JERSEY CITY, N.J. (Nov. 23, 2021) - With the score 58-57 with less than 30 seconds left in the game, Saint Peter's University junior men's basketball student-athlete Doug Edert was able to rise up above a defender and knock down a huge 3-point bucket while getting fouled in the process and proceeded to hit the free throw to help the Peacocks grab a 64-62 win over Long Island University Tuesday inside Run Baby Run Arena.
It is the first win of the young season for the Peacocks as they improve to 1-2 while dropping LIU to 0-4 on the season despite a 17-point, 11-rebound double-double effort by Eral Penn.
Edert led all scorers in the game with 17 including a pair of big baskets down the stretch, the first of which was a driving layup with just over 2:00 to play to swell the lead back to three after the Sharks climbed back within one at 54-53. SPU also got double-digit efforts from both junior Daryl Banks III and fellow classmate Fousseyni Drame as they each tallied 10 points in the win.
After a tight opening half of play, SPU was able to create some separation with a 10-2 run that spanned the end of the first and the start of the second half capped off by a jumper from Isiah Dasher to make the score 38-29 with 15:27 left to play.
The lead swelled to as many as 12 points when junior Hassan Drame knocked down a jumper at the 7:18 mark of the second period to bring the score to 49-37.
The Sharks responded in a big way, however, as Penn and Tyrn Flowers teamed up to score 14 of LIU's next 16 points as a part of a 16-5 run to cut the deficit back down to one at 54-53 and set up for Edert's heroics in the final two minutes of game action.
Postgame Press Conference (Head Coach Shaheen Holloway & Junior Doug Edert)
Inside the Numbers
- Edert was efficient all over the floor, going 5 for 6 from the floor and 2 for 3 from downtown while also pulling down four boards and leading the team with a +10 in plus/minus.
- Drame and Banks both reached double figures in scoring for the first time this season to give the Peacocks their first game this season with at least three players with 10+ points.
- Senior KC Ndefo was back to his dominant ways on the defensive end of the floor with nine rebounds and four blocked shots while also contributing seven points.
- Dasher, Hassan Drame and freshman Jaylen Murray produced six points apiece off the bench to help SPU outscore LIU 18-9 in bench points in the game.
- The Peacocks also held the edge in points in the paint (28-16) while the teams were dead even in points off turnovers (17-17).
- SPU led for nearly the entirety of the game (37:06) while the Sharks held the advantage for just :35 seconds of game action.
- As a team, the Peacocks shot 39.3 percent from the floor and held LIU to a 34.8 shooting percentage.
Next Up
- After the Thanksgiving holiday, SPU returns to the court Saturday, Nov. 27th when they take on Providence at 12:00 p.m. in Providence, R.I.
- The Peacocks will be looking to knock off the Friars for the first time since the 1947-48 season.
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