The Career of Brandin Knight (CH2k8)

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Mississippi St. Ends St. Francis 78-56​

Denver, CO (AP) - In the first round of the 2010-2011 NCAA Tournament, the 6-11 matchup in the West Regional proved to be a lesson in the disparity between major conferences and their smaller comrades as the Mississippi State Bulldogs dominated St. Francis in every facet of the game, moving on to the second round. With four of five starters in double figures and a 42-28 rebounding edge, the Bulldogs pulled away early in the second half, the Red Flash wouldn't threaten again after leading 30-25 at the break.

The most valuable players were clearly the front court of Mississippi State, who combined for a ridiculous 39 points and 36 rebounds. St. Francis seemed, on the other hand, to have only one consistent player, Will Felder, who scored 26 points. The Red Flash were never able to keep pace with the Power Conference Bulldogs, shooting just 34.5% from the field, and 6-24 from three point range.

2010-2011 NCAA Tournament Results​

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West Regional

Sweet 16 -
#1 UNC 96, #12 Arkansas St. 66
#6 Washington State 67, #7 Virginia Tech 65

Elite 8 -
#1 UNC 81, #6 Washington State 68

East Regional

Sweet 16 -
#8 Georgia 78, #4 Clemson 66
#2 Louisville 93, #3 Memphis 65

Elite 8 -
#2 Louisville 87, #8 Georgia 75

South Regional

Sweet 16 -
#9 Wisconsin 75, #4 Alabama 56
#10 Dayton 57, #6 Kentucky 52

Elite 8 -
#9 Wisconsin 77, #10 Dayton 58

Midwest Regional

Sweet 16 -
#1 Marquette 110, #4 Connecticut 84
#3 Michigan St. 70, #7 Arizona 62

Elite 8 -
#1 Marquette 87, #3 Michigan St. 68

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[Pitty]

2010-2011 Season Recap

Final Four
#2 Louisville 83, #1 UNC 81
#1 Marquette 92, #9 Wisconsin 63

National Championship
#2 Louisville 79, #1 Marquette 51

2010-2011 Awards

NCAA Champions - Louisville Cardinals, 31-8 (13-5)
NCAA Player of the Year - Harrison Barnes, UNC, 22.1 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 2.0 SPG
Mid-Major Player of the Year - Matt Howard, Butler, 19.3 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 2.4 BPG
Coach of the Year - Buzz Williams, Marquette
Defensive Player of the Year - Justin Rutty, Quinnipiac - 15.7 PPG, 12.7 RPG, 2.2 BPG
Big Man of the Year - Jon Leuer, Wisconsin
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[packersfan4eva]

Tough loss, can't believe Marquette got a #1 seed.

 

[Pitty]

International Players Lead St. Francis Recruiting Class​

Scout.com - Head Coach Brandin Knight was heralded again and again as a star recruiter by Pitt Coach Jamie Dixon and it appears he has continued his success at St. Francis, PA signing 4 players in the 2011 class, including two key International recruits from Senegal and Cameroon. Along with these recruits, Knight also inked a player from each coast of the US, Miami and Anaheim.

The first commitment secured by Knight came from 7'3 Center W.B. Bynum, who is very raw, coming in an unranked 2 star prospect. Bynum averaged just 6.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per contest despite his size. Coach Knight had this to say about Bynum, "He's raw, that's for sure, but W.B. brings a bit of size that we didn't have last season. He can provide the depth we need to make it through a tough NEC schedule and his sheer size will give him a rebounding edge."

Next, Power Forward Harry Goodrich faxed his Letter of Intent in the 4th week of the off-season. A 2 star prospect, Goodrich is ranked #50 in his position and #462 in the 2011 class. At 6'10, Goodrich also strengthens the Red Flash frontline, which loses solid contributor Mislav Jukic in the off-season. Goodrich may be expected to start from day one as Coach Knight has hinted, "He's clearly our best domestic recruit and has the ability to assimilate immediately into the starting rotation. I hope for big things from this player." Goodrich averaged 10.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per HS contest.

