PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Coming off an 86-65 defeat at the hands of Drexel on Thursday, December 2, the Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team (0-7, 0-0 NEC) heads back to the City of Brotherly Love for their second-consecutive game in Philadelphia as the Knights get set to face La Salle (3-4, 0-0 A-10) on Tuesday, December 7, at 7 p.m. live on ESPN+.

Game Info 
FDU (0-7, 0-0 NEC) at La Salle (3-4, 0-0 A-10)
Tuesday, December 7, at 7 p.m. -- Tom Gola Arena at Trumark Financial Center (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Coverage: ESPN+ | Live Stats
Tickets: Link
In-Game Updates: @FDUKnightsMBB

Media Game Notes
FDU | La Salle

All-Time Series
La Salle leads 1-0
First Meeting..La Salle 66, FDU 58 (12/21/2019)
Last Meeting...Same
 
Scouting the Explorers
With five games in two weeks, four of those coming in 10 days, La Salle hits the middle mark of a busy holiday period. The Explorers have been fortunate to not have to leave city limits, the only two games not being played in Tom Gola Arena in that time being a neutral site game against Villanova inside The Palestra and a short road trip to Philly rivals Temple. After his 28 point outburst against Holy Cross, Josh Nickelberry leads the team in scoring - averaging 11.3 points per game. Nickelberry is one of eight players scoring six or more a game, Sherif Kenney the only other in double-digits with 10.0 per night.

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Scouting the Knights
FDU fell to Drexel in their last matchup in Philadelphia on Thursday, December 2, by an 86-65 tally. Down eight at the half, co-captains junior Devon Dunn and sophomore John Square Jr. each contributed 14 points. The pair of St. John's College (H.S.) alums accounted for 43 percent of the Knights total points scored. Philly native freshman Anquan Hill earned the start (second career). Freshman Oscar Berry came off the bench for 15 minutes of action and contributed nine points and recorded five points and five rebounds, while adding three more blocks to his already team-leading count for a total of