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HACKENSACK, N.J. - The Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team welcomes Sacred Heart University to Stratis Arena on Thursday night, February 26, in the second to last game of the 2015 regular season.  The Knights (7-20, 2-14 NEC) and Pioneers (13-16, 7-9 NEC) have already played once this season with SHU taking a 78-77 overtime victory.

Fans in attendance at Thursday's game can receive a free pen courtesy of official Northeast Conference corporate partner Pilot Pen.

Fan are also encouraged to arrive early as prior to the game there will be a brief ceremony to celebrate senior Mustafaa Jones (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti) breaking FDU's career record for three-pointers, as well as a special recognition of senior Darius Stokes (Marion, Iowa/Linn-Mar).

Series History
Thursday's game is the 26th meeting in the all-time series between these programs with the Pioneers holding a 14-11 advantage.  Sacred Heart won the first meeting of this season in overtime, 78-77, but the Knights won last season's final meeting 73-66.  The series only dates back to January 15, 2000 with the Knights winning that first meeting 67-48.

Last Time Out
With his fifth three-pointer of the game, senior Mustafaa Jones (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti) set a new school record for career three-pointers with the 188th of his Fairleigh Dickinson career.   However, the Knights fell to Mount St. Mary's by a final score of 75-64.

Jones hit four three-pointers in the first half and tied Brad McClain's (Class of '92)  all-time FDU record of 187 on his fourth three-pointer of the game.  He broke the record just over four minutes into the second half connecting on a contested attempt from the right wing.

Jones hit four three-pointers in the first half and finished the period with 12 of FDU's 24 points.  He added another three in the second half, the record breaker, and finished the game with 15 points.  He also had six rebounds and two assists.

The Mount led 38-24 at the half.

The Knights rallied late in the second half and closed the game on a 19-10 run that cut a 20-point deficit to 11 by the final buzzer.  FDU pulled as close as eight points with 1:30 left to play, but Mount was able to push the lead back to 11 with free throws.

Freshman Stephan Jiggetts (Forestville, Md./Bishop McNamara) led the Knights with 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting.  He also combined with freshman Darian Anderson (Washington, D.C./St. John's College ) to score the final 12 FDU points of the game.

The Knights held the Mountaineers without a field goal over the final 8:24 of the game, but Mount scored 10 points at the free throw line to maintain the lead.

Next Up
FDU will close the season with a home game against Central Connecticut on February 28.  Prior to the game the Knights will honor seniors Mustafaa Jones (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti) and Darius Stokes (Marion, Iowa/Linn-Mar).