The Sacred Heart University men's basketball team takes its three-game win streak to Brooklyn on Saturday, to face NEC foe St. Francis Brooklyn. The Pioneers are in third place in the league standings, while the Terriers are in seventh place. The game will be available on NEC Front Row with Marc Ernay and Barry Rohrssen on the call.

The Pioneers and Terriers are meeting for the 37th time, with St. Francis holding a 22-14 lead in the series. The Pioneers have won four of the last six meetings, including a 71-62 win at home on February 2, 2020, in the last meeting. The Pioneers last win in Brooklyn, came on January 12, 2017, with an 87-75 victory - the last time a team swept a season series. St. Francis won the first meeting, December 11, 1997 76-61 and then won both meetings in 1999-2000. The first SHU win came on February 21, 2001, 70-66.

Quick Hitters (Rankings through 1/30)

• SHU equaled a season-low with eight turnovers Thursday and over the last three games has a 1.1 assist-to-turnover ratio (41-38)
• The Pioneers 58 points on Thursday is the lowest point total in a win this season for SHU
• SHU has won three straight games for the second time in league play and the third time this season
• SHU is 201 in the NET rankings from the NCAA, tops in the NEC
• The Pioneers rank ninth nationally with 897 rebounds and are 16th at 40.77 rebounds per game
• E.J. Anosike had his double-double streak stopped at seven on Thursday and his 12 for the season ranks him sixth in the NCAA

Within The NEC

• The Pioneers are allowing 63.9 points per game, which is fourth in league play and are third in scoring margin at +4.8
• SHU leads the league in rebounding, 39.0, rebounding margin, +8.7 and rebounding defense, 30.3
• Koreem Ozier is eighth in the league at 15.1 points per game
• E.J. Anosike is the only player averaging a double-double in league-play, leading the league at 12.1 rebounds and ninth at 15.0 points
• Jare'l Spellman has a league-best 22 blocks and is second at 2.44 blocks per game
• The Pioneers are shooting 43.9 percent from the field 35 percent from behind the arc and 65 percent from the line against league foes
• Seven Pioneers are scoring 7.6 or more in league play, with three in double figures
• With the win over the Mount, SHU now holds tiebreakers over CCSU, the Mount and Wagner in NEC standings

Notable Numbers (rankings through 1/23)

• E.J. Anosike has scored 927 career points for his career and is on pace to become the 44th Pioneer to reach 1,000
• Kinnon LaRose has made 281 field goals during his SHU career
• Jare'l Spellman has 152 career blocks and owns the top (96) and third-best single-season blocks total in Division I history and his 56 is two shy of tying for second 
• Spellman is 17 field goals shy of 200 for his Pioneer career
• SHU recorded 51 rebounds against CCSU, its third game with half a century on the boards; also reaching the mark at Binghamton (53) and versus Pine Manor (50)
• SHU has had 40 or more rebounds 12 times this season and leads the NEC and 11th nationally with 860 total rebounds
• Jare'l Spellman moved over 400 career rebounds against FDU and now has 412 in his time at SHU