One Down, Two to Go: Garner propels Brooklyn’s Blackbirds into NEC Tournament semifinals
C.J. Garner is saving his best for last.
The senior guard refused to let LIU-Brooklyn’s dream of an unprecedented third consecutive Northeast Conference Tournament title end Wednesday night before a crowd of 1,006 at Downtown’s Wellness Recreation and Athletic Center.
Garner, who scored a career-high 30 points in last Saturday’s critical regular season-ending win over Quinnipiac at the WRAC, duplicated the figure against the Bobcats in the NEC Tournament semifinals, lifting the three-peat hungry Blackbirds to a 91-83 victory and into Saturday’s semifinal round against No. 2 Wagner in Staten Island.