PREMIUM
$20! Rogers' 10* NEC Tourney Final Winner!
(NCAAB) St. Francis-Pennsylvania vs. Mount St. Mary's,
Point Spread: 5.00 | -106.00 St. Francis-Pennsylvania (Away)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: 5.00 | -106.00 St. Francis-Pennsylvania (Away)
Result: Loss
The set-up: Mount St. Mary's was the NEC's regular season champ at 14-4 and now gets set to host St. Francis (Pa) in the championship game on its homecourt, Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Md.
St. Francis (Pa): The Red Flash have a chance for the school's second-ever NCAA bid with a win, with the school's 1991 appearance being the only other time it has gone 'dancing.' A trio of guards lead the way in Blackmn a(13.6 & 4.1), Braxton (13.5 & 8.9) and King (12.3), while the 6-8 Nebo (12.0 & 8.9) is the team's best inside player (however, note that 6-4 freshman guard Braxton also averages 8.9 RPG!).
Mt. St. Mary's: The Mountaineers can earn their fifth Division I NCAA Tournament bid and third since the 2008 season, with a win. The Mountaineers own three double-digit scoring guards in Long (15.2-5.7-4.5), Robinson (13.8) and Wiley (11.2) plus will need the 6-8 Wray (7.1 & 5.8) and the 6-9 Sallah (6.3 & 5.5) to hold their own up front with Nebo.
The pick: Mount St. Mary's won both meetings this season against the Red Flash and enters having won 10 of its last 12 home games on the year. St. Francis won 71-70 at Wagner on Saturday to reach this championship game, but needed to shoot 52.0 percent overall, including 11 of 20 from three-point range, to do so. No way the Red Flash shoot that well again. Make Mt. St. Mary's a 10* play.
St. Francis (Pa): The Red Flash have a chance for the school's second-ever NCAA bid with a win, with the school's 1991 appearance being the only other time it has gone 'dancing.' A trio of guards lead the way in Blackmn a(13.6 & 4.1), Braxton (13.5 & 8.9) and King (12.3), while the 6-8 Nebo (12.0 & 8.9) is the team's best inside player (however, note that 6-4 freshman guard Braxton also averages 8.9 RPG!).
Mt. St. Mary's: The Mountaineers can earn their fifth Division I NCAA Tournament bid and third since the 2008 season, with a win. The Mountaineers own three double-digit scoring guards in Long (15.2-5.7-4.5), Robinson (13.8) and Wiley (11.2) plus will need the 6-8 Wray (7.1 & 5.8) and the 6-9 Sallah (6.3 & 5.5) to hold their own up front with Nebo.
The pick: Mount St. Mary's won both meetings this season against the Red Flash and enters having won 10 of its last 12 home games on the year. St. Francis won 71-70 at Wagner on Saturday to reach this championship game, but needed to shoot 52.0 percent overall, including 11 of 20 from three-point range, to do so. No way the Red Flash shoot that well again. Make Mt. St. Mary's a 10* play.
