HACKENSACK, N.J. – With just three regular season games remaining, the Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team looks to secure one of the four remaining NEC postseason spots when they take on Robert Morris on Sunday afternoon.

The Knights are currently part of a four-way tie for sixth place in the conference standings, while the Colonials have secured a berth and enter the game tied for second.

FDU Knights (8-18, 6-9 NEC) vs. Robert Morris Colonials (16-13, 12-4 NEC)
Sunday, Feb. 23 – 3:30 PM
Stratis Arena – Hackensack, N.J.
Watch: NEC Front Row
Talent: Dan Long & Tom Green
Notes: Knights | Robert Morris
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News: Jahlil Jenkins NEC Player of the Week

All-Time Series
FDU trails 35-46
at FDU..22-21
Last Five..4-1
Streak..W3
First Meeting.. FDU 69, RMU 63 (1/5/80 at FDU)
Last Meeting..FDU 72, RMU 71 (2/15/20 at RMU)
Kaleb Bishop's tip-in with 1.2 seconds to go gave the Knights a thrilling 72-71 victory over first-place Robert Morris at the UPMC Events Center last Saturday. After the Colonials took a one-point lead with eight seconds remaining, Jahlil Jenkins drove end-to-end and tossed up a floater, which caromed off of Xzavier Malone-Key and into the hands of Bishop, who rose above a scrum of defenders and tipped-in the miss with 1.2 on the clock. Jenkins led all scorers with 21 points and added three assists, two rebounds and two steals to his ledger in the win. Four Knights scored in double figures with Elyjah Williams totaling 14 and seven rebounds. Malone-Key finished with 12 points and Bishop had 11 with six boards The Knights shot 46 percent overall and made 8-of-24 (33.3 percent) from three-point range. For the Colonials, A.J. Bramah scored 17, while Mendy and Charles Bain added 10 points apiece. The home team made 44 percent overall and 28 percent from deep. They also out-rebounded the Knights 33-31 and made 15-of-16 at the free throw line.

FDU Last Time Out
In a see-saw matchup that featured 11 lead changes, the Knights fell 86-81 to Long Island University at Stratis Arena on Friday night.

After the lead changed hands eight times in the second half, the Knights led by one with 2:35 to go before a layup by Raiquan Clark put the Sharks (13-15, 8-7 NEC) on top for good. Trailing by one with under 40 ticks remaining, Julian Batts hit the biggest shot of the game, a shot-clock beating three-pointer, which gave the Sharks an 84-80 lead with 15 seconds on the clock.

Jenkins paced the Knights with 25 points, six assists and five rebounds, while Bishop contributed 18 points and nine boards in the loss. Elyjah Williams recorded his third double-double of the season with a full statline of 17 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and four steals.

After a slow start offensively, the Knights rebounded to shoot 43.5 percent overall thanks to a 51 percent second-half clip. Four Sharks scored in double figures led by Jermaine Jackson Jr's 21 points. Ty Flowers scored 20 with 14 rebounds and Raiquan Clark added 20 points with seven rebounds as the team shot 44 percent overall and 12-of-27 from three-point range. The Knights out-rebounded the Sharks 43-39 but were hampered by a 13-of-20 (65 percent) performance at the free throw line.

Coach Herenda's Thoughts
"That was a difficult way to end the game tonight," said Greg Herenda following the loss. "We thought we had a big stop and rebound and a chance to take the lead but instead Batts eventually made a tough 3 late in the 30-second clock. That was the decisive play of the game. Now, there is a log jam in the middle of our conference and we have to somehow separate ourselves," Herenda continued. "This conference, at this time of year, is one of the best kept secrets in the country. I have been in the Big East, Conference USA, the MAAC, the Ivy League -- you name it, but this conference is as competitive as it gets."

Next Up
The Knights play their final home regular-season contest on Thursday, February 27 when and will honor senior Kaleb Bishop and graduate student Collin McManus with the annual Senior Night celebration. Tip-off against Bryant is set for 7:00 p.m.