LORETTO, Pa. – The LIU men's basketball team notched a big Northeast Conference win on the road Thursday, beating Saint Francis U., 81-63. Redshirt junior Tre Wood set a new career-high with 18 points to lead all scorers. It's LIU's fourth win in a row, as the Sharks improve their record to 12-13 overall and 9-6 in NEC play
 
SHARK BITES

• LIU started the game hot with two three-pointers from Ty Flowers and Eral Penn to take an 8-2 lead.
• The Red Flash kept things close towards the closing moments of the first half, but the Sharks engineered a 10-2 run spanning 3:55, anchored by Isaac Kante and Alex Rivera.
• That run would continue with a Wood three to give LIU a nine-point lead with 3:25 to go until halftime.
• Wood put the exclamation point on the half with a triple with six seconds remaining, pushing the lead to 44-31 at the break.
• The Sharks offense was hot through the first 20 minutes, shooting 54 percent from the field and 6-15 from three-point range. LIU also had a sizable advantage in points in the paint (22-10). Wood was a perfect 6-6 (2-2 3PT) with 14 points to lead all scorers in the first stanza.
• Kyndall Davis' three-pointer gave LIU its largest lead of the contest at 60-42 with 13:24 to go in regulation. 
• The Red Flash tried to cut the deficit, but a 12-0 spurt gave the Sharks a 20-point lead with 5:54 left.
• It was a balanced attack for the Sharks, as five players scorerd in double digits.
• Penn finished with 17 points and six rebounds, and Kante scored 14 points on 6-10 shooting.
• Flowers had a double-double with 11 points, 15 rebounds, and six assists. Davis had 13 points on six-for-eight from the floor.
• Up next, the Sharks travel to Mount St. Mary's on Saturday, February 19 for a 4:00 p.m. tip.