Brickman’s prayer goes unanswered
LIU-Brooklyn upset bid at Indiana falls just short in one-point loss
For a few fleeting moments Tuesday night in Bloomington, Ind., Downtown Brooklyn appeared on the cusp of being renamed Upset Central.
LIU-Brooklyn senior point guard Jason Brickman’s buzzer-beating 30-footer fell just short of the rim at Indiana’s hallowed Assembly Hall, leaving the three-time defending Northeast Conference champion Blackbirds with a 73-72 loss against the 23rd-ranked Hoosiers.
More than a 20-point underdog heading into the contest, the Blackbirds (1-1) were trying to follow neighborhood rival St. Francis Brooklyn in posting our borough’s second major upset of a national powerhouse in the past five days.