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HACKENSACK, N.J. -  The Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team is in sole possession of first place in the Northeast Conference after an 82-79 overtime victory against Wagner on Thursday night, but now it is on to the next game as the Knights (12-10, 8-3 NEC) visit the Pope Physical Education Center to take on the defending NEC regular season champion St. Francis Brooklyn on Saturday, February 6.  The Terriers (9-15, 5-6 NEC) are currently tied for sixth place in the NEC, but are also just two games out of a tie for second in the tightly packed conference standings.
 
The teams are scheduled for a 4 p.m. tip.
 
GAME DETAILS
FDU (12-10, 8-3 NEC) vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (9-15, 5-6 NEC)
Where: Pope Physical Education Center – Brooklyn, N.Y.
When: Saturday, February 6, 2016 – 4:00 p.m.
Series History: FDU leads 53-39
First Meeting: 1/10/55 – SFBK W, 61-52
Last Meeting: 1/2/16 – FDU W, 86-77
Last FDU Win: 1/2/16 – FDU W, 86-77
 
Series History:  This is the 93^rd meeting in the all-time series between these programs with FDU holding a 53-39 advantage, including a win this season in the Northeast Conference opener.  FDU opened NEC play with an 86-77 victory over the Terriers on January 2.  Under head coach Greg Herenda the Knights are 2-3 against St. Francis Brooklyn.  The teams split a pair of meetings in 2013-14 and the Terriers swept both contests last year.
 
Three Straight Decided Late: The Knights last three games have been incredibly close with all three being won by FDU in the final seconds.  On Thursday, February 4 the Knights needed a tying basket from redshirt junior Tyrone O'Garro (Newark, N.J./Saint Peter's Prep) in the final minute of regulation and then back-to-back threes from sophomore Earl Potts Jr. (Severn, Md./Archbishop Spalding ) with seconds remaining in overtime to pull out an 82-79 victory.  On Saturday, January 30 at LIU Brooklyn it was sophomore Darian Anderson (Washington, D.C./St. John's College ) dropping in a fall-away jumper for the win with 17 seconds remaining in regulation to beat the Blackbirds.  It was also Anderson who made the go-ahead bucket with 26 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Knights and 86-82 victory over Saint Francis U on January 28.
 
Three, Three, Three:  Trailing 79-73 with just 1:46 left in overtime the Knights hit three-pointers on their next three possessions to come back and win 82-79.  Freshman Darnell Edge (Saugerties, N.Y./Saugerties) hit a three and, after a Wagner miss, sophomore Earl Potts Jr. (Severn, Md./Archbishop Spalding ) followed with the tying three.  Sophomore Marques Townes (Edison, N.J./St. Joseph (Metuchen)) took a charge to get FDU its final possession, Townes also grabbed a pair of offensive rebounds and then passed out to Potts who buried a three-pointer from the corner for the win.
 
Double Double-Double:  Sophomore Earl Potts Jr. (Severn, Md./Archbishop Spalding ) delivered 22 points and 11 rebounds, while freshman Mike Holloway (Pittsgrove, N.J./Arthur P. Schalick ) posted 17 points and 10 boards as both players finished with double-doubles.  It marks the first time that two Knights posted a double-double in the same game since Lonnie Robinson and George Goode did it against LIU Brooklyn on January 12, 2012.*  The double-double was the fourth of the year for Potts and the second for Holloway.  (*Sports-Reference.com)
 
Climbing the National Rankings:  The Knights rank among the top teams nationally in several statistical categories this season (as of 2/5), particularly when it comes to steals and turnovers.  FDU ranks 24^th nationally in steals per game at 8.2.  The team is also 26th in total steals (181) and 26th in turnover margin (3.0).  The Knights also rank among the top-30 percent of teams in scoring (83rd at 77.8 ppg) and field goal percentage (91st at 45.6%).  Individually, Darian Anderson (Washington, D.C./St. John's College ) ranks 36th in steals per game (1.95) and 34th in total steals (43).