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HACKENSACK, N.J. - The Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team makes the short drive to Staten Island to take on the Wagner College Seahawks on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015.  The Knights (7-17, 2-11 NEC) and Seahawks (8-16, 6-7 NEC) will tip-off at 4 p.m. following a 1 p.m. game between the FDU and Wagner women's basketball programs.  Fans can also watch the game live on NECFrontRow.com.

Series History
Today's game is the 98th meeting between the Knights and the Seahawks with the Knights holding a 49-48 advantage in the series.  Wagner came to Hackensack earlier this season and earned an 82-68 victory behind a 41-19 edge in rebounding.  FDU's last win in the series came back on Feb. 11, 2010, a 70-65 victory at Stratis Arena.  The Knights last win at the Spiro Center came on Feb. 5, 2009, a 59-57 victory in overtime.

Last Time Out
The Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team dropped a Northeast Conference game to Bryant on Thursday night at Stratis Arena.  Senior Mustafaa Jones (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti) last second three-pointer bounced out ending the Knights comeback attempt just three points short in a 74-71 setback against the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs were led by a 31-point performance from senior Dyami Starks.  The Knights leading scorer was freshman Darian Anderson (Washington, D.C./St. John's College ) who scored 19 points to lead the FDU offense.

The Knights trailed 35-30 at the half and fell behind by 10 points with 5:09 left in the game.

FDU and Bryant traded free throws to keep the Bulldog lead at 10 with 4:23 left to play.  From there the Knights closed the game with a 16-9 run.  Senior Mustafaa Jones (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti) hit a pair of free throws and sophomore Malachi Nix (Evanston, Ill./Niles North) connected on four in a row to cut the deficit to six.  Nix followed with a jumper to make it a four-point game, but Bryant answered with a basket to push the lead to 69-63 with 2:16 to play.

On the ensuing possession, sophomore Matt MacDonald (Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius) drove to the hoop, scored a layup, and was fouled.  MacDonald converted the free throw and FDU had cut the Bulldog lead to a single possession with just under two minutes left in regulation.

MacDonald hit two more free throws, with 12 seconds remaining, to cut the deficit to 72-71.  However, Bryant's Curtis Oakley hit two free throws at the other end to help Bryant hold on for the win.

Next Up
The Knights travel to St. Francis Brooklyn on Thursday, Feb. 19 and Mount St. Mary's on Saturday, Feb. 21.  FDU closes the regular season on Thursday, Feb. 26 against Sacred Heart and Saturday, Feb. 28 against CCSU.