Men's Basketball 12/2/2017 9:24:00 PM

Red Flash let lead slip in 85-83 loss at Stony Brook

BOX SCORE Stony Brook, N.Y. - In a game where the Saint Francis men's basketball team (3-4) shot 60.4% from the field and 62.5% from three-point range, it picked a bad time to go cold missing its last four field goal attempts and making just 1-of-4 free throws over the final three minutes as the Stony Brook Seawolves erased a nine-point deficit with 3:02 to play to win 85-83.

Krimmel's Reaction

For 38 minutes we played really well tonight but we didn't execute down the stretch," said head coach Rob Krimmel. "Free throws and taking care of the basketball are two things that I think we will be very good at over the course of the season but they were two areas where we struggled tonight. In the end it cost us the game."

Turning Point

Boosted by eight three-pointers and a career-high 26 points from junior Andre Wolford (Willowick, Ohio/Saint Ignatius), the Red Flash built an 18-point lead. A layup by sophomore Keith Braxton (Glassboro, N.J./The Lawrenceville School) with 3:02 to play put the Red Flash in front 82-73 but Saint Francis would be outscored 12-1 over the final three minutes. A three-pointer from Jaron Cornish with :40 seconds remaining tied the game at 83-83 then Jamaal King (Salisbury, Md./Bishop O'Connell (Va.)) was whistled for a charge on the other end. After Stony Brook's Tyrell Sturdivant converted a layup with five seconds to play, Braxton took a deep three at the buzzer but the shot fell short and Saint Francis slipped to 3-4 on the season.

Inside the Box Score

Saint Francis finished 29-48 (60.4%) from the field and 15-24 (62.5%) from three-point range, both season-highs.
Stony Brook shot 33-60 (55.0%) for the game but was 23-35 (65.7%) in the second half. They made 8-of-20 (40.0%) three-point tries.
The Red Flash went 10-18 from the line for a season-low 55.6%. Stony Brook was 11-18 (61.1%).
Saint Francis had trouble keeping Stony Brook out of the paint as the Red Flash were outscored 50-18 in the paint.
Saint Francis committed a season-high 18 turnovers in the loss.

Notes

Wolford put in one of the top shooting performances in school history, hitting 8-of-11 three-pointers. The school record is nine, achieved twice by John Hilvert during the 1988-89 season. The most recent player to make eight or more in a game was Ben MIllaud-Meunier vs. Central Connecticut State on Feb. 6, 2016.
As a team, Saint Francis's 15 threes were its most since making 19 vs. Chatham last season on Nov. 11, which tied the school record.
Seven different players knocked down a three on the night.
Braxton followed Wolford's 26-point night with 18 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Junior Scott Meredith (Pilot Mountain, N.C./Hargrave Military Academy (Va.)) netted a season-high nine points, all in the second half.
Sophomore Randall Gaskins set his career-high in assists with five to go along with seven points.
Saint Francis has shot over 60% from the field in each of its last two games.
The Red Flash fall to 3-1 this season when leading at halftime. SFU led 46-31 at the break.
Saint Francis is giving up 52 points per game in the second halves of its last two games.