppg. Dunn is 8th in NEC contests at 16.6 ppg.
The Worldwide Leader
The Dunk
Freshman guard
Josh Nicholas completed a ferocious windmill dunk against Notre Dame and the play made ESPN Sports Center's #3 play-of-the-day. It was the first time a Terrier has ever pulled off a Sports Center Top-10 play.
The Shot
Junior guard
Glenn Sanabria swished a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the Robert Morris game into overtime. The play made ESPN Sports Center's #3 play-of-the-day. It was the second time a Terrier has ever pulled off a Sports Center Top-10 play.
Jalen Jordan Named NEC Rookie of the Week
St. Francis Brooklyn freshman shooting guard
Jalen Jordan was named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week on November 20th. Jordan looks to be the latest in a long line of terrific guards in recent years who have suited up for the Terriers. He poured in 22 points, including a 6-11 afternoon from outside the arc, and added four rebounds and a steal in St. Francis Brooklyn's 77-74 win over Brown in its home opener. He also hit a clutch left-corner trifecta with just over a minute remaining to help secure the victory.
Jalen Jordan Earns 2nd NEC ROW Award
Jordan's second NEC Rookie of the Week honor (1/22/18) came after the 6'3" guard averaged 14.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in St. Francis Brooklyn's 2-0 week. He shot 52.6 percent from the floor, including 50.0 percent from three-point range (5-10), and did not commit a single turnover in 63 minutes of play. Jordan hit 3-5 from distance and finished with 17 points and seven rebounds in Thursday's 81-73 win over the Mount, then came back with 12 points and a career-best eight boards to help lead the Terriers to an 85-80 conquest of Bryant.
The wins lifted SFBK to within one game of first place with a 5-3 league mark. Jordan, who hails from Conyers, GA, ranks second among NEC freshman scorers with 12.1 ppg. He's also fourth in the league in free throw percentage (.846), fifth in three-point accuracy (.433) and seventh in made three-pointers (2.25/game).
Glenn Sanabria Named College Sports Madness
POW
St. Francis Brooklyn Guard
Glenn Sanabria has been named College Sports Madness NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for his exceptional performance during the past week's action. College Sports Madness identifies the players who have had the greatest impact to their team from each conference and on a national basis each Monday.
Sanabria averaged 20.5 ppg., 4.0 rpg. and 3.5 apg. in leading St. Francis Brooklyn to a pair of NEC victories last week. The Staten Island native was on fire from behind the arc as he splashed 11-of-18 attempts (.611 percent). The St. Peter's graduate scored 20 points as he drained a career-high six treys to open the week against Mount St. Mary's. Sanabria drilled a long-distance bomb to give St. Francis Brooklyn the lead for good, 51-50, at the 13:40 mark. He also converted both of his free throws with 40 seconds left to help secure the win.
The combo guard then played a tremendous all-around game against Bryant, producing 21 points, five rebounds, five assists and zero turnovers. Again, he converted two clutch free throws with 38 ticks left to help ice the game.
Sanabria leads the NEC with a 2.57 assists/turnover ratio and is 7th in 3-point marksmanship at .421 percent. In NEC contests only, Sanabria is shooting a league-high .545 percent (24-of-44) from behind the arc.
Making Them Count
The Terriers have been one of the poorer free throw shooting teams in recent years. However, this season, the Red & Blue are 3rd in the NEC (.722).
Jalen Jordan is 4th individually at .846 percent (44-of-52).
Rasheem Dunn is 10th at .802 (65-of-81). The squad went 15-of-16 (93.8 percent) in the win vs. the Mount.
