NORTHEAST BASKETBALL NEWS

LIU Brooklyn shocks NYC rival Wagner to win NEC title

NEW YORK (AP) LIU Brooklyn's two best players raised their game. Wagner couldn't buy a basket. And the Blackbirds are NCAA Tournament-bound after shocking their New York City riva...

MARCH 7, 2018

LIU Brooklyn tops Fairleigh Dickinson 78-77, makes NEC final

NEW YORK (AP) Raiquan Clark scored 28 points, Joel Hernandez added 25 and Jashaun Agosto made both free throws in his only trip to the line with 3.6 seconds on the clock and LIU B...

MARCH 3, 2018

Wagner tops Robert Morris 75-64, heads to NEC finals (Mar 03, 2018)

NEW YORK (AP) JoJo Cooper scored 20 points with six assists, Romone Saunders added 18 points, and top-seeded Wagner beat No. 7 seed Robert Morris 75-64 in Saturday's Northeast Con...

MARCH 3, 2018

Bishop, Knights topple Saint Francis (Pa.) 84-75 in NEC (Feb 28, 2018)

LORETTO, Pa. (AP) Kaleb Bishop scored a career-high 21 points, all five starters reached double figures and Fairleigh Dickinson bounced third-seeded Saint Francis University from...

MARCH 1, 2018

Wagner beats Central Connecticut 73-61 in NEC quarterfinal (Feb 28, 2018)

NEW YORK (AP) JoJo Cooper scored 20 points, Romone Saunders had 18 points and 10 rebounds and top-seeded Wagner beat No. 8 seed Central Connecticut 73-61 on Wednesday night in a N...

MARCH 1, 2018

Robert Morris rallies past Mount Saint Mary’s 60-56 in NEC

EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) Dachon Burke shook his defender to hit an open 3-pointer that created some breathing room in the final minutes and finished by blocking a shot, racing the len...

MARCH 1, 2018

LIU Brooklyn beats St. Francis (Brooklyn) 73-50 (Feb 28, 2018)

NEW YORK (AP) Joel Hernandez scored 26 points as No. 4 seed LIU Brooklyn rolled to a 73-50 victory over fifth-seeded St. Francis (Brooklyn) on Wednesday night in a Northeast Confe...

MARCH 1, 2018

St. Francis (PA) pulls away from Robert Morris, 80-60, (Feb 24, 2018)

LORETTO, Pa. (AP) Jamaal King scored 26 points and St. Francis of Pennsylvania pulled away in the second half to earn an 80-60 win over Robert Morris Saturday night to claim a sec...

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Fairleigh Dickinson hangs on for 87-83 win over Bryant (Feb 24, 2018)

TEANECK, N.J. (AP) Jahlil Jenkins scored a career-high 22 points with 9-for-12 shooting, Noah Morgan added 19 points and Fairleigh Dickinson hung on Saturday for an 87-83 win over...

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Central Connecticut beats St. Francis (Brooklyn) 78-75 in OT

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) Joe Hugley scored 20 points and made a key 3-pointer in overtime to help Central Connecticut beat St. Francis (Brooklyn) 78-75 on Saturday in a Northeast C...

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Robinson, Wray lift Mount Saint Mary’s past Wagner 73-62

EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) Junior Robinson scored 22 points, Chris Wray blocked a career-best six shots and Mount Saint Mary's broke away in the second half to a 73-62 victory on Saturd...

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Senior Hernandez scores 26, LIU Brooklyn beats Sacred Heart (Feb 24, 2018)

NEW YORK (AP) Joel Hernandez scored 26 points for his 18th game this season with 20-plus, Raiquan Clark added 20 points and LIU Brooklyn beat Sacred Heart 88-77 on Saturday.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Hernandez leads LIU Brooklyn past St. Francis (BKN) 81-76

NEW YORK (AP) Joel Hernandez scored 23 points and Raiquan Clark posted a double-double and LIU Brooklyn took advantage of St. Francis' (BKN) brief scoring drought at the end for a...

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Mount St. Mary’s completes sweep of Robert Morris, 72-53

EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) Chris Wray scored 16 points and led five teammates into double-figure scoring as Mount St. Mary's completed a season-sweep of Northeast Conference rival Rober...

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Braxton scores 27, Saint Francis clinches home game in NEC (Feb 22, 2018)

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) Keith Braxton scored 27 points, pulled down seven rebounds, dished six assists and made two steals as Saint Francis University defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 9...

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Cooper's jumper gives Wagner 64-62 win over CCSU (Feb 22, 2018)

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) JoJo Cooper's jumper with 0.4 seconds left - his only points of the second half - lifted Wagner to a 64-62 victory over Central Connecticut State on Thursd...

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Sacred Heart downs Bryant 94-84 behind Hoehn's 31 points (Feb 22, 2018)

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) Sean Hoehn scored a career-high 31 points with four 3-pointers, Kinnon LaRose added 19 points with five 3s, and Sacred Heart had its highest point total of t...

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Kohl, Central Connecticut State beat Robert Morris 65-58 (Feb 17, 2018)

PITTSBURGH (AP) Tyler Kohl had his eighth double-double of the season and Mustafa Jones scored 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting to help Central Connecticut State beat Robert Morris 6...

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

St. Francis (BKN) powers past Fairleigh Dickinson, 87-74

NEW YORK (AP) Rasheem Dunn and Glenn Sanabria combined to score 41 points and St. Francis-Brooklyn rode a strong second half to an 87-74 win over Fairleigh Dickinson in a key Nort...

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Wagner clinches NEC title with 78-74 win over LIU Brooklyn (Feb 17, 2018)

NEW YORK (AP) JoJo Cooper scored 18 points with six assists, Nigel Jackson added 15 points, and Wagner beat LIU Brooklyn 78-74 on Saturday to clinch the Northeastern Conference re...

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Robinson helps Mt. St. Mary’s rebound, 74-69 at Sacred Heart

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) Junior Robinson scored 30 points, including a pair of clinching free throws as Mount Saint Mary's rebounded from a pair of setbacks and defeated Sacred Heart...

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

King, Harmon lead Saint Francis (Pa) past Bryant 89-56 (Feb 17, 2018)

LORETTO, Pa. (AP) Jamaal King scored 23 points, Malik Harmon tossed in a season-high 21, the two had but one turnover between them and Saint Francis University defeated Bryant 89-...

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Marquette could face Wojo's alma mater in NCAA East Region's second round

Wojciechowski not only played at Duke, he also served as an assistant coach

MARCH 13, 2017