St. Francis (Pa.) to face Robert Morris in NEC finals | |
LORETTO, Pa. (AP) Isaiah Blackmon hit 4 of 7 3-pointers and scored 24 points with eight rebounds and three steals and No. 2-seed St. Francis (Pa.) beat No. 3-seed Sacred Heart 84-72 in Saturday's Northeast Conference Tournament semifinals. The Red Flash (21-12) face No. 1 Robert Morris in Tuesday's championship match. Keith Braxton scored 18 points with three assists and Randall Gaskins Jr. had 14 and St. Francis led 43-30 at halftime behind Blackmon's 14 points after outscoring the Pioneers (20-13) 30-8 in the paint. Myles Thompson finished with 12 points. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | E. Anosike | 15.7 | |||
| Rebounds: | E. Anosike | 11.6 | |||
| Assists: | A. Clarke | 2.7 | |||
| FG%: | E. Anosike | 48.4% | |||
| FT%: | A. Clarke | 81.0% | |||
| 3P%: | K. LaRose | 37.2% | |||
| Steals: | K. Ozier | 1.1 | |||
| Blocks: | J. Spellman | 2.6 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 5 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 8 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Michigan State | 22-9 | |
| 10 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 5 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 8 | Duke | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 9 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Northeast Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Merrimack | 14-4 | 20-11 |
| Saint Francis U | 13-5 | 22-10 |
| Robert Morris | 13-5 | 20-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 12-6 | 20-13 |
| LIU | 9-9 | 15-18 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 9-9 | 11-19 |
| Bryant | 7-11 | 15-17 |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | 7-11 | 13-18 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 7-11 | 11-21 |
| Wagner | 5-13 | 8-21 |
| Central Connecticut State | 3-15 | 4-27 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 73.3 (113) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 13.2 (9) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.2 (177) | ||||
| FG%: | 43.0% (217) | ||||
| FT%: | 73.4% (95) | ||||
| 3P%: | 32.7% (216) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 69.4 (180) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 28.1 (21) | ||||
| Assists: | 14.5 (309) | ||||
| FG%: | 41.5% (92) | ||||
| FT%: | 68.9% (92) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.3% (195) | ||||
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