Brooklyn, N.Y. - The Saint Francis men's basketball team (12-8, 5-4 NEC) dropped its third consecutive game on Saturday with an 86-79 loss at St. Francis Brooklyn (10-10, 4-4 NEC). Redshirt senior Isaiah Blackmon (Charlotte, N.C./West Charlotte) continued his torrid scoring pace with a game-high 24 points, while senior Keith Braxton (Glassboro, N.J./Delsea) and sophomore Myles Thompson (Camden, N.J./Camden) finished with 18 points.

Krimmel's Reaction

"We have to find a way to get stops," said head coach Rob Krimmel. "Over the last three games, we've gotten away from what brings us success, and that is team defense. We gave up 48 points today in the second half. You aren't going to be able to overcome that when you are playing on the road."

Turning Point 

A Blackmon dunk and Braxton transition layup gave Saint Francis a 61-57 lead with 10:03 to play, but the Terriers outscored the Red Flash 13-5 over the next five minutes to take a 70-66 lead at the five-minute mark. Saint Francis got within two on three occasions, the last on two Thompson free throws with 2:59 left, but the Terriers answered with a three-pointer and traditional three-point play, all from Chauncey Hawkins, to lead by eight with 1:41 to go.

Inside the Box Score

• St. Francis Brooklyn shot 16-27 (59.3%) from the field in the second half and 29-56 (51.8%) for the game. SFU went 32-65 (49.2%) from the field for the game.
• The Terriers were 8-21 (38.1%) from three-point range to SFU's 7-15 (46.7%).
• Free throws were a huge factor in the outcome as SFBK went 20-23 (87.0%) to just 8-18 (44.4%) for Saint Francis.
• SFU hauled in 14 offensive rebounds, but was outrebounded 34-33 for the game.
• Turnovers favored SFU, 14-8.
• The lead changed hands 19 times.

Notes

• Blackmon is averaging 25.0 ppg over his last three contests and 22.1 ppg over eight league games. He went 4-5 from three-point range and is shooting 43.5% from downtown on the season.
• Thompson was 8-10 from the field.
• Braxton had six rebounds and five assists in addition to his 18 points.
• SFU's opponents are averaging 81.3 ppg over its current three-game losing streak. 

Up Next

Saint Francis hosts CCSU on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m.