St. Francis (Pa.) downs Longwood 83-56 behind Blackmon's 18
FARMVILLE, Va. -- Isaiah Blackmon scored 18 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer, Keith Braxton had his 10th career double-double, and St. Francis (Pa.) beat Longwood 83-56 on Saturday to win its first game of the season.
Braxton scored 16 points with 10 rebounds, Deivydas Kuzavas added 12 points and Jamaal King had 11 with three 3-pointers for the Red Flash (1-2), who held the Lancers to 35.2 percent shooting while hitting 30 of 70 shots from the floor (42.9 percent).
Longwood's Isaiah Walton tied it at 23 with a 3-pointer, but Blackmon replied with a 3 to put the Red Flash up for good, 26-23, sparking a 12-2 run. Blackmon scored 14 points in the half and St. Francis shot 41.9 percent from the floor to take a 38-30 halftime lead.
King hit two 3s amid a 12-0 run and St. Francis led 54-37, extending it to 76-52 on Randall Gaskins Jr.'s 3 with 3:12 left to play.
Walton made three 3-pointers for 15 points for Longwood (0-3).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Sean Casady
- John Gleich
- Steven Perry
2023-24 Northeast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Central Connecticut | 13-3 | - | 20-11 |
Merrimack | 13-3 | - | 21-12 |
Sacred Heart | 10-6 | 3 | 16-16 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 9-7 | 4 | 15-17 |
Le Moyne | 9-7 | 4 | 15-17 |
Wagner | 7-9 | 6 | 17-16 |
Long Island University | 6-10 | 7 | 7-22 |
St. Francis (PA) | 3-13 | 10 | 8-22 |
Stonehill | 2-14 | 11 | 4-27 |
2023-24 Big South Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
High Point | 13-3 | - | 27-9 |
UNC Asheville | 12-4 | 1 | 22-12 |
Gardner-Webb | 11-5 | 2 | 17-16 |
Winthrop | 8-8 | 5 | 17-15 |
Longwood | 6-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
Presbyterian | 6-10 | 7 | 14-19 |
Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 7 | 10-20 |
Radford | 5-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 8 | 10-20 |