COLUMBUS, OHIO – For the first time in program history, the Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team will take on Ohio State University when they travel to Columbus, Ohio for Saturday's contest at Value City Arena.
Notes: Game 7
FDU Men's Basketball Report 11/29
Game Information:
Fairleigh Dickinson University (2-4) at
Ohio State University (6-1)
Where: Value City Arena – Columbus, Ohio
When: Saturday, December 3 – 4:30 p.m.
Series History: N/A
Broadcast Information:
Watch: Big10 Plus (subscription required)
Stats: Live Stats
Saturday's Tale of the Tape...
FDU OSU
Overall 2-4 6-1
KenPom.com 296 18
Scoring Offense 74.5 76.4
Scoring Defense 76.7 59.4
Scoring Margin -2.2 17.0
FG% 47.2 50.9
3-Pt. FG% 33.0 38.3
FT% 69.2 61.8
FG% Defense 44.6 36.1
3-Pt. FG% Defense 36.7 32.0
Rebounding 33.8 40.3
Rebounding Opp. 37.8 32.7
Rebounding Margin -4.0 7.6
Turnovers/TOMargin 12.7/-.5 14.4/-.9
Steals 6.5 5.7
Blocks 3.8 4.1
Ohio State Buckeyes:
The Buckeyes have been one of the toughest teams in the nation this season, outscoring the opposition by 17 points per contest.
After winning their first six games of the season, the Buckeyes were edged by No. 7 Virginia in their last outing, 63-61 on Wednesday night.
The Buckeyes trailed 63-61 when Shayok missed two free throws with 10.5 seconds left. Coach Thad Matta called a timeout with 6.5 seconds to play, but JaQuan Lyle couldn't find an open teammate as the clock ran down and launched a 3-point try that was off the mark.
Jae'Sean Tate led Ohio State with 14 points and Lyle had 12.
The Buckeyes are knocking on the door of the Top 25 with 22 votes in the AP Poll and 18 votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
Head Coach: Thad Matta (Butler '90)
Record at Ohio State: 326-109 (13th Season) Career Record: 428-140 (16th Season)
Team Leaders:
Points: Jae'Sean Tate 14.3 ppg
Rebounds: Jae'Sean Tate 7.3 rpg
Assists: JaQuan Lyle 5.43 apg
Last Time Out for the Knights:
Fairleigh Dickinson suffered a 97-78 setback to Army West Point at Christl Arena on Wednesday night.
With the loss, the Knights dropped to 2-4 on the campaign, while the Black Knights improved to 3-4.
Darian Anderson paced the Knights with 22 points and seven rebounds, while
Stephan Jiggetts joined him in double-digits with 15 points in the loss.
Five Black Knights scored in double figures led by Jordan Fox and Matt Wilson, who tallied 16 and 15 points, respectively.
Army shot 60.3 percent from the floor and thrived from long range, hitting 12-of-23 (52.2%) on three-pointers. The home team also outrebounded FDU 39-27 in the contest but the Knights won the turnover battle 12-9.
Herenda's Take:
"Army was the best 2-4 team in America coming into tonight's game. Give them all the credit -- they played great offense and every time we made a run they responded immediately."
"We just have to hang in there and stay the course. We had a number of guys step up and give us good minutes but we need to guard and run offense better collectively. We will get there."
News and Notes:
Milestone Watch: Junior guard
Darian Anderson is closing in on 1,000 career points. Through 68 career games, Anderson has amassed 952 points (14 ppg).
Iron Knight: Since arriving in Hackensack prior to the 2014-15 season, Anderson has started all 68 games the Knights have played.
Jiggetts the Distributor:
Stephan Jiggetts leads the NEC in assists per game at 4.83 apg. The junior point guard is averaging career-highs across the board this season with 11.7 ppg and 4.0 rpg.
High Percentage: Despite playing a challenging non-conference slate, through their first six games, the Knights are second in the NEC in field goal percentage at 47.2%.
Cowher on Herenda Show: Tune in this Sunday to the
Greg Herenda Show as Coach G is joined by Super Bowl coach Bill Cowher.
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Next up:
The Knights return to New Jersey for their final non-conference home game of the season. The defending MAAC Champion Iona Gaels comes to town to face the Knights next Wednesday, December 7. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at Stratis Arena.
