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John Steady
112
Winner Southern Conn. St. SCSU 9-5
57
LIU Post LIUP 0-10
Winner
Southern Conn. St. SCSU
9-5
112
Final
57
LIU Post LIUP
0-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Southern Conn. St. SCSU 57 55 112
LIU Post LIUP 26 31 57

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | SCSU Athletic Communications

Owls Cruise Past LIU-Post For Seventh Straight Win

BROOKVILLE, N.Y. -  The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team cruised past LIU-Post 112-57. The Owls improve to 9-5 overall while the Pioneers drop to 0-10.

The Owls were led by Isaiah McLeod (Cambridge, Mass.) who scored 27 points shooting 7-for-9 from beyond the arc, grabbed five rebounds, had three assists and three steals in the win. Ulyen Coleman (Brockton, Mass.) scored 20 points shooting 5-for-10 from three-point territory, tallied three assists, two rebounds and two steals. C.J. Seaforth (Hamden, Conn.) registered 15 points going 4-for-8 from the three-point line, nabbed seven rebounds and six assists. Luke Beesley (Champaign, Ill.) recorded his seventh double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Owls held the lead for the entire game outscoring the Pioneers 26-7 through the first eight minutes of play. Southern went into the half with a 57-26 lead.
  • Southern kept the offensive intensity up as they extended their lead to as many as 60 points in the second frame. The Owls went on to win the contest 112-57.

NOTABLE FACTS
  • With his 27 points against the Pioneers, McLeod now stands at 1,431 on the Owls all-time points list and now trails Paul "Topsy" DelGobbo 57' for 10th place with 1,507.
  • McLeod hit seven three-pointers against LIU-Post the last person to hit six or more three-pointers in a game was Ulyen Coleman on Jan. 31, 2018 against UNH with nine made three's.
  • Luke Beesley registered his seventh double-double on the season, he is first in the conference and ninth in the nation in double-doubles this year.
  • The Owls offense scored a season-high 112 points in the win, the last time the Owls scored over 110 points was Jan. 30, 2016 against Bentley University where they scored 113 points.
  • Southerns offense made 19 three-pointers the last time the Owls made 15+ three-point field goals was on Jan. 31, 2018 against UNH were they made 17.
  • This is the Owls seventh-straight win. The last time the Owls won seven-straight games was from Nov. 15, 2014 to Dec. 3, 2014.

UP NEXT
The Owls are set to host Merrimack College on Jan. 9 at Moore Field House, with the game set to start at 7:30 p.m.
 
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