Olasewere closed out the regular season with back-to-back double-doubles, including a 33-point, 10-rebound effort in a 96-90 decision over Quinnipiac on Saturday that secured the two-time defending champion Blackbirds the No. 3 seed in the upcoming 2013 NEC Basketball Tournament. The Silver Spring, MD native scored 17 of his points in the first half and went 11-for-15 from the field while earning 13 trips to the charity stripe as LIU came back from an 11-point second half deficit to upend the Bobcats. Prior to that performance, he scored 16 points and grabbed 13 boards in a 70-68 win over Sacred Heart. Furthermore, 14 of his 16 points came in the second half, including the go-ahead bucket with just 10.8 seconds remaining. For the week, the three-time Choice Hotels/NEC Player of the Week honoree averaged 24.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per outing. Olasewere heads into the postseason ranked third in the NEC in scoring (19.2) and fourth in rebounding (8.4).