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HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team (3-8) will look to defeat its third "high major" opponent this season when it faces No. 23/24 Iowa on Monday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.

Last Time Out
The Knights were tamed Saturday night at Princeton, 77-55, in the first-ever meeting between the two Garden State programs. FDU led 25-24 after senior Mathias Seilund (Dragoer, Denmark/Falkonergaardens Gymnasium)'s layup with 4:54 left before halftime, but the Tigers would outscore the Knights by eight to end the opening half en route to a 25-7 run, which would give Princeton a 49-32 advantage three minutes into the second half.

For the 10th consecutive game, Senior Sidney Sanders Jr. (Charleston, S.C./Burke) paced the Knights in the scoring column after netting 23 points, including 13 before halftime, to lead all scorers. One of the big differences in the game came behind-the-arc, as the Tigers knocked down 11 three's compared to FDU only going 3-of-15. Princeton also held a commanding lead on the glass, 43-28, including 15-6 on the offensive end, which led to a nine-point difference in second-chance points.

Iowa
2013-14 Season: 9-1
When: Monday, Dec. 7 – 7 p.m. EST
Where: Iowa City, Iowa (Carver-Hawkeye Arena)
Series History: First Meeting
What You Need To Know: The Hawkeyes come into the contest ranked No. 23 in the AP Top 25 Poll and No. 24 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Iowa won its first seven games of the season by an average of 26 points before falling in overtime to Villanova, 88-83, in the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas. The Hawkeyes have recently defeated Notre Dame, 88-83, last Tuesday at home in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, and Saturday night versus Drake, 83-66, at the Big Four Classic in Des Moines. Iowa is scoring at an incredible clip of 89.3 points per game while outscoring its opponents by more than 24 points per game. Senior Roy Devyn Marble leads the Hawkeyes in scoring at 16.5 points per game and has dished out a team-high 37 assists and recorded a team-best 24 steals. Junior Aaron White adds 13.1 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, while sophomore Jarrod Uthoff comes off the bench to chip in 10.3 points and a team-best 6.7 rebounds per game.

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 2-1 against "high major" Division I opponents this season and 0-7 versus all other Division I foes.

- FDU has shot for a better percentage from the field against its opponents in six contests.

- Twice the Knights have shot above 55 percent (season-high 55.3 percent at Hartford, 55.1 percent vs. Metro State).

- FDU is averaging 7.0 three's made per game, as junior Mustafaa Jones (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti) has knocked down 45.3 percent (29-of-64) 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 came 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 they 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 208 this year (18.9 ppg) and has been the team's leading scorer in each of the last 10 contests.

- Sanders Jr. had established a new career-high in scoring during the three games leading up to Princeton: 22 at Rutgers, 23 at Seton Hall, 28 at Stony Brook.

- Sanders Jr. also leads the team in assists (5.2) while recording an assist to turnover ratio of over 2:1.

- The Knights used the same starting lineup in the first 10 games this season, which consisted of 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) and Scooter Gillette (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti), before Mike Owona (Baltimore, Md./The John Carroll School) replaced Gillette in the starting lineup at Princeton.

- FDU is 0-7 against current members of the Big Ten, including three losses in the NCAA Tournament (1985 vs. Michigan, 59-55; 1988 vs. Purdue, 94-79; 2005 vs. Illinois, 67-55), while its last contest against a Big Ten school came last season at Northwestern (L, 80-53) in the opening round of the South Padre Island Invitational.

Up Next
The Knights will have a 12-day break for finals week before returning to action Saturday, Dec. 21 for a 4 p.m. contest at Columbia.