St. Francis (Pa.) pulls away from Mount St. Mary's 73-58

Mar 4, 2015, 09:42 pm

EMMITSBURG, Md. -- Earl Brown scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help fifth-seeded St. Francis (Pa.) to a 73-58 upset win over No. 4 Mount St. Mary's in the Northeast Conference quarterfinal Wednesday night.

Greg Brown contributed 24 points and Ronnie Drinnon had 11 rebounds for St. Francis (16-14), which shot 52.4 percent from the field on 42 attempts and controlled the boards 35-17. It was Brown's 12th double-double of the season.

St. Francis closed out the first half with an 8-2 burst to take a 29-24 advantage. Mount St. Mary's (15-15) cut the gap early in the second to 33-31 on a 3-pointer from Charles Glover, but St. Francis responded with a 13-2 run that included 3s from Ollie Jackson and Dominique Major.

Will Miller led the Mountaineers with 14 points, Byron Ashe added 11 and Kristijan Krajina 10.

St. Francis plays St. Francis-Brooklyn in a semifinal game Saturday.