BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The Long Island University men's basketball team (4-8) fell to Saint Peter's in a Sunday afternoon matinee at the Barclays Center, 69-58. The Peacocks shot 46.6 percent from the field in the win, while LIU was led by senior Raiquan Clark's double double, as he had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Senior Ashtyn Bradley also scored in double digits for the Sharks with 11 points.
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
LIU jumped out to an early lead, riding high from Friday's win. Back-to-back jumpers from seniors Jashaun Agosto and Julian Batts would put the Sharks on top, 9-3. But the Peacocks would come battling back, and eventually closed the lead to just one point, 15-14 with 12:16 left in the first half. Clark and Bradley would hit two threes as a part of a 7-0 run by LIU that gave the team its widest lead of the game, 24-16 with 8:44 on the clock. But SPU kept battling, and had a 7-2 run that cut the gap back down to three, 26-23. Within striking distance, all it took for the Peacocks was two jumpers in the final minute of the half for the visiting team to take the lead at the break, 33-32.
 
In the second half, the Peacocks opened the period on an 11-5 run, giving them a 44-37 advantage. Though LIU would claw their way back repeatedly, the damage was done, and the Sharks could never quite get the momentum needed to stem SPU's scoring spree.
 
The Sharks would come within six in the final seven minutes, with two straight jumpers from Jermaine Jackson Jr. and Ty Flowers, to make it 58-52 with 7:32 to play, but a 9-1 run in the final five minutes put the control of the game firmly in the hands of SPU, 67-53. The Peacocks would take the win at Barclays Center, 69-58, to move to 3-5 on the season.
 
SHARK BITES

• All eight players that went in the game for LIU scored in the loss, led by Clark's 18 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocks.
• Senior Ashtyn Bradley added 11 points, including three three-pointers.
• The Sharks shot just 33.3 percent from the field and from three-point range, while SPU was 46.6 percent from the field.
• Saint Peter's out-rebounded LIU, 49-28, scoring 42 of their points in the paint.
• LIU forced 24 SPU turnovers, including 11 steals and 19 points off of turnovers, but it wasn't' enough to keep up with the Peacocks' efforts.

UP NEXT
The Sharks return home to the Steinberg Wellness Center for a final non-conference matchup, Saturday, December 28 at 4:30 p.m. The matchup, part of a double header with the women's team, will feature LIU and Division III opponent Centenary.