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HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team (6-11, 2-1 NEC) is in search of its first 3-1 Northeast Conference start in four seasons and will host Bryant (10-8, 2-1 NEC) on Saturday at Stratis Arena, with tipoff scheduled for 3 p.m. The contest will be streamed live on NEC Front Row.

Last Time Out
The Knights went on the road to Brooklyn, N.Y. on Thursday night drilled three-time defending NEC champion LIU Brooklyn, 89-67, to give the Blackbirds only their third defeat at home in their last 44 games.

After trailing early by five, FDU used a 9-0 spurt to take the lead, before taking the advantage for good with a 12-2 run, which gave the Knights a 33-23 lead. FDU led by 11 at the half, and three quick three-pointers to begin the second half inflated the Knights' lead to 51-31. FDU would extend its lead to 27 points while seeing its lead evaporate to below 20 only once.

The Knights shot 48.5 percent (33-of-68) from the field and knocked down 13-of-30 from three-point range (43.5 percent), while LIU connected at a 40.7 percent (22-of-54) clip from the floor and only 8-of-28 from long distance. But the biggest difference in the contest was turnovers. FDU turned the ball over a possible program-low four times (once in the second half) and forced the Blackbirds into 14 miscues. The Knights outscored LIU, 20-5, on points off turnovers.

Senior Mathias Seilund (Dragoer, Denmark/Falkonergaardens Gymnasium) poured in a career-high 20 points (13 in the second half) on 9-of-11 shooting from the field, grabbed a team-high six rebounds and tied a career high in blocks with three. Current Choice Hotels/NEC Rookie of the Week Matt MacDonald (Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius) was on fire from behind the arc (5-of-7, career high) en route to scoring 19 points, while junior Mustafaa Jones (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti) and freshman Jayde Dawson (Montreal, Quebec/Brooks School) added 13 and 11 points, respectively.

Sidney Sanders Jr. (Charleston, S.C./Burke) , who came into the contest averaging 20.4 points per game, was held to only four points, but he dished out a career-high 13 assists (tied for second most in a game in program history, tied for ninth most in an NCAA game this season), grabbed five rebounds, tied a career high in steals with four and did not commit a turnover. The 13 assists without a turnover matches Tyler Strange of Gardner-Webb, who accomplished the same feat on Jan. 8, 2014.

Bryant
2013-14 Season: 10-8 (2-1 NEC)
When: Saturday, Jan. 18 - 3 p.m.
Where: Hackensack, N.J. (Stratis Arena)
Series History: FDU leads 4-3
Last Meeting: Jan. 31, 2013 - Bryant 78 FDU 63
What You Need To Know: The Bulldogs come into Saturday's contest having won three of their last four games. Bryant opened conference play with three straight games at home (W, 77-67 vs. Saint Francis U; L, 71-67 vs. Robert Morris; W, 85-70 vs. Sacred Heart) and will be playing its first road conference game this weekend. On the year the Bulldogs are 3-5 in true road games. Dyami Starks leads Bryant in scoring at 20.0 points per game. Alex Francis adds 18.7 points and a team-best 7.1 rebounds per game, while Corey Maynard chips in 11.7 points and 5.1 assists per game.

Up Next
FDU will continue its conference home stretch on Thursday, Jan. 23 when it hosts St. Francis Brooklyn for a 7 p.m. tipoff at Stratis Arena.