# 2012–13 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team represented The Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blackbirds, led by first year head coach Jack Perri, played their home games at the Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center, with three home games at the brand new Barclays Center, and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in a three way tie for second place. They were champions of the NEC tournament for the third consecutive year to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four round to James Madison.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 5:45 pm, ESPN3 | | Morehead State Barclays Center Classic | L 74–77 | 0–1 | Barclays Center (N/A) Brooklyn, NY |
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette Barclays Center Classic | L 94–98 $^{OT}$ | 0–2 | Kirby Sports Center (907) Easton, PA |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Maryland Barclays Center Classic | L 74–91 | 0–3 | Comcast Center (12,785) College Park, MD |
| 11/23/2012* 7:00 pm, FS South | | at No. 8 Kentucky Barclays Center Classic | L 75–104 | 0–4 | Rupp Arena (22,222) Lexington, KY |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | | Columbia | W 70–61 | 1–4 | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (843) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/01/2012* 4:30 pm | | Lafayette | W 71–60 | 2–4 | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (795) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/08/2012* 2:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 88–84 | 3–4 | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,208) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/12/2012* 8:00 pm | | at Rice | W 97–70 | 4–4 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,172) Houston, TX |
| 12/16/2012* 4:00 pm | | Manhattan | W 75–48 | 5–4 | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,142) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | L 67–80 | 5–5 | Yanitelli Center (1,158) Jersey City, NJ |
| 12/22/2012* 8:00 pm | | vs. Seton Hall Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational | L 58–89 | 5–6 | Barclays Center (N/A) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/29/2012* 3:00 pm | | at Lamar | L 80–81 | 5–7 | Montagne Center (2,052) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm | | at Sacred Heart | L 73–77 | 5–8 (0–1) | William H. Pitt Center (358) Fairfield, CT |
| 01/05/2013 3:00 pm | | at Quinnipiac | L 74–82 | 5–9 (0–2) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,952) Hamden, CT |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm | | Wagner | L 75–86 | 5–10 (0–3) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,129) Brooklyn, NY |
| 01/12/2013 2:30 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | W 86–72 | 6–10 (1–3) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (2,413) Brooklyn, NY |
| 01/17/2013 7:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 79–75 $^{OT}$ | 7–10 (2–3) | Rothman Center (317) Hackensack, NJ |
| 01/19/2013 4:30 pm | | Monmouth | W 75–65 | 8–10 (3–3) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,054) Brooklyn, NY |
| 01/24/2013 7:00 pm, FCS/MSG2 | | at St. Francis Brooklyn Battle of Brooklyn | W 78–68 | 9–10 (4–3) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,023) Brooklyn Heights, NY |
| 01/26/2013 4:00 pm | | at Bryant | W 79–78 | 10–10 (5–3) | Chace Athletic Center (2,368) Smithfield, RI |
| 01/31/2013 7:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 82–62 | 11–10 (6–3) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,013) Brooklyn, NY |
| 02/02/2013 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | Robert Morris | L 57–60 | 11–11 (6–4) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,310) Brooklyn, NY |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm | | at Central Connecticut | W 81–75 | 12–11 (7–4) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (2,025) New Britain, CT |
| 02/10/2013 12:00 pm | | vs. St. Francis Brooklyn | W 83–75 | 13–11 (8–4) | Barclays Center (2,436) Brooklyn, NY |
| 02/14/2013 7:00 pm | | at Monmouth | W 80–66 | 14–11 (9–4) | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,005) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 02/16/2013 4:30 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 92–67 | 15–11 (10–4) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,358) Brooklyn, NY |
| 02/21/2013 7:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 71–83 | 15–12 (10–5) | Knott Arena (1,302) Emmitsburg, MD |
| 02/24/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Wagner | L 92–94 | 15–13 (10–6) | Spiro Sports Center (2,276) Staten Island, NY |
| 02/28/2013 7:00 pm | | Sacred Heart | W 70–68 | 16–13 (11–6) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,028) Brooklyn, NY |
| 03/02/2013 4:30 pm | | Quinnipiac | W 96–90 | 17–13 (12–6) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,275) Brooklyn, NY |
| 2013 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2013 7:00 pm | | Quinnipiac Quarterfinals | W 91–83 | 18–13 | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,006) Brooklyn, NY |
| 03/09/2013 12:00 pm, MSG/FCS | | at Wagner Semifinals | W 94–82 | 19–13 | Spiro Sports Center (1,074) Staten Island, NY |
| 03/12/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Mount St. Mary's Championship Game | W 91–70 | 20–13 | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,700) Brooklyn, NY |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/20/2013* 6:40 pm, truTV | No. (16 E) | vs. (16 E) James Madison First Four | L 55–68 | 20–14 | UD Arena (12,027) Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East. ||||||