HACKENSACK, N.J. – The Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team kicks off a three-game homestand on Saturday afternoon against Mount St. Mary's.
 
At halftime of the game, the 2019-20 FDU Hall of Fame Class will be honored. The class is set to be inducted on Friday night at the Saddle Brook Marriott.
 
FDU Knights (5-15, 3-6 NEC) vs. Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (9-12, 5-3 NEC)
Saturday, Feb. 1 – 3:30 PM
Stratis Arena – Hackensack, N.J.
Watch: NEC Front Row
Talent: Sitesh Shah and Tom Green
Notes: KNIGHTS | Mountaineers
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All-Time Series
FDU leads 32-28
at FDU...18-10
Last Five..4-1
Streak...W4
First Meeting..Mount 97, FDU 65 (2/15/56)
Last Meeting..FDU 65, Mount 59 (2/28/19 at Mount)
Senior forward Mike Holloway Jr. registered an 18-point, 14-rebound double-double and propelled the Knights to a come-from-behind win.. Four Knights scored in double figures as sophomore Xzavier Malone-Key had 12 points, classmate Jahlil Jenkins had 11 and senior guard Darnell Edge added 10. After scoring just 20 points and trailing by 14 points at the half, the Knights shot 53.6 percent in the second half and raised their overall field goal percentage to 42.9 percent. The Knights entered the game ranked seventh nationally in three-point field goal percentage but connected on just 3-of-12 from deep in the win. The Burgundy and Blue out-rebounded the Mountaineers 41-34 in the contest and limited them to 33.9 percent from the floor.

FDU Last Time Out
Senior forward Kaleb Bishop registered his seventh double-double of the season to help lead the Knights to a 68-63 victory over Wagner at Spiro Sports Center on Thursday night. Bishop scored 13 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the win, while junior guard Jahlil Jenkins led all scorers with 19 points and connected on 4-of-7 from three-point range. Jenkins' four 3-pointers matched his career high and he added four assists with two steals to his ledger.
 
Brandon Powell and Devon Dunn joined the duo with 10 points apiece in the victory. The double-digit scoring performance was Powell's eighth straight.
 
The Knights, who trailed by as many as 12 points in the second half before mounting a game-changing 18-0 run, shot 39 percent overall and made 10-of-25 from three-point range. They also out-rebounded the Seahawks 38-31 in the contest. Junior forward Elyjah Williams contributed to the rebounding advantage by grabbing nine boards to go along with seven points.
 
Darion Jordan-Thomas paced the Seahawks (5-15, 2-7 NEC) with 16 points and nine rebounds on 6-of-7 shooting. As a team, the Seahawks shot 42.9 percent overall but just 4-of-22 (18.2 percent) from deep.

Coach Herenda's Thoughts
"I really don't know how we did it but I said to my staff during the second half that we need to go on a run and luckily, we went on a big one," said Greg Herenda after the road win. To go on an 18-0 run, you need to get stops and in the second half we did just that. For us to hold a potent Wagner offense to 27 points on their court was very impressive and the key to our victory.
 
"We also got some great performances off of the bench from Devon and BJ hit a huge three when we were really searching."
 
"Just very proud of how our guys just hung around and never gave in. We have just played 14 of our first 20 games on the road against some very good teams and to win here in Staten Island is always very difficult. Now we have to go home and hold court at the Rothman Center."

What's Next
The Knights host Merrimack this Thursday, February 6 at 7:00 p.m.