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HACKENSACK, N.J. - The Faileigh Dickinson men's basketball team (7-9, 2-3 NEC) is hosting Northeast Conference foe Wagner (4-12, 2-3 NEC) at Stratis Arena inside the Rothman Center on Saturday afternoon at 4:30 p.m.  The men's game will be the second contest of a doubleheader that will also feature the FDU and Wagner women's basketball teams tipping off at 2 p.m.  Both games are available to watch live on NECFrontRow.com.

The Last Time Out: Mount St. Mary's opened the game with strong shooting and jumped out to a 26-11 lead 15 minutes into play. The Mountaineers finished the first half with a 33-15 advantage and scored the first two baskets of the second half to grab a 23-point lead. In the second half sophomore Malachi Nix (Evanston, Ill./Niles North) and freshman Marques Townes (Edison, N.J./St. Joseph (Metuchen)) each scored 11 points to create a 22-6 run that cut the deficit to just seven points with 10:29 left to play, but Mount answered with a 9-0 run and then pulled away for the victory. Nix finished with a career-high 15 points and Townes collected a team best 17 in the game. Both players scored 15 points in the second half.

GAME DETAILS
FDU (7-9, 2-3 NEC) vs. Wagner (4-12, 2-3 NEC)
Where: Hackensack, N.J. (Stratis Arena)
When: January 17, 2015 - 4:30 p.m.
Series History: 97th meeting in the all-time series - FDU leads 49-47
First Meeting: Dec. 16, 1955 - Wagner 83, FDU 68
Last Meeting: Feb. 24, 2014 - Wagner 67, FDU 64
Last FDU Victory: Feb. 11, 2010 - FDU 70, Wagner 65

Up Next
FDU will travel to Sacred Heart on Thursday, Jan. 22 to play the Pioneers in a game that will be featured in the Northeast Conference's television package.  That game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. tip-off and can be seen on Fox College Sports and ESPN3.