Saint Francis Red Wolves at Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
72 - 63
Braxton's 27 helps St. Francis (Pa) top Mt. St. Mary's 72-63
The Red Flash knocked off Northeast Conference leader Robert Morris and second-place Sacred Heart in their last two outings and move into a three-way tie for second with the Pioneers and Fairleigh Dickinson, which knocked off the Colonials Saturday, 97-94 in double overtime.
The Mount led, 55-53 with more than eight minutes remaining. Mark Flagg and Braxton each hit two free throws to put the Red Flash in the lead, 56-55 with 7:34 left.
Braxton hit a 3 with 9:19 left that pulled St. Francis within one, 53-52. From there he converted 9 of 10 free throw attempts to help the Red Flash (10-11, 6-4) take control.
Braxton finished 11 of 12 from the line and grabbed 10 rebounds. Isaiah Blackmon added 12 points and grabbed seven boards.
Malik Jefferson scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Mt. St. Mary's (5-18, 2-8).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Keith Braxton Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Vado Morse missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Keith Braxton made Free Throw. | 72 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Keith Braxton made Free Throw. | 71 - 63 |
Statistics
 SFPA |
 MSM |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-68 | FG | 26-54 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 3-18 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 17-22 | FT | 8-14 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Assists | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 11 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Emmitsburg, MD
Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Conference Standings
| 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 |