LIU enters break on three-game slide
Blackbirds Drop 75-66 Decision to Niagara at Barclays Center
What was once a promising start to the non-conference portion of their schedule, one that had them dreaming of going dancing in March, ended with a resounding thud for the LIU Brooklyn men’s basketball squad.
Winners of seven of their first 10 non-league contests, the Blackbirds concluded the stretch with three consecutive losses, including Wednesday night’s 75-66 defeat to Niagara in front of 1,219 fans at Downtown’s Barclays Center.
LIU’s rousing 74-73 win over St. John’s here on Dec. 11 gave the Blackbirds a 7-3 record, and had head coach Jack Perri talking about returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the school capped its record-setting run of three straight Northeast Conference titles in 2013.