Penn, LIU Brooklyn visit Fordham
Long Island-Brooklyn (1-6) vs. Fordham (6-4)
Rose Hill Gym, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Two senior forwards will be on display as Eral Penn and Long Island-Brooklyn will take on Chuba Ohams and Fordham. Penn has scored 22 percent of the team's points this season and is averaging 13.6 over his last five games. Ohams is averaging 16.4 points over the last five games.
BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: The Sharks have been led by seniors Penn and Ty Flowers. Penn has averaged 14.4 points and 6.3 rebounds while Flowers has recorded 14.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. The Rams have been led by Ohams and Antonio Daye Jr., who are averaging 13.9 and 18.1 per game, respectively.EFFICIENT ERAL: Penn has connected on 32.4 percent of the 37 3-pointers he's attempted and has made 4 of 17 over the last three games. He's also made 64.1 percent of his foul shots this season.
LONG-RANGE THREAT: Long Island-Brooklyn's Flowers has attempted 53 3-pointers and connected on 35.8 percent of them, and is 8 of 26 over his past three games.
STREAK STATS: Long Island-Brooklyn has lost its last six road games, scoring 59.3 points, while allowing 81 per game.
DID YOU KNOW: Fordham is ranked first in the A10 with an average of 72.6 possessions per game. The uptempo Rams have raised that total to 74.9 possessions per game over their last five games.
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