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NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Saint Francis' Gestin Liberis sealed the win with a slam dunk with 20 seconds left to finish with a career-high 19 points in a 73-67 win over New Haven in Northeast Conference men's basketball action on Tuesday.
Skylar Wicks, who gave the Red Flash the lead it would not relinquish with an 11-2 run in the first half, finished with 13 points.
Zion Russell registered 14 points, and Chris Moncrief added 13 points as the Red Flash improved to 7-22 overall and 5-11 in the NEC. New Haven dropped to 13-16 overall and 8-8 in the league.
The big turning point came when with the game tied at 30, SFU went on a an 11-2 run, thanks to three field goals and a 5-for-5 showing from the 3-point line for a 41-32 lead at the half.
Earlier, the Flash trailed 21-11 with 11:47 left in the first half, then went on a 17-2 run to take a 28-23 advantage at the five-minute mark. Paris Papadatos powered the spurt with six points.
The Frankies were 17-for-17 from the free throw line, the first time the program was ever perfect from the line in a gme. It was the most foul shots the team made in a game without a miss since 2012.
ST. FRANCIS (7-22): Liberis 7-7 4-4 19, Moncrief 4-6 4-4 13, Payne 2-6 0-0 4, Z.Russell 4-5 4-4 14, Wicks 4-10 5-5 13, Harrison 1-4 0-0 2, Papadatos 3-6 0-0 6, Tweedy 1-1 0-0 2, B.Russell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-46 17-17 73.
NEW HAVEN (13-16): Faloppa 2-5 0-0 5, Pasha 2-6 0-0 5, Briggs 2-4 0-0 4, Fitzpatrick 9-15 2-4 22, George 2-8 5-8 9, Steele 1-2 2-3 4, Losiewicz 1-6 0-0 3, Kearson 3-4 0-1 9, Adeleye 2-3 0-0 6. Totals 24-53 9-16 67.
Halftime--St. Francis 41-32. 3-Point Goals--St. Francis 4-16 (Z.Russell 2-3, Liberis 1-1, Moncrief 1-2, Harrison 0-1, B.Russell 0-1, Wicks 0-2, Papadatos 0-3, Payne 0-3), New Haven 10-31 (Kearson 3-4, Adeleye 2-2, Fitzpatrick 2-6, Faloppa 1-3, Pasha 1-4, Losiewicz 1-6, Briggs 0-1, Steele 0-1, George 0-4). Rebounds_St. Francis 30 (Liberis 9), New Haven 18 (Steele 8). Assists_St. Francis 11 (Z.Russell 3), New Haven 12 (Pasha 5). Total Fouls--St. Francis 17, New Haven 15. A--50