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HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team (3-7) will look to bounce back Saturday night when it continues its seven-game road swing with a contest at Princeton in the first-ever meeting between the two Garden State schools. Tipoff at Jadwin Gymnasium is scheduled for 7 p.m. and a free live audio broadcast will take place on FDUKnights.com.

Last Time Out
The Knights, fresh off two road victories over Garden State rivals Rutgers and Princeton, fell on Wednesday night at Stony Brook, 77-62. FDU, who trailed by as many as 17 points early in the second half, cut the deficit to 62-59 with 3:17 to go, but the Seawolves would outscore the Knights, 15-3, over the final 2:40, with 10 coming on free throws, to pull away for the victory.

Senior point guard Sidney Sanders Jr. (Charleston, S.C./Burke) , the current Northeast Conference Player of the Week, Lou Henson Award Winner Player of the Week and Big Apple Buckets Player of the Week, once again led FDU in nearly every statistical category. The co-captain poured in a career-high 28 points (12-of-20 shooting), grabbed a team-high eight rebounds, dished out a game-high six assists and recorded the team's lone steal in 39 minutes of action. Freshman Matt MacDonald (Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius) was only other player recording double-figures in scoring after netting 11.

The Knights outshot Stony Brook from the field and made more three-pointers, but the difference in the game came at the free throw line, as the Seawolves outscored FDU, 28-5. The Knights were also outrebounded, 38-26, thus losing the rebounding battle for the ninth time in 10 contests.

Princeton
2013-14 Season: 5-1
When: Saturday, Dec. 7 (Jadwin Gymnasium)
Series History: First Meeting
What You Need To Know: The Tigers are 5-1 for the first time since the 1997-98 campaign when current head coach Mitch Henderson was a senior on the team. Princeton has not played since last Saturday when it handled Bucknell on the road, 66-53. Conversely, FDU will be playing its fifth road game in less than two weeks. Sophomore forward Hans Brase led Princeton at Bucknell with 15 points, five rebounds and seven assists, while senior T.J. also scored 15 points to go along with nine rebounds. The Tigers have a balanced offense and are solid defensively, especially on the perimeter. Five players average 10 points per game or more, and nearly every player receiving minutes is knocking down 40 percent from three-point range. Princeton's only loss came on the road at two-time NCAA Tournament finalist Butler, 70-67.

Knights Notes
With its victories over Rutgers and Seton Hall, FDU is the first New Jersey school to defeat both Garden State foes in the same season since Princeton did in December 1987… The Knights are 2-0 against "high major" Division I opponents this season and 0-6 versus all other Division I foes…  FDU has shot for a better percentage from the field against its opponents in six contests, including the last three while averaging 43.9 percent… Twice the Knights have shot above 55 percent (season-high 55.3 percent at Hartford, 55.1 percent vs. Metro State)… FDU is averaging 7.4 three's made per game, as junior Mustafaa Jones (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti) has knocked down 49.2 percent (29-of-59) of his attempts  to lead the Northeast Conference… In losses to Hartford, Metro State, Saint Peter's and Stony Brook, the Knights were outscored from the charity stripe 98-26 while allowing their opponents to shoot on average 23 more free throws per game… FDU has only won the battle on the glass once this season, which game after holding a 33-29 edge in the victory over Seton Hall… The Knights are 3-1 when holding their opponents to under 40 percent from the field, with the only loss coming to Saint Peter's when the Knights outshot the Peacocks from the floor, 37.3 percent to 34.0 percent… FDU has outshot its opponents from behind-the-arc this season in eight games and have twice made 11 or more, including a season-high 12 (on 19 attempts) in a loss to Metro State… Sidney Sanders Jr. (Charleston, S.C./Burke) , who scored only 123 points last season, has already netted 185 this year (18.5 ppg) and has been the team's leading scorer in each of the last nine contests… Sanders Jr. has established a new career-high in scoring during the last three games: 22 at Rutgers, 23 at Seton Hall, 28 at Stony Brook… Sanders Jr. also leads the team in rebounding (4.0 rpg) and assists (5.6) while recording a an assist to turnover ratio of over 2:1... The Knights have used the same starting lineup in all 10 games this season (Matt MacDonald (Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius), Mathias Seilund (Dragoer, Denmark/Falkonergaardens Gymnasium), Sidney Sanders Jr. (Charleston, S.C./Burke) , Mustafaa Jones (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti), Scooter Gillette (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti)).

Up Next
The Knights will have a quick turnaround when they head to Iowa City, Iowa to face nationally-ranked Iowa, who is ranked No. 23 in the AP Top 25 Poll and No. 24 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Tipoff at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Monday, Dec. 9 is scheduled for 7 p.m. EST and will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network.