BOX SCORE  -  POSTGAME WITH DON FRIDAY

LORETTO, Pa. (Jan. 26, 2012) – The Saint Francis University men's basketball team posted a strong second half at home Thursday against St. Francis (NY) but it was not enough as the Terriers claimed a, 75-65, win.  
 
The Red Flash (5-15, 4-5) received a career-high 27 points from Anthony Ervin (Chesterfield, Va./Fork Union Military Academy), who also posted five rebounds, three steals and three assists. Scott Eatherton (Hershey, Pa./Hershey) posted a perfect shooting night for the Red Flash but fouled out with 3:34 left in the contest. Akeem Johnson poured in 22 for the Terriers with eight coming from the free throw line.
 
The contest started slow with the teams combining to miss their first eight shots. The slow start did not affect Eatherton, who started the game 4-for-4 from the floor. The Terriers got on track offensively by running Ben Mockford through and around screens, the starting guard posted eight of the SFC's first 19 points.  Once the Terriers got their offense going the Red Flash offense stalled and were continually hampered by turnovers. The Red Flash were forced into 15 first half turnovers. Saint Francis College closed the half on a 28-15 run and took a 37-24 lead into the locker room at halftime. Johnson led the Terriers in the first half with 11 points, while Eatherton led SFU with eight points on perfect shooting.
 
The Red Flash started slow in the second half and Saint Francis (NY) stretched its lead to as many as 18. Coach Don Friday used a timeout to change up the SFU defensive look switching to 1-3-1 zone. The gamble paid off and the new look confused the Terriers and forced SFC into turnovers leading to easy looks for the Red Flash offense. Saint Francis cut into the lead and got it down to as little as six with less than two minutes remaining.
 
The Red Flash secured a steal and looked to cut further into the lead but could not connect on an open look inside. Ervin connected on a 3-point basket to cut the lead to just six with 1:13 remaining but that would be as close as the Red Flash would get. SFU fouled down the stretch to try and extend the game but the Terriers were accurate from the line and sealed the game at the charity stripe.
 
The Red Flash return to action Saturday against the Blackbird of LIU Brooklyn, the game is scheduled for a 7 p.m tipoff.
 
GAME NOTES
- The teams combined to miss their first eight shots. The Red Flash held the Terriers to just 1-of-10 shooting to start the contest but SFU struggled to capitalize and started the game with five turnovers in their first 10 possessions.
 
- Scott Eatherton (Hershey, Pa./Hershey) fouled out for the first time this season in a home game. The native of Hershey, Pa. reached the foul limit with 3:34 left in the game.
 
- Eatherton finished the game a perfect 6-for-6. It was the third game this season the sophomore did not record a miss. Eatherton entered the game fourth in the nation in field goal percentage.
 
- Despite posting 22 turnovers in the game the Red Flash went the final 13:11 without a giveaway.
 
- After struggling from the 3-point arc in the first half, Saint Francis went 5-of-7 from behind the arc in the second half and connected on its first four of the second stanza.
 
- Anthony Ervin (Chesterfield, Va./Fork Union Military Academy) posted a career-high 27 points for the Flash against Saint Francis College and did it on 10-of-19 shooting.
 
- Stephon Whyatt (Jersey City, N.J./St. Peter's Prep) posted a season-high 14 points and did it with his best shooting night as a member of the Red Flash going 4-of-5 from the floor.
 
- Whyatt also connected on two 3-pointers after connecting on just two in his last seven games.
 
- Ollie Jackson (Dallas, Texas/Pinkston ) was held scoreless for just the fourth time in his young Red Flash career.