Game 27
Fairleigh Dickinson (11-15, 8-7 NEC) at St. Francis Brooklyn (12-15, 9-6 NEC)
Date: Saturday, February 17, 2018
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Pope Physical Education Center - Brooklyn, N.Y.
Coverage: ESPN3

The Series...FDU leads the series 55-41
at St. Francis...FDU 22, SFBK 21
Last Five...FDU 3, SFBK 2
Streak... L1
Last Meeting...FDU 70, St. Francis BK 76 (1/25/18 at FDU)
Opening Tip: The Knights are playing their best basketball of the season having won four straight games and five of their last six.
<> On Thursday night, FDU went into Knott Arena and handed The Mount just its second home loss this season to complete the season sweep. The Knights also locked up their third-straight NEC Tournament appearance.
<> The Knights trail the Terriers by one game in the NEC standings with St. Francis deadlocked in a second-place tie with the Mount, Saint Francis U and Robert Morris at 9-6.
<> Mike Holloway Jr. scored 23 points with nine rebounds and be,.came the 27th Knight to eclipse the 1,000 career-point mark.
<> Junior guard Darnell Edge enters Saturday's contest as the nation's top free throw shooter at 94.3 percent on the season. Edge has only missed one free throw in conference play (43-of-44) on the campaign.
<> FDU is 4-4 in road NEC games this season and have won three of four away from the Rothman Center.
<> The Knights hold opponents to 43.4% from the field, which is second best in the conference and are second in both steals (7.5) and blocked shots (3.5).
<> After a 2-16 NEC record last season, which included a 16-game losing streak to close the season, the Terriers have rebounded with a strong performance this season and currently sit tied for second place in the NEC.
<> Sophomore guard Rasheem Dunn and freshman guard Jalen Jordan combined for 44 points as the Terriers defeated LIU Brooklyn 84-79 on Thursday night.
<> Dunn is 10th in the NEC at 14.8 ppg and junior guard Glenn Sanabria leads the conference with a 2.85 assist/turnover ratio.

Knights vs Terriers
Last Five Meetings:
1/25/18: FDU 70, SFBK 76 (at FDU)
1/26/17: FDU 79, SFBK 73 (at SFBK)
1/19/17: FDU 57, SFBK 40 (at FDU)
2/6/16: FDU 71, SFBK 85 (at SFBK)
1/2/16: FDU 86, SFBK 77 (at FDU)

Last Meeting Recap:
The Knights cut a 16-point, second-half deficit down to three but was unable to surpass St. Francis Brooklyn in a 76-70 loss at the Rothman Center on Jan. 25. Bishop recorded his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds and the Knights featured four players in double figures led by junior guard Darnell Edge's 18 points and a career-high 17 points by freshman guard Jahlil Jenkins. Bishop's 13 points came on an efficient 5-of-7 shooting performance in his 31 minutes of action. The Knights committed 12 first-half turnovers and 19 in total, while only nabbing one steal in the loss.  The Terriers started red-hot from downtown, connecting on seven of their first nine from distance and finished 10-of-24 from behind the arc. Despite losing the rebound battle 34-29, the Terriers' ball control led to 12 more field goal attempts than the Knights as they totaled 26-of-59 (44.1 percent) compared to FDU's 23-of-47 (48.9 percent). Sophomore guard Rasheem Dunn scored 18 to pace the Terriers and added six rebounds and six assists to his ledger, while freshman guard Chauncey Hawkins scored 16 on 4-of-6 shooting and 6-of-8 at the line.

Knights Last Time Out:
 The Knights extended their win streak to four by claiming a thrilling 80-79 victory over Mount St. Mary's at Knott Arena on Thursday night.

Junior forward Mike Holloway Jr. led the Knights with 23 points and nine rebounds and became the 27^th Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball player to eclipse the 1,000 career-point mark.

With the win, the Knights complete the season sweep of the Mountaineers (15-13, 9-6 NEC), who were 9-1 this season on their home floor. The Mount currently sits in a log jam tied for second place with three other teams at 9-6, while the Knights are one-game back along with LIU Brooklyn at 8-7.

After Darnell Edge made a free throw to put the Knights up by one with 13 seconds left, the Mountaineers had one final shot but the defense of the Knights was up to task as they disrupted the play and forced Greg Alexander to heave a last-second 3-pointer, which was off the mark as time expired.

For the 19^th time this season, the Knights logged four players in double figures with sophomore forward Kaleb Bishop's third double-double of the season highlighting the group. Bishop finished with 16 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. Edge scored 18 with six boards and five assists, freshman forward Noah Morgan had 14 points and first-year guard Jahlil Jenkins had seven points and seven assists.

Herenda Postgame:
"This team is turning into the 2018 version of the cardiac kids. They are playing so hard and so together but we're also making some critical mistakes. However, we are still finding ways to beat some very good teams over the last month of the season. This is a very difficult gym to win in and tonight our team showed tremendous resolve and character."

"Our ability to score the ball in the paint and rebound were the ingredients for success tonight. The combination of Mike Holloway, Kaleb Bishop, and Elyjah Williams combine to be a really special interior group. Kaleb's 16 and 14 are tremendous numbers that he is capable of providing. The interior play of Mike, Kaleb and Elyjah was huge tonight and we need to continue to get the ball inside to all three of those guys."

"I am so happy that Mike got his 1,000^th point in such a meaningful conference road victory. Mike has been a constant throughout our recent success here at Fairleigh Dickinson and he deserves to be in our great ring of honor with all of the other 1,000-point scorers."

Next Up:
The Knights close out the regular season with a pair of home games beginning next Thursday, February 22 against Saint Francis U. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. at the Rothman Center