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Loretto, Pa. – The Saint Francis men's basketball team (3-6) returns home for its final non-conference home game vs. Franciscan (6-5) at 7 p.m.

Scouting Franciscan
 
The Barons snapped a three-game losing streak with a win over Pitt-Bradford on Saturday to move to 6-5 on the season. Sean Hickey leads them in scoring at 15.4 ppg followed by Matt Trent who has averaged 14.5 ppg and a team-high 10.7 rpg.
 
Series History
 
Saint Francis leads the series 26-9 and has won the last 12 meetings including 96-54 victory last season.

Searching for Stops
 
It was a rough week defensively for the Red Flash as Saint Francis allowed American (60.7%) and Delaware (57.6%) to shoot a combined 59.1% from the floor. The two shooting percentages were the best against Saint Francis this season. In six seasons as the head coach, Rob Krimmel had never had an opposing player score 33 or more points against him. The streak was snapped as it happened in both games last week. American's Sam Iorio and Delaware's Eric Carter each finished with 33.
 
The Big Three
 
Saint Francis will look for scoring help outside of its top three scorers this week. Senior Jamaal King (Salisbury, Md./Bishop O'Connell (Va.)), redshirt junior Isaiah Blackmon (Charlotte, N.C./West Charlotte) and junior Keith Braxton (Glassboro, N.J./Delsea) have shouldered most of the load, particularly over the last three games. In losses at American and Delaware last week, the trio combined to average 57 of SFU's 82.5 points per game. King, Braxton and Blackmon shot 50.6% from the field and 45.2% from three-point range while the rest of the team was just 41.9% from the field and 27.2% from three.
 
Home Sweet Home
 
Saint Francis has been dominant at DeGol Arena over the last two seasons, amassing a 17-3 record over its last 20 home games. Saint Francis enters Tuesday's game vs Franciscan with a 3-0 home record, outscoring its opponents by a margin of +25.4% per game.