UMass Lowell River Hawks @ Long Island University Sharks
LIU Brooklyn beats UMass Lowell 84-72
NEW YORK -- Iverson Fleming scored a season-high 17 points and LIU Brooklyn defeated UMass Lowell 84-72 on Thursday night.
Joel Hernandez and Jerome Frink both added 16 points and eight rebounds. Aakim Saintil scored 13 points for the Blackbirds (4-2), who snapped a two-game losing streak in ending a two-game winning streak for the River Hawks (3-3).
LIU Brooklyn hit 12 of 26 attempts from the arc, the most 3-pointers for the Blackbirds since December 2013.
The River Hawks came in as the America East's leader for 3-point field-goal percentage at 40.7 but only made 5 of 21 for 23.8 percent Thursday.
Keith Hayes II had a season-high 20 points for UMass Lowell. Tyler Livingston added 12.
LIU led virtually the entire game, was up by seven at halftime and 22 with 16:53 left. The River Hawks got as close as seven in the second half.
Game Information
Brooklyn, NY
Referee:John Hughes
Referee:Craig Lastres
Referee:Michael Palau
2025-26 Standings
| America East ConferenceAmerica East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 14-2 | - | 24-9 |
| Vermont | 12-4 | 2 | 22-12 |
| NJIT | 10-6 | 4 | 16-17 |
| UMass Lowell | 9-7 | 5 | 15-18 |
| UAlbany | 7-9 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Maine | 6-10 | 8 | 8-24 |
| New Hampshire | 5-11 | 9 | 9-21 |
| Bryant | 5-11 | 9 | 9-22 |
| Binghamton | 4-12 | 10 | 8-23 |
| Northeast ConferenceNortheast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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