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HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team (10-19, 6-9 NEC) will conclude the regular season on Saturday evening in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. against St. Francis Brooklyn (17-13, 8-7 NEC) in Northeast Conference action at The Pope Physical Education Center. Tipoff is slated for 5:10 p.m. and will be broadcast live on NEC Front Row.

The seventh-place Knights must win and have Sacred Heart defeat Central Connecticut State in order to claim the seventh seed in the NEC Tournament, resulting in a trip to Staten Island, N.Y. to face second-seed Wagner on Wednesday, March 5. The following scenarios will place FDU as the eighth seed, which result in a trip to Moon Township, Pa. to face top-seed Robert Morris: Both FDU and CCSU win, both FDU and CCSU lose, FDU loses and CCSU wins. The Blue Devils own the tiebreaker over the Knights because of their win over Robert Morris.

Last Time Out
FDU blew a 15-point second half lead to Robert Morris on Thursday night inside Stratis Arena, as the Colonials ended the game on a 22-2 run over the final 8:14 to escape with a 69-64 victory. The Knights failed to score over the final five minutes but still had a chance to tie the contest with 11 seconds to go.

Graduate student Scooter Gillette (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti) led FDU with 14 points, seven rebound and three blocks while going 8-for-8 from the free throw line. Junior Mustafaa Jones (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti) added 12 points, four assists and two steals, while senior Sidney Sanders Jr. (Charleston, S.C./Burke) chipped in 11 points, six rebounds, a game-high six assists and two steals. Freshman Matt MacDonald (Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius) scored 10 points and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds.

St. Francis Brooklyn
2013-14 Season: 17-13 (8-7 NEC)
When: Saturday, March 1 - 5 p.m.
Where: Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. (Pope Physical Education Center)
Series History: FDU leads 50-37
Last Meeting: Jan. 23, 2014 - FDU 86 St. Francis Brooklyn 85
What You Need To Know: The Terriers can still finish as high as third in the NEC or as low as fifth. In the first meeting between FDU and St. Francis Brooklyn, the Knights scored the final seven points over the last minute to escape with an 86-85 victory in the fifth conference game for both sides, which produced a 4-1 league record for FDU at the time. The Terriers have split their last four games and rallied on Thursday night with a game-ending 11-2 run to beat Bryant at home, 62-59. Junior Jalen Cannon, who led St. Francis Brooklyn with 23 points and 11 rebounds in the first matchup, paces the Terriers with 15.1 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Senior Ben Mockford adds 11.8 points per game and scored 16 against the Knights earlier this season.

Up Next
FDU will play at either Robert Morris or Wagner in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament on Wednesday, March 5. Check back to FDUKnights.com for more information.