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1/5/06 --
Sophomore forward Paska Morkelinas (Kaunas, Lithuania) tied
a season-high with 16 points but it was not enough as Long
Island University dropped a 73-57 decision to Mount St Mary’s
on Thursday evening at Schwartz Center.
LIU junior forward
Esa Maki-Tulokas (Forssa, Finland) had 12 points for the Blackbirds
(3-7, 0-1 NEC). Mount freshman
Joey Butler scored a career-best 16 points and teammate
Landy Thompson added his first career double-double
with 14 points
and 10 rebounds.
Seven lead changes and six ties highlighted the first ten
minutes of action as neither team led by more than three
points. LIU took its last lead of the game, 20-18, at the
9:26 mark as a pair of free throws from Morkeliunas. The
Mount scored 18 of the game’s next 25 points to take
a 36-27 lead at the break.
With 14:45 showing in the second half, the Blackbirds cut
the advantage to 48-40 on a three-pointer by Aubin Scott.
The Mountaineers htitleed LIU’s momentum, scoring the
next five points to lead by double figures the rest of
the way.
LIU hosts Central Connecticut State (5-5, 1-0) on Saturday,
January 7 at 4:00 p.m.
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