HACKENSACK, N.J. – The Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team hosts Central Connecticut State inside the Rothman Center on Monday afternoon.

FDU Knights (3-13, 1-4 NEC) vs. Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (1-18, 0-6 NEC)
Monday, Jan. 20 – 3:30 PM
Stratis Arena inside the Rothman Center (Hackensack, N.J.)
Watch: NEC Front Row
Talent: Sitesh Shah and Tom Green
Notes: KNIGHTS | CCSU
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All-Time Series
All-Time Series...FDU leads 26-19
at FDU..15-7
Last Five..3-2
Streak..W1
First Meeting..FDU 75, CCSU 74 (12/14/88 at FDU)
Last Meeting..FDU 70, CCSU 58 (3/2/19 at CCSU)
Kaleb Bishop notched a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double as the Knights closed out the regular season with a win at CCSU and earned a share of the NEC Regular-Season Championship for the first time since 2006. Bishop's 17 points led three Knights in double figures as senior Darnell Edge scored 15 points with four assists and three boards and Jahlil Jenkins added 13 points with four steals, three rebounds and two assists. Edge, who entered the contest ranked inside of the top 10 nationally in three-point field goal percentage, hit 4-of-6 from behind the arc and moved into second place all-time at FDU with 188 3-pointers. As a team, the Knights made 12-of-23 (52.2 percent) from behind the arc, which proved to be the difference as the two teams both shot 43 percent overall. The Knights edged Central on the boards 34-32 and each team grabbed 10 offensive rebounds in the contest.

FDU Last Time Out
In a rematch of last season's Northeast Conference Championship Game, the Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team fell 100-85 to Saint Francis at Stratis Arena last Wednesday night. The game aired live on ESPNU. Senior forward Kaleb Bishop recorded his fifth double-double of the season by scoring 22 points with 12 rebounds, while redshirt freshman Marc Dadika scored a career-high 13 points in the loss on 6-of-7 from the field. Junior guard Jahlil Jenkins registered a season-high eight assists to go along with 15 points.

The Red Flash (11-5, 4-1 NEC) shot 56.9 percent overall and drained 11-of-21 from three-point range in the win. Isaiah Blackmon led all scorers with 25 points and made all 10 of his free throws. Tyler Stewart scored 19 for the Red Flash, while reigning NEC Player of the Year Keith Braxton scored 17 with eight rebounds and five assists.

The Knights (3-13, 1-4 NEC) shot 50 percent overall and dished out a season-high 18 assists but were unable to match the long-range shooting of the Red Flash, connecting on 7-of-20 3-pointers in the loss.

Coach Herenda's Thoughts
"I think we are trying to guard but right now we are not stopping anyone," said Greg Herenda after the game. "We are losing way too many one-on-one battles on the three-point line and at the rim. Give Saint Francis credit, they are a very good offensive team but tonight's defensive performance was unacceptable."

"It's a shame because we really moved the ball well tonight and had some great offensive performances. For us to have 18 assists to their 13 and lose by 15 points tells me that we are not guarding the ball and that simply must change."

What's Next
The Knights hit the road for their first of three straight away from home when they take on Merrimack this Thursday, January 23. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. in North Andover, Mass.