PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Saint Francis senior forward Earl Brown (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter) said in his postgame comments that head coach Rob Krimmel calls basketball a game of runs. In Saturday afternoon's game at Rutgers, that line of thinking was proven true as both teams came back from double-digit deficits before the Red Flash won, 73-68.

Brown has been on a run of his own during his career. He became the 39^th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau with a layup during the first half. Brown joined greats such as Maurice Stokes, Norm Van Lier and Kevin Porter on the prestigious list. He is the first 1,000-point scorer for the Red Flash since Devin Sweetney (2006-10). He finished with 23 points and six rebounds Saturday.

Brown and his Red Flash teammates wanted to make sure the milestone was reached in a win. How we arrived at that point excited – and ultimately disappointed – the 4,977 fans in attendance at The RAC.

After Rutgers' Junior Etou hit a three to tie the score at 45 with 16:18 to play, Saint Francis went on a 16-3 run over the next six minutes to lead, 61-48. Brown and Harmon each had six points in the span with Ronnie Drinnon (Jamestown, Ohio/Greenview) and Stephon Whyatt (Jersey City, N.J./St. Peter's Prep) adding a bucket apiece.

The safety of the double-digit lead didn't last, though. Rutgers held Saint Francis to just two free throws over the next seven minutes as the Scarlet Knights took a 63-62 lead with 4:28 to play.

That was Ollie Jackson (Dallas, Texas/Pinkston )'s cue.

After one of Drinnon's 16 rebounds, he found Jackson for a three pointer with 3:27 remaining to put the Flash ahead, 66-63. After a three-point play by Bishop Daniels tied the score with 51 seconds remaining, the Red Flash called timeout. On that possession, Jackson again hit his mark from the left wing off a Greg Brown (Odenton, Md./Archbishop Spalding) feed to give SFU a 69-66 lead that it wouldn't relinquish.

Greg Brown (Odenton, Md./Archbishop Spalding) and Jackson each made two free throws in the final 10 seconds to seal the victory. Greg Brown (Odenton, Md./Archbishop Spalding) had 10 points while Jackson finished with 15.

Earl Brown (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter) had 13 points in the first half as his scoring and strong outside shooting brought the Flash back from a 16-point deficit with 5:30 remaining in the half to a 39-34 Rutgers lead at the intermission. Malik Harmon (Queens, N.Y./Christ the King) got the Flash off to a fast start, hitting two three pointers in the opening four minutes. Harmon finished with 17 points, four assists and two steals while not committing a turnover.

The Flash erased the rest of that original 16-point hole with an 11-3 run to open the second half. Greg Brown (Odenton, Md./Archbishop Spalding) gave the Flash a 43-42 lead with a three pointer from the left wing. He came back on the Flash's next possession with a reverse layup, prompting a Rutgers timeout at 45-42. The temporary stoppage in play didn't deter the Flash, however, as it outscored Rutgers 16-6 over the next six minutes as the lead reached its pinnacle at 61-48.

Drinnon surpassed his rebounding total at Duquesne by one to establish a new season high. Saint Francis won the battle in the paint, outscoring Rutgers 28-18 inside and outrebounding the Scarlet Knights, 38-35. SFU is now 4-0 this season when outrebounding its opponent. The Flash also took advantage of 12 Rutgers turnovers with 21 points.

The win gives the Flash its first back-to-back road non-conference wins since 2008. It's also the Flash's first three-game win streak in non-conference games since 2003. SFU also moved to 5-1 in games with at least eight made three pointers, making nine on Saturday. SFU also earned its first win against a Big Ten program other than traditional rival Penn State.

The Flash is off until Dec. 30 when it heads to NJIT at 7:00 p.m.