Perhaps the biggest surprise of the Red Flash off-season came on the last day of the signing period, as both International targets, Christopher Diame and Christano Ngounou decided to join St. Francis for next season. Both players, heavily recruited throughout the season, were question marks in both eligibility and desire to play at a small college. Still, both rated 3 stars by Scout, have chosen to strengthen the Red Flash, particularly scoring the basketball. Coach Knight was ecstatic with the signings, "Both of these guys have the physical tools, they could be playing at Power conference programs today, but instead have chosen to help our Red Flash win another NEC championship."

2011 St. Francis Recruiting Class
-W.B. Bynum, Center - 7'3, **, Unranked
-Harry Goodrich, Power Forward - 6'10", **, #462 OVR, #50 PF
-Christano Ngounou, Small Forward - 6'6", ***, Cameroon
-Christopher Diame, Power Forward - 6'8", ***, Senegal

 

[Pitty]

2011-2012 St. Francis Red Flash​

Head Coach

Brandin Knight - St. Francis, 1 year - 22-10 (14-4)

2011-2012 St. Francis Roster

PG - Umar Shannon, Junior - 5'11, 177lbs, 67 OVR (84 3PT)

SG - Chris Johnson, Junior - 5'10, 179lbs, 65 OVR (92 FT)

SF - Will Felder, Junior - 6'7", 208lbs, 69 OVR 2010-2011 NEC First Team All-Conference (85 HUS)

PF - Christopher Diame, Freshman - 6'9", 229lbs, 65 OVR (78 LOWO, 75 LOWD)

C - Harry Goodrich, Freshman - 6'10", 241lbs, 66 OVR (84 CLOSE)​

Bench -
6.) Christano Ngounou, SF - Freshman - 6'7", 68 OVR
7.) Kyheim Hall, SG - Sophomore - 6'4, 61 OVR
8.) Anthony Goode, PG - Sophomore - 6'1", 60 OVR
9.) Anthony Ervin, SF - Junior - 6'4", 60 OVR
10.) Storm Stanley, PF - Senior - 6'11", 60 OVR
11.) Cameron Ritter, SF - RS Freshman - 6'3", 56 OVR
12.) Robert Wortman, SG - RS Freshman - 6'1" 55 OVR

Redshirt -
W.B. Bynum, Center - Freshman - 7'2", 52 OVR

#24 2011-2012 St. Francis Red Flash Schedule 34-4 [15-3]

@ Yale W 84-45
vs. Boston U. W 71-55
vs. Virginia Tech W 76-59
vs. Michigan State W 67-50
vs. Oklahoma W 70-65
@ Lehigh W 71-51
@ Charlotte W 58-44
vs. Colgate W 65-57
vs. Sacred Heart W 58-50
vs. Wagner W 65-69
vs. New Hampshire W 85-75 OT
vs. Old Dominion W 68-60
@ Rhode Island W 69-49
@ Vermont W 75-62
@ Long Island W 70-66
@ Robert Morris L 67-61
vs. Farleigh Dickinson W 66-57
vs. Mt. St. Mary's W 60-56
@ CCSU W 66-62
vs. Quinnipiac W 77-53
@ Monmouth W 69-48
@ Farleigh Dickinson W 77-39
vs. Long Island W 61-58 OT
@ St. Francis [NY] L 71-63
vs. Robert Morris W 87-62
vs. Monmouth W 83-79 OT
@ Mt. St. Mary's W 71-56
@ Quinnipiac W 55-50
vs. St. Francis [NY] W 55-50
@ Sacred Heart L 73-65​

Indicated Hawaiian Classic Tournament
Indicates NEC Conference Game

 

[Cody]

Looks like Felder is going to lead you to wherever your going this year.

