Northeast foes will collide when the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers (11-15) face the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (12-12) at Peter Aquilone Court. Action begins at 1:00 pm ET on Monday, Feb. 15 and can be seen on ESU and ES3.
The Terriers enter this game hoping for similar success after topping Central Connecticut State 74-67 on Thursday. Antonio Jenifer was a key piece, recording his fourth double-double of the season with 22 points and 15 rebounds. The Blackbirds, meanwhile, are coming off an 82-69 win against Wagner on Thursday. Jerome Frink claimed his eighth double-double of the season with 26 points and 14 rebounds.
Martin Hermannsson and Frink have upped their production over the last five games for the Blackbirds. Hermannsson has averaged 21.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.4 three-pointers during that stretch, while Frink has put up 19.2 points, 11.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 2.0 steals, 1.8 blocks, and 1.4 three-pointers.
It’s a matchup of two different tempos, as the up-and-down Blackbirds (ranked 23rd in the nation in possessions per game) square off against the grind-it-out Terriers (310th).
This is the second game of the year between these two teams, with the Terriers winning the first matchup 64-49. Amdy Fall put up a double-double in the victory with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Notes
LIU Brooklyn beats St. Francis Brooklyn in both possessions per game and points per possession. The Blackbirds average 73.8 possessions and 1.021 points per possession, while the Terriers average 66.2 possessions with .982 points per possession.
The LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds average an effective field goal percentage of 47.1% this season. The St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers have an abysmal record of 3-12 when opponents have an eFG% of 47.1% or greater.
On average, St. Francis Brooklyn attempts 25.0 three pointers and LIU Brooklyn attempts 20.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers have a 10-12 record while the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds have a poor 5-10 record.
St. Francis Brooklyn ranks 61st in offensive rebounding. LIU Brooklyn ranks 183rd in defensive rebounding.
The St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers make an average of 6.2 steals per game. The LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds are 6-7 when they allow 6 or more steals.
