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Men's Basketball Wraps Up Regular Season With Road Trip To Adelphi University

Southern Connecticut State University Owls (15-10, 10-8 NE10)
vs. Adelphi University Panthers (18-9, 11-7 NE10)
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Center For Recreation And Sport (Garden City, N.Y.)
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The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team will travel to Adelphi University to play the Panthers for their final regular season game of the year at the Center for Recreation and Sport in Garden City, N.Y. on Tuesday. Feb. 25, 2020. Adelphi is currenlty ranked 10th in the NCAA East Region rankings. 
 
With Southern's win over The College of Saint Rose on Saturday, Feb. 22, Southern clinched an automatic spot in the Quarterfinals of the Northeast 10 Conference Tournament. Southern is currently in third place with Pace Southwest Division with a 10-8 conference record, and olds the tie-breaker over New Haven and Pace by virtue of their 2-0 season record against them. New Haven is currently in fourth place with a 10-9 record after finishing their conference schedule last week, while Pace sits in fifth place at 9-9 with one game remaining against first place Le Moyne. Adelphi is in second place with a record of 11-7, one game ahead of Southern in the standings. The top five teams in each division play in the conference tournament, with the top three teams in each division automatically earning a spot in the quarterfinals and the top two teams hosting a quarterfinals game. 

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All-Time Against Saint Rose: 22-10
The Last Time They Met: Adelphi defeated Southern at James Moore Field House, 90-80, on Jan. 8, 2020. Taurus Adams II (Milwaukee, Wisc.) had a monster game, finishing with 18 points and 19 rebounds. Khalil Richard (Baltimore, Md.) scored 20 points, while Greg Jones (Bronx, N.Y.) finished with 14 points and seven rebounds.
 
Last Time Out
  • Southern defeated Saint Rose, 91-72, on Saturday, Feb. 22, to cap off a season-sweep of the Golden Knights.
  • Adams II celebrated Senior Day with a 21-point, 19-rebound performance, while Jones also scored 21 points and added nine rebounds.
  • Lyron Bennett (Boston, Mass.) recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and 12 assists, and Levar Allen (Richmond, Va.) scored a career-high 15 points and shot 6-11 from the field.
  • Zack Penn (New Hartford, Conn.) added 10 points while shooting 5-7 from the field.
  • Southern's 19-point win was their largest margin of victory in conference play this season.
  • Scott Burrell won his 90th career game with the victory.
 
Player Notes
  • Adams II is averaging 17.4 points per game and 10.0 rebounds per game since Dec. 4 against New Haven, a span of 15 games, while also recording seven double-doubles and shooting 56.7 percent from the field.
  • Since the start of January, Adams II is shooting 46.1 percent (12-26) from three-point range.
  • Adams II has scored in double-figures in 18 of his 21 games played.
  • Over his last six games, Bennett is averaging 13.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game. He's also hit on 47.7 percent of his shots from the field 45.0 percent of his three-point attempts in that span.
  • Bennett is shooting 42.5 percent (20-47) from three-point range since Nov. 26, a span of 19 games.
  • Bennett has scored in double-figures in five of the six games this month. 
  • Jones has scored at least 15 points in eight of his last 10 games.
  • Jones is averaging 16.3 points per game and shooting 51.0 percent from the field over his last 16 games, dating back to Dec. 10 against Saint Rose.
  • Jones has made 42 of his last 45 free throw attempts dating back to Jan. 8 against Adelphi.
  • Over the last eight games, Isaiah Boissard (Walden, N.Y.) is shooting 50.0 percent from the field and 42.4 percent from three-point range, averaging 13.3 points.
  • C.J. Seaforth (Hamden, Conn.) has scored at least 15 points in nine of his 22 games played this season, tied with Jones for second most on the team.  
  • Penn has been a solid producer over off the bench this season, as he is the only player to have appeared in every game for Southern this year. He is shooting 55.0 percent from the field and pulling down 4.7 rebounds in 21.8 minutes per game since Jan. 22. 
  • Over his last 12 games, Richard is averaging 9.9 points per game and shooting 45.5 percent from the field.
  • Allen is shooting 48.7 percent from the field over his last six games, on his way to averaging 9.5 points per game.
  • Adams II was named NE10 Player of the Week, while Bennett was named Rookie of the Week for the 15th week of the season for their performances against New Haven and Saint Rose.
 
Team Notes
  • The Owls have made the NE10 Tournament in 10 consecutive seasons dating back to 2010-11, the longest current steak among NE10 programs.
  • Southern has also made the NE10 Tournament in seven straight seasons since the NE10 adopted the Northeast and Southwest Divisions prior to the start of the 2013-14 season.
  • The Owls are 24th nationally in free throw percentage at 77.7 percent. 
  • Southern is third in the NE10 in rebounds per game (38.6) and second in offensive rebounds per game (11.3). 
  • Defensively, the Owls are holding opponents to 43.9 percent shooting and 34.7 percent from beyond the arc (both fourth lowest in the conference), while holding opponents to 73.6 points per game (fifth lowest in the conference). 

NE10 Rankings
  • Jones leads the NE10 in free throw percentage at 90.9, among players that have made at least two free throws per game and played in 60 percent of their team's games. 
  • Jones is tied for third in blocks per game with 1.3, recording 30 total in 23 games, and eighth in rebounds per game with 7.6. 
  • Adams II is second in offensive rebounds per game with 3.9, and fourth in rebounds per game with 9.4. 
  • Adams II is tied for eighth in field goal percentage, as he's shooting 53.9 percent from the field.
  • Seaforth is tied fourth in steals per game (1.5). 
  • Bennett is eighth in assists per game with 3.9, which is first among freshman in the conference. 

DII Rankings
  • Jones is ninth in free throw percentage.
  • Adams II sixth in offensive rebounds per game. 

Up Next
Southern will begin postseason play in the quarterfinals of the NE10 Conference Tournament on Sunday, March 1, 2020. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Taurus Adams II

#13 Taurus Adams II

F
6' 7"
Senior
C.J. Seaforth

#3 C.J. Seaforth

G
6' 1"
Junior
Isaiah Boissard

#23 Isaiah Boissard

G
6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
Greg Jones

#1 Greg Jones

F
6' 7"
Junior
Khalil Richard

#21 Khalil Richard

G
6' 0"
Junior
Zack Penn

#33 Zack Penn

F
6' 8"
Sophomore
Levar Allen

#5 Levar Allen

G
6' 1"
Freshman
Lyron Bennett

#4 Lyron Bennett

G
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Taurus Adams II

#13 Taurus Adams II

6' 7"
Senior
F
C.J. Seaforth

#3 C.J. Seaforth

6' 1"
Junior
G
Isaiah Boissard

#23 Isaiah Boissard

6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
G
Greg Jones

#1 Greg Jones

6' 7"
Junior
F
Khalil Richard

#21 Khalil Richard

6' 0"
Junior
G
Zack Penn

#33 Zack Penn

6' 8"
Sophomore
F
Levar Allen

#5 Levar Allen

6' 1"
Freshman
G
Lyron Bennett

#4 Lyron Bennett

6' 0"
Freshman
G