 

[Pitty]

Red Flash Stomp Yale, Felder Leaves With Injury​

New Haven, CT (AP) - The St. Francis Red Flash opened the 2011-2012 campaign with a bittersweet night, defeating the Yale Bulldogs, while losing their top scorer from a season ago, Will Felder. Felder left with a knee injury in the early second half, tests were conducted after the game. With a 84-45 victory, the Red Flash moved to 1-0 on the season.

After outscoring Yale 49-10 in the first half, things appeared to be moving smoothly for second year head coach Brandin Knight's Red Flash. Then, in the opening minutes of the second period, Will Felder fell to the floor after a hard foul, clutching his knee. In Felder's absence, Red Flash freshman Christano Ngounou stepped up, scoring 22 points in just 16 minutes. Umar Shannon also added 20 points and 5 assists.

Yale struggled to maintain possession of the ball, with 22 turnovers on the night. Coupled with just 15-47 shooting from the field, they were unable to keep pace with the Red Flash.

 

[Pitty]

St. Francis Loses Top Scorer For 3 Weeks​

Loretta, PA - After preliminary testing, the St. Francis Medical Staff have concluded that star forward Will Felder will miss at least 3 weeks with a sore knee. After draining fluid from the knee at half time during the teams opener against Yale, Felder missed most of the second half, and will not play to avoid risking further injury. In his place, Freshman Christano Ngounou will move into the starting lineup. Coach Brandin Knight commented on the situation, "It's always tough to lose a player of Felder's caliber, but we have to remain focused on achieving out goals and winning our next game."

 

[Pitty]

St. Francis Makes Hawaiian Finals​

St. Francis 71, Boston U. 55 - The Red Flash used a 35-28 half time lead to make sure the Terriers never got back into the game. Umar Shannon led the Red Flash with 21 points on 7-11 from the field. Chris Johnson also had 15 points and was 2-2 from three point range.

St. Francis 76, Virginia Tech 59 - In a stunning upset, the Hokie collapsed in the second half, outscored by 14 in the period. St. Francis shot 31-56 from the field and 10-23 from deep. Ngounou led the Red Flash with 19 points, as 4 St. Francis starters scored in double figures. The Red Flash outrebounded the Hokies 37-21.

St. Francis 67, #6 Michigan St. 50 - The Red Flash continued their unbelievable hot streak in taking down their first top 10 opponent in school history. Dominating on the defensive end, St. Francis held the Spartans to just 18 first half points and 22-62 from the field on the night. No Spartan scored in double figures. Umar Shannon led the Red Flash with 14 as four starters scored in double figures.

 

[Pitty]

Goodrich, St. Francis Take Down Oklahoma in Hawaiian Final, 70-65​

Honolulu, HI (AP) - Starting three freshman, the St. Francis Red Flash continued their cinderella run through the Hawaiian Invitational last night, securing the championship over opponent Oklahoma. St. Francis, topping Virginia Tech, #6 Michigan State, and Oklahoma has secured important early season wins over several power conference teams. Harry Goodrich was named the finals MVP scoring 21 points to go along with 12 rebounds, leading St. Francis to a 70-65 win.

The Red Flash, led by Junior Umar Shannon, are 4-0 since last year's leading scorer and all-NEC performer Will Felder went down with a knee injury. Shannon had an impressive stat line in the finals, with 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steaks, and 3-5 from the field. Still, the most impressive story from this team is the play of their all-Freshman front court, with forward Christopher Diame and center Harry Goodrich. Goodrich, the game's MVP, and Diame combined for 29 points and 21 rebounds.

Oklahoma took a small lead early in the contest, but the lack of a bench play in the second half ruined their chances. Contributing just 14 bench points, the Sooners fell behind to the balanced attack and grinding defense of the Red Flash. Oklahoma were led by guard T.J. Franklin who scored 21 points, with 11 assists. Still, it was a 44-27 rebounding disadvantage that allowed St. Francis to control the pace of the contest.

