Re: The Coaching Legacy of Tyrell Coley (Ch2k8)
February 7, 2008
DeGol Arena - Loretto, PA
LIU-Brooklyn (10-12, 5-6) at St. Francis (PA) (7-14, 4-7)
February 7, 2008
DeGol Arena - Loretto, PA
LIU-Brooklyn (10-12, 5-6) at St. Francis (PA) (7-14, 4-7)
Eugene Kotorbai and Ike Udanoh each scored 15 points for a LIU-Brooklyn squad that slowed down the pace dramatically in the second half and escaped DeGol Arena with a 55-53 victory.
The Blackbirds have won four of their last five games, helping to climb their way back up the Northeastern Conference standings. The win also halted a three game winning streak for the home Pioneers.
Both teams shot efficiently in the first half, and while LIU-Brooklyn shot 60% to St. Francis' 50% the Pioneers held a 39-36 lead heading into the locker room.
Marcus Ford scored 13 of his game-high 19 points in the first half, helping St. Francis to a double-digit lead. Long Island would make the necessary adjustments after a timeout and slowed the pace down, allowing them to end the half on a 13-3 run.
Despite the change of pace in the second half, St. Francis still continued to hold a lead for the majority of the game. It wasn't until a three from Ron Manigault with just over two minutes left cut the lead to one point.
Jaytornah Wisseh would steal the ensuing possession, and a quick pass to Udanoh gave the Blackbirds a 54-53 lead.
The Pioneers couldn't take the lead back, and were forced foul Kotorbai with 31.2 seconds left. Kotorbai would miss the back end of the 1-and-1 giving St. Francis a final chance to win the game, but the Blackbirds were smart to double Ford, leaving Cale Nelson to miss the final shot from the top of the arc as time expired.
Long Island ended the game of a 11-4 run over the last seven minutes, showing that at their pace, they can very much control the game and take advantage of the skill sets their players possess.
The Blackbirds have won four of their last five games, helping to climb their way back up the Northeastern Conference standings. The win also halted a three game winning streak for the home Pioneers.
Both teams shot efficiently in the first half, and while LIU-Brooklyn shot 60% to St. Francis' 50% the Pioneers held a 39-36 lead heading into the locker room.
Marcus Ford scored 13 of his game-high 19 points in the first half, helping St. Francis to a double-digit lead. Long Island would make the necessary adjustments after a timeout and slowed the pace down, allowing them to end the half on a 13-3 run.
Despite the change of pace in the second half, St. Francis still continued to hold a lead for the majority of the game. It wasn't until a three from Ron Manigault with just over two minutes left cut the lead to one point.
Jaytornah Wisseh would steal the ensuing possession, and a quick pass to Udanoh gave the Blackbirds a 54-53 lead.
The Pioneers couldn't take the lead back, and were forced foul Kotorbai with 31.2 seconds left. Kotorbai would miss the back end of the 1-and-1 giving St. Francis a final chance to win the game, but the Blackbirds were smart to double Ford, leaving Cale Nelson to miss the final shot from the top of the arc as time expired.
Long Island ended the game of a 11-4 run over the last seven minutes, showing that at their pace, they can very much control the game and take advantage of the skill sets their players possess.
| Long Island Blackbirds at St. Francis (PA) Red Flash | |||
| Feb 7, 2008 | 1ST | 2ND | SCORE |
| Long Island (11-12, 6-6) | 36 | 19 | 55 |
| St. Francis (PA) (7-14, 4-7) | 39 | 14 | 53 |
| Long Island Blackbirds | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Jaytornah Wisseh, G | 28 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Manigault, F | 28 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Eugene Kotorbai, F | 30 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 6-7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| Ike Udanoh, F | 27 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Kellen Allen, F | 31 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Kyle Johnson, G | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tyrone Mattison, G | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aurimas Adomaitis, F | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paska Morkeliunas, F | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Albert Forbes, F | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 19-41 .463 | 3-5 .600 | 14-18 .778 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 55 | |
| St. Francis (PA) Red Flash | |||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | |
| Cale Nelson, G | 18 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Marcus Ford, G | 32 | 7-10 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | |
| Devin Sweetney, F | 27 | 0-10 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Randy Spaio, F | 30 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mislay Jukic, F | 31 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | |
| Chris Berry, G | 16 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Kurt Hoffman, F | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Chris McFarland, G | 12 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Grant Surprenant, G | 11 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Kyle Jackson, G | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sorena Orandi, G | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Profeta, G | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | ||||||||||
| TEAM TOTALS | 22-56 .393 | 7-23 .304 | 2-4 .500 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 53 | ||
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