Long Island University Sharks at Sacred Heart Pioneers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
75 - 79
Anosike, Sacred Heart slip past LIU Brooklyn 79-75
Anosike, who came in shooting 23 percent (3 of 13) from 3-point range, hit 3 of 4 from behind the arc and 7 of 12 overall. The Pioneers (5-9) snapped a four-game skid.
Julian Batts made a layup to cap a 7-2 spurt and give the Blackbirds (6-7) a 75-74 lead with 1:25 to play. Ozier found Anosike in the left corner for a 3 with 59 seconds left and Aaron Clark added two free throws with 5.9 second left to cap the scoring.
The Pioneers opened with a 15-4 run and led by as many as 18 in the first half. LIU Brooklyn scored 33 of the next 47 points to take its first lead when Batts made a layup with 12:25 to play and a 3-pointer by Raul Frias gave the Blackbirds a 61-56 lead.
Raiquan Clark led LIU Brooklyn with 28 points. The Blackbirds missed 9-of-17 free throws, including the front end of a 1-and-1 with 50 seconds to go.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 75 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:04 | LIU Brooklyn Timeout | 75 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:05 | E.J. Anosike Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Sacred Heart Timeout | 75 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Aaron Clarke made Free Throw. | 75 - 79 |
Statistics
 LIU |
 SHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-66 | FG | 26-56 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 5-25 | 3PT | 8-17 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 8-17 | FT | 19-24 |
| 47 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Fairfield, CT
Attendance: 384 | Capacity:
2025-26 Northeast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 15-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Central Connecticut | 12-6 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Mercyhurst | 10-8 | 5 | 17-17 |
| Le Moyne | 10-8 | 5 | 15-17 |
| New Haven | 9-9 | 6 | 14-17 |
| Wagner | 8-10 | 7 | 14-17 |
| Stonehill | 8-10 | 7 | 12-21 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 8-10 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Saint Francis | 5-13 | 10 | 7-24 |
| Chicago State | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |