• SFU Men's Basketball earned an 87-72 win over Longwood on Wednesday night.
• The Red Flash placed four players in double-figures, led by Keith Braxton (Glassboro, N.J./The Lawrenceville School)'s double-double (17 points, 12 rebounds).
• SFU used a 20-2 run in the first half to break the game open.
• SFU improved to 2-2 on the year.

LORETTO, Pa. - The Saint Francis men's basketball team placed four players in double-figures to earn an 87-72 win over Longwood on Wednesday night at DeGol Arena.  The Red Flash kept up its hot-shooting to start the season, with a 60 percent clip against the Lancers.  Saint Francis improved to 2-2 on the year, while Longwood dropped to 1-3.

Saint Francis was led by freshman guard Keith Braxton (Glassboro, N.J./The Lawrenceville School), who recorded his first career double-double, with 17 points, on 8-of-11 shooting, and 12 rebounds to go with five assists.  Sophomore forward Josh Nebo (Houston, Texas/Cypress Lakes) hit 7-of-9 shots for 15 points, including 13 in the second half, six rebounds and four blocks.  Sophomore guard Jamaal King (Salisbury, Md./Bishop O'Connell (Va.)) added 15 points, nine assists and four steals, while freshman guard Randall Gaskins Jr. contributed 11 points, on 4-of-4 shooting, three assists and four steals.

Senior guard Georgios Angelou (Halkida, Greece/Lykeio Kanithou) added nine points, on three three's, while sophomore forward Ifeanyi Umezurike (Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria/Montverde Academy (Fla.)) had eight points and seven boards and sophomore guard Andre Wolford (Willowick, Ohio/Saint Ignatius) contributed seven points.

With two blocks in the first half, Josh Nebo (Houston, Texas/Cypress Lakes) tallied the 64th and 65th of his career, passing Will Felder (2009-11) for seventh all-time at SFU.

The Red Flash hit 36-of-60 shots for 60 percent on the night, including six threes.  SFU also out-rebounded the Lancers 37-28, including 22-10 in the second half.  SFU assisted on 20 of its 36 shots and recorded 13 steals.

Longwood shot 44 percent (26-of-59), including 54 percent from three (13-of-24).  Guard Darrion Allen had 21 points, including five three's, and forward Khris Lane added 17 points, with four three's, and nine rebounds.  Forward JaShaun Smith had 14 points, seven rebounds and three assists.

The Red Flash closed the first half on a 20-2 lead to take a 42-25 lead into the break.  Trailing 23-22 with 6:01 left in the half, a layup by Ifeanyi Umezurike (Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria/Montverde Academy (Fla.)), off an assist from Jamaal King (Salisbury, Md./Bishop O'Connell (Va.)) sparked the run.  Umezurike added a layup off an offensive rebound to push the SFU lead to four, 27-23.  Randall Gaskins Jr. then took over, scoring seven of SFU's next nine points, including three jump shots.  Andre Wolford (Willowick, Ohio/Saint Ignatius) added three points and Keith Braxton (Glassboro, N.J./The Lawrenceville School) had two.  King had four points during the run, with a layup ending the half.

Saint Francis shot 61 percent in the half, with nine assists on 17 made shots.  King led SFU with 13 points at the half, making 5-of-10 from the field, and added five assists and three steals.  Gaskins Jr. contributed eight points and four steals, while Georgios Angelou (Halkida, Greece/Lykeio Kanithou) hit a pair of threes.  

Nebo scored 10 points in the first 4:44 of the second half, helping SFU to a 14-7 advantage to start the half.  SFU's lead grew to 56-35 with 15:16 left.  

Saint Francis' largest lead of the game came with 11:29 left in the game, on a layup by Wolford to push the advantage to 65-40, which capped a 17-5 run.  The run also included six points from Nebo, a three from Scott Meredith (Pilot Mountain, N.C./Hargrave Military Academy (Va.)) and layups by Braxton and Umezurike.

A 16-4 run by Longwood cut the SFU lead to 11, 73-62, with 5:31 to go. The stretch included three three's from Lane and another trey by Allen.

Threes by Gaskins and Angelou, as well as a layup by Nebo and a dunk by Braxton, over a defender, helped SFU get back to a 17-point lead, 84-67, with two minutes to go.     

The Red Flash travels to Washington, D.C. on Saturday to take on American.  Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Bender Arena.  The game will be broadcasted by Campus Insiders.