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Buffalo, N.Y. – The Saint Francis men's basketball team (0-1) will host Morgan State (0-1) in its home opener on Fri., Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. Friday's game will be our Veterans Game. As part of the "Salute to Service" game, SFU will recognize the bravery of two local Purple Heart recipients at halftime. All Veterans get in free.

 Scouting Morgan State

 The Bears hung tough with No. 9 Villanova in Tuesday's opener, a 100-77 loss. Morgan State shot 46.5% from the field and was led in scoring by freshman Isaiah Burke's 17 points. Stanley Davis added 14 points and freshman Sherwyn Devonish-Prince chipped in with 13. The Bears were sparked by 45 points by the bench but were undone by a 45-30 rebounding discrepancy.

 Braxton Eyeing 1,000

 Junior Keith Braxton (Glassboro, N.J./Delsea) led Saint Francis with 19 points in SFU's opening night loss at Buffalo to pull within five of 1,000 for his career. SFU's career leader in double-doubles with 24, he has scored in double figures in 53 of 66 career games.

 Impressive Debut

Freshman Myles Thompson (Camden, N.J./Camden) made an immediate impact in his debut with 16 points on 4-of-11 shooting and 2-of-3 three-point range. His 16 were points were the most by an SFU freshman in a debut since Will Felder netted 17 in a win over American to open the 2009-10 season. Thompson also secured five rebounds in 31 minutes of action.

 The Bigs Come Up Big

SFU's forward rotation of senior Luidgy Laporal (Petit-Boutg, France/Harcum C.C.), junior Deivydas Kuzavas (Kretinga, Lithuania/St. Mary's Ryken (Md.)), sophomore Mark Flagg (Fairless Hills, Pa./Pennsbury) and freshman Precious Ikediashi (Hoboken, N.J./Hudson Catholic) combined for 16 points and 22 rebounds against a big Buffalo opponent Tuesday night. With limited depth at the guard position, head coach Rob Krimmel had to rely on a big lineup and the quartet stepped up. Kuzavas finished with eight points on 4-of-4 shooting and Flagg pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds in just 16 minutes.