Blackbirds break through in Maine
LIU-Brooklyn Uses Big Second Half to Rally for First Win
Down by four points at the half and facing the grim prospect of a seventh straight loss to open the season, the LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds discovered that the best way to get their struggling offense on track was to tighten up their defense.
“The second half to start the half we did a better job defensively,” LIU-Brooklyn head coach Jack Perri told the Bangor Daily News on Tuesday night, moments after his Blackbirds had rallied for their first win of the year, an 83-70 triumph over the University of Maine in front of 997 fans at the Cross Insurance Center.
“Offensively, I thought we moved the ball well,” Perri added. “We shot the lights out.”