Quinnipiac vs. St. Francis (PA)
March 6th, 2008 @ DeGol Arena
1st round of the NEC Tournament
St. Francis (PA) escaped the first round match up against Quinnipiac tonight, final score of 66-53.
The first half was an ugly one for both teams, as they shot a combine 0-20 from 3. St. Francis however, opened up a double digit lead early thanks to a couple of steals and fast break dunks. Both teams failed to shoot over 35% from the field. The Red Flash lead 35-18.
The second half was a completely different story for the Bobcats, they came out firing as they went on a 16-3 run to cut the lead down to 4. During this run, the Red Flash went 7 minutes without a made field goal. After a Red Flash timeout, the Red Flash went on a 8-0 run to push the lead back out to double digits. The remainder of the way the two teams seemed to trade baskets but fortunately for St. Francis, the Bobcats couldn't get any closer as time ran out.
St. Francis held a massive free throw advantage tonight, the Red Flash shot 17 attempts (14 made) compared to Quinnipiac's 6 attempts (4 made). The Red Flash also held a 43-34 advantage in rebounds. Out of the 43 rebounds, 16 were offensive.
Taj Lagana scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in the victory. Aloyisus Konare managed a double-double as he scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Matthew Green chipped in 16 points.
Joe Whitworth and Patrick Green each scored 15 points for the Bobcats, they were the only players in double digits. Barry Parham scored 7 points and grabbed a team-high 9 rebounds in the lost.
St. Francis (PA) takes on the 4th seed Robert Morris in the NEC Tournament Semi-Finals on March 9th.
| Quinnipiac Bobcats at St. Francis (PA) Red Flash |
| Mar 6, 2008 | 1ST | 2ND | SCORE |
| Quinnipiac (14-15, 7-11) | 18 | 35 | 53 |
| St. Francis (PA) (20-8, 15-3) | 35 | 31 | 66 |
| Quinnipiac Bobcats |
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| B. Berry | 28 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| J. Whitworth | 27 | 7-15 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| P. Green | 27 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| B. Parham | 28 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| R. Restrepo | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| F. Domercant | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| R. George | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Roller | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Warsaw | 17 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| D. Johnsen | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| R. Thomasson | -- DID NOT PLAY -- |
| TEAM TOTALS | 23-59 | 3-15 | 4-6 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 53 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 23-59 | 3-15 | 4-6 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 53 |
| St. Francis (PA) Red Flash |
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| E. Matthews | 26 | 3-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| M. Green | 26 | 5-15 | 2-12 | 4-5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| D. Fadipe | 23 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T. Lagana | 27 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 8-9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| A. Konare | 26 | 6-13 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| P. Vaitiekus | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| E. Eisentrout | 22 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| O. Severovas | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| F. Power | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Bragg | -- DID NOT PLAY -- |
| D. Wilder | -- DID NOT PLAY -- |
| R. Dalida | -- DID NOT PLAY -- |
| TEAM TOTALS | 24-69 | 4-27 | 14-17 | 43 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 66 |