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HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team (10-18, 6-8 NEC) concludes its home portion of the schedule in a Northeast Conference tilt with NEC regular season champion Robert Morris (18-11, 13-1 NEC) on Thursday night inside Stratis Arena. Before the 7 p.m. tipoff, Scooter Gillette (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti), Sidney Sanders Jr. (Charleston, S.C./Burke) and Mathias Seilund (Dragoer, Denmark/Falkonergaardens Gymnasium) will be honored on Senior Night. The contest will be streamed live on NEC Front Row.

Last Time Out
The Knights suffered a heart-breaking 67-64 loss at home to second-place Wagner on Monday night after leading most of the game. Seilund gave the Knights a 64-63 lead after making one of two free throws with 38 seconds left, but the Seahawks took the lead for good with a pair of freebies with 24 seconds to go.
Gillette paced FDU with career and game highs of 19 points and nine rebounds, while Sanders Jr. added 15 points and a game-high nine assists. The Knights made only 18-of-27 from the free throw line, with three misses coming over the final 38 seconds, while Wagner converted on 20-of-25 from the charity stripe. The Seahawks also outscored FDU by nine from three-point range.

Robert Morris
2013-14 Season: 18-11 (13-1 NEC)
When: Thursday, Feb.27 - 7 p.m.
Where: Hackensack, N.J. (Stratis Arena)
Series History: RMU leads 36-30
Last Meeting: Feb. 23, 2013 - Robert Morris 89 FDU 46
What You Need To Know: The Colonials, who have won 11 straight in the series, are the 2013-14 NEC regular season champions after only suffering a home loss to Central Connecticut, 74-73, on Feb. 1 when they led by as many as 19 in the second half. Senior guard Karvel Anderson is the favorite to win NEC Player of the Year, averaging 19.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. He leads the league in three-point shooting at 46.8 percent (95-of-203) and is shooting 52.1 percent from the field while leading the team with 38 steals. Junior Lucky Jones adds 13.6 points and a team-best 6.6 rebounds per game. Senior Anthony Myers-Pate has dished out 4.0 assists per game to lead RMU. The Knights are currently in seventh place, and a victory could potentially move their spot in the conference standings.

Up Next
FDU will conclude the regular season on Saturday, March 1 in Brooklyn, N.Y. against St. Francis Brooklyn, with tipoff slated for 5 p.m. The Knights rallied over the final minute inside Stratis Arena to defeat the Terriers, 86-85, on Jan. 23.