 

[Pitty]

Red Flash Move To 10-0​

St. Francis 71, Lehigh 51 - Umar Shannon scored 25 points and had 8 assists to lead all scorers. St. Francis forced 15 turnovers and held Lehigh to just 15-51 from the floor.

St. Francis 58, Charlotte 44 - The Red Flash were led by Umar Shannon and Chris Johnson, scoring 17 a piece. St. Francis out rebounded Charlotte 33-22, and forced 14 Charlotte turnovers.

St. Francis 65, Colgate 57 - Umar Shannon scored 20 points on 6-10 three point shooting. The Red Flash used 10-22 three point shooting to put away Colgate.

St. Francis 58, Sacred Heart 50 - Umar Shannon netted 20 points yet again in this contest with 4-8 from deep. Will Felder also scored 17 points in his return to the court. Sacred Heart shot just 13-41 from the field and 17-31 from the free throw line. The Red Flash move to 1-0 in the NEC.

St. Francis 65, Wagner 59 - Chris Johnson scored 22 points to lead all scorers as the Red Flash shot 25-53 from the floor. Freshman Christano Ngounou also added 12 points. The Red Flash move to 2-0 in the NEC/

 

[Pitty]

Red Flash Move Into Conference Play Undefeated 15-0​

St. Francis 85, New Hampshire 75 - Umar Shannon led all scorers with 22 points, Will Felder also contributed a double double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

St. Francis 68, Old Dominion 60 - Umar Shannon single-handedly beat ODU with 29 points, 7-11 from deep. ODU shot just 16-50 from the field.

St. Francis 69, Rhode Island 49 - Umar Shannon scored another 20 point performance while the Red Flash held Rhode Island to just 16-47 shooting.

St. Francis 75 Vermont 62 - Will Felder led all scorers with 21 points. 4 of 5 Red Flash starters scored in double figures. The Red Flash forced 18 turnovers.

St. Francis 70, Long Island 66 - Umar Shannon led all scorers with 22 points. Felder and Johnson also scored in double figures with 15 and 13. Long Island had 18 turnovers. The Red Flash are 3-0 in the NEC.

 

[Pitty]

Flash In The Pan?​

ESPN.com - If I were to tell you during the first weeks of this season that a Northeast Conference team would be ranked in the Media Top 25 you probably wouldn't have believed me. Still, as newspapers hit all over the country this morning, nowhere are people happier than small Loretta, Pennsylvania, as their St. Francis Red Flash are ranked for the first time in school history at #24 following a blistering 15-0 start to their season, including a win over then #6 Michigan State.

The Red Flash are led by star Juniors Umar Shannon and Will Felder, who are referred to on campus as "the duo". The duo combine to form roughly half of the Red Flash points, and anchor an inexperienced front court, having traveled to the NCAA tournament last season. Felder was out earlier this season as the Red Flash won the Hawaiian Classic, mainly on the legs of Umar Shannon and Freshman Center Harry Goodrich.

Heading into conference play, a slate which may prove easier than their non-conference, the question now arises about the possibility of an undefeated season. Usually there are only teams like UNC, Duke, and UCLA in this discussion, but this season the St. Francis Red Flash have a legitimate shot. Coach Brandin Knight commented on the possibility, "We don't look at it that way, we aren't 15-0 because we set that as our goal, we're 15-0 because we set out to win 15 games, individually, putting in the practice and preparation for each."

Recruiting Update:

-St. Francis Signs Lone Target-
Larry Dunnington, 6'2, SG - ***, #83 SG, #304 OVR, B+ Potential, A- Shot, A- DEF, B ATH

 

[Pitty]

Robert Morris Hands St. Francis First Loss​

Robert Morris 67, St. Francis 61 - Karon Abraham scored 25 points to lead the Colonials over the Red Flash. St. Francis shot just 5-22 from three point range. Guard Umar Shannon recorded a team high 11 points, but shot just 5-15 from the field. The Red Flash are now 3-1 in the NEC.

St. Francis 66, Farleigh Dickinson 57 - Umar Shannon led the Red Flash to victory with 21 points, including 14 free throw attempts. Will Felder had a solid 11 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks. F. Dickinson had 15 turnovers and shot 20-55 from the field. The Red Flash are now 4-1 in the NEC.

St. Francis 60, Mt. St. Mary's 56 - Will Felder scored 16 points on 5-7 from the floor to power past Mt. St. Mary's. The Red Flash held their opponent to just 18-55 from the floor as their strong defense continues to shine. The Red Flash are now 5-1 in the NEC.

St. Francis 66, Central Connecticut St. 62 - Umar Shannon and Will Felder combined for 40 points as the Red Flash powered past the Blue Devils on the road. St. Francis shot 22-47 from the floor, and won despite going 4-22 from deep. The Red Flash are now 6-1 in the NEC.

St. Francis 77, Quinnipiac 53 - Umar Shannon exploded for 31 points as strong three point shooting propelled the Red Flash to victory going 10-21 from distance. Quinnipiac couldn't get it going on offense shooting just 22-61 from the field and 4-22 from deep. The Red Flash are now 7-1 in the NEC.

 

[Pitty]

Red Flash Move to 11-2 in NEC​

St. Francis 69, Monmouth 48 - St. Francis held Monmouth to just 17-47 from the field, forcing 19 turnovers in this blowout victory. Umar Shannon led the Red Flash with 28 points on 10-22 shooting. The Red Flash are no 8-1 in the NEC.

St. Francis 77, Farleigh Dickinson 39 - Another defensive showcase in which the Red Flash allowed zero double digit scorers, holding Farleigh Dickinson to 11-37 from the floor. The Red Flash forced an astounding 24 turnovers. Will Felder recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. The Red Flash are now 9-1 in the NEC.

St. Francis 61, Long Island 58 - Behind strong play from Umar Shannon and Will Felder, the Red Flash were able to overcome poor shooting by forcing 15 turnovers. The Red Flash are 10-1 in the NEC.

St. Francis (NY) 71, St. Francis (PA) 63 - In this rivalry matchup, the Terriers topped the Red Flash, outscoring the Red Flash in both halves. The red Flash shot just 21-50 from the field, with 15 turnovers. Umar Shannon scored 16 points with 5 rebounds and 7 assists, but the Red Flash were unable to win. St. Francis is now 10-2 in the NEC.

St. Francis 87, Robert Morris 62 - Avenging their loss earlier in the season, the Red Flash took Robert Morris to the woodshed. Shooting 31-60 from the field and 9-20 from three point range, the Red Flash were able to hold off a solid 20 point performance from Karon Abraham. Harry Goodrich scored 16 points with 6 rebounds. The Red Flash are now 11-2 in the NEC.

 

[Pitty]

St. Francis Seals 2nd Straight NEC Championship With 15-3 Record​

St. Francis 83, Monmouth 79 - The Red Flash Junior Trio of Umar Shannon, Will Felder, and Chris Johnson combined for 56 points to lead St. Francis to a 83-79 victory over Monmouth. Monmouth allowed 25 free throws. The Red Flash are now 12-2 in the NEC.

St. Francis 71, Mt. St. Mary's 58 - Another strong defensive performance, holding the Mount to just 18-52, allowed St. Francis to notch another NEC win. Umar Shannon led the Red Flash with 17 points, as the team shot 50% from the field. St. Francis also shot 45% from long range. The Red Flash are now 13-2 in the NEC.

St. Francis 55, Quinnipiac 50 - Despite a 28 point, 15 rebound performance from last years Defensive Player of the Year David Rutty, the Bearcats were unable to handle a balanced Red Flash attack. Harry Goodrich had 9 points and 13 rebounds. The Red Flash are now 14-2 in the NEC.

St. Francis (PA) 55, St. Francis (NY) 50 - In the revenge match, the Red Flash topped their rivals, holding the Terriers to just 16-50 from the floor. Will Felder led all scorers with 18 points, along with 7 rebounds. The Red Flash are now 15-2 in the NEC.

Sacred Heart 73, St. Francis 65 - Despite 40 combined points from Umar Shannon and Chris Johnson, the Red Flash couldn't top Sacred Heart, who shot over 55% from the field. Despite the loss, the Red Flash have already secured the 2012 NEC Championship with their 15-3 record in conference play.

 

[Pitty]

St. Francis Rolls Through NEC Tournament​

St. Francis 71, Quinnipiac 67 - Led by 25 points from Umar Shannon, the Red Flash held Quinnpiac to just 21-53 from the field. Quinnipiac's David Rutty had an amazing 40 points and 21 rebounds, yet the Bearcats were outscored by 10 points in the second half.

St. Francis 87, Robert Morris 60 - Aside from 23 points from Karon Abraham, Robert Morris shot just 15-50 from the field. St. Francis, however, used a balanced attack, shooting 60% from the floor. The Red Flash starters combined for 59 points, just one shy of the Colonial total. Will Felder led all scorers with 20 points.

St. Francis 74, Wagner 65 - A dominating performance from Freshman Center Harry Goodrich earned him not only a NEC Finals MVP, but a NEC Conference Championship. Goodrich netted 20 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as the Red Flash of St. Francis pulled away late against Wagner in Loretta, PA. Other double digit scorers for the Red Flash were Umar Shannon (17), Will Felder (10), and Christano Ngounou (15). Wagner shot just 26-61 from the field, and 8-26 from three. This is the second consecutive NEC Championship for the Red Flash.

 

[Pitty]

St. Francis Draws Wyoming as #5 Seed, Highest in School History

Loretta, PA - The St. Francis Red Flash, 30-3 (15-3) began this season as outside favorites to win the NEC, now they sit in the Top 20, and have notched the highest NCAA Tournament school for it's conference in the past 50 years. They found out today that they will face the Wyoming Cowboys in the East Regional, who were 20-12 (8-8) this year in the Mountain West Conference. The Cowboys and Red Flash are even averaging 70 points per contest, however, the Red Flash possess wins over three current Top 25 Teams and an RPI of 17.


Top Four Seeds

East: 1.) Indiana 2.) St. Mary's 3.) Temple 4.) South Carolina

West: 1.) Xavier 2.) Tennessee 3.) Oklahoma State 4.) Ohio State

South: 1.) Kansas 2.) Oklahoma 3.) Michigan State 4.) Duke

Midwest: 1.) Georgia Tech 2.) Baylor 3.) Marquette 4.) Kentucky

Top 25
1.) Kansas (25-5)
2.) Indiana (28-4)
3.) Xavier (26-4)
4.) Georgia Tech (24-7)
5.) Tennessee (25-7)
6.) Baylor (23-8)
7.) Marquette (26-7)
8.) Michigan state (24-10)
9.) Duke (23-10)
10.) Oklahoma (24-7)
11.) St. Mary's (28-5)
12.) Temple (28-7)
13.) Kentucky (20-11)
14.) Ohio State (21-11)
15.) Oklahoma State (21-9)
16.) Washington State (24-8)
17.) Minnesota (20-12)
18.) Mississippi State (23-11)
19.) Saint Francis (30-3)
20.) Austin Peay (26-5)
21.) South Carolina (22-10)
22.) Kansas State (21-10)
23.) Iowa (19-12)
24.) Memphis (24-9)
25.) Virginia Tech (21-10)

Mid-Major Top 25
1.) St. Mary's (28-5)
2.) Saint Francis (30-3)
3.) Austin Peay (26-5)
4.) Florida Atlantic (27-8)
5.) Fairfield (25-5)
6.) Ball St. (24-7)
7.) Butler (21-10)
8.) Murray St. (27-7)
9.) Siena (25-9)
10.) Albany (22-9)
11.) Coll. Of Charl. (22-8)
12.) Harvard (19-10)
13.) San Francisco (23-9)
14.) Gonzaga (18-13)
15.) Eastern Washington (19-10)
16.) Illinois St. (20-8)
17.) Gardner-Webb (23-8)
18.) VCU (22-12)
19.) Indiana St. (20-12)
20.) Boston U. (21-11)
21.) Valpo (19-11)
22.) CS Fullerton (22-8)
23.) UALR (20-11)
24.) Nevada (18-12)
25.) UL Lafayette (17-11)​

 

[packersfan4eva]

Yeaaa, that's how we do it. Nice job getting a good seed. Watch out for Indiana, though. They're gonna win it all.

 

[Pitty]

St. Francis Handles Wyoming In First Round​

Detroit MI (AP) - In the first round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament, #5 Seed St. Francis Red Flash took out the Wyoming Cowboys 80-63. The Red Flash relied on a balanced scoring attack, with four starters in double figures, led by Will Felder with 23 points. The Red Flash used a 43-24 rebounding advantage to pull away from Wyoming, leading by as many as 20 in the second half. St. Francis shot a red hot 9-21 from three point range, and turned the ball over just 8 times.

Red Flash Torch Arizona On Way To Sweet 16​

Detroit, MI (AP) - Led by a brilliant shooting performance by Forward Will Felder, the Red Flash hit triple digits for the first time in years, winning 108-67 and advancing to their first Sweet 16 in the Tournament era. Felder led all scorers with 27 points, on 11-15 shooting, but 6 Red Flash players hit double figures, four with 15 points or more. St. Francis couldn't be stopped on offense, shooting 68% from the field, outrebounding Arizona 38-24. The Red Flash were 12-20 from three point range.

St. Francis Reaches Elite 8, Upsets #1 Seed Indiana​

Worcester, MA (AP) - The St. Francis Red Flash rode a tight whistle to the Elite 8 last night, topping the Indiana Hoosiers, 75-66. After bowing out in the First Round a year ago, the Red Flash have become the first Mid-Major team since Butler in 2010 to advance past the Sweet 16. The Red Flash shot 15 more free throw attempts than Indiana, netting 10 more to seal the victory. Umar Shannon led all scorers with 19 points, as 4 St. Francis players were in double figures. Indiana was plagued by turnovers, throwing the ball away 21 times in the course of the game.

St. Francis Reaches First Final Four In School History​

Worcester, MA (AP) - The St. Francis dream season continued tonight as the Red Flash topped St. Mary's Gaels to go to their first Final Four ever. St. Mary's led for most of the night, however, the Red Flash took over in the second half, showing their experience and poise. Four Red Flash starters scored in double figures, with Will Felder taking the regional MVP averaging 14.2 points per contest. St. Mary's shot just 22-57 from the field, and were out-rebounded 37-28. The Red Flash committed just 7 fouls on the night, and became one of the few Mid-Major schools to ever make the Final Four.

East Regional​

Sweet 16
#1 Indiana 66, #5 St. Francis 75
#2 St. Mary's 72, #11 USC 57

Elite 8
#2 St. Mary's 59, #5 St. Francis 64

West Regional

Sweet 16
#1 Xavier 74, # 4 Ohio St. 76
#2 Tennessee 80, #6 Kansas st. 54

Elite 8
#2 Tennessee 94, #4 Ohio St. 78

South Regional

Sweet 16
#1 Kansas 94, #4 Duke 83
#7 Virginia Tech 72, #11 Florida 94

Elite 8
#1 Kansas 72, #11 Florida 84

Midwest Regional

Sweet 16
#1 Georgia Tech 92, #5 Mississippi St. 66
#10 Connecticut 69, #11 Seton Hall 62

Elite 8
#1 Georgia Tech 71, #10 Connecticut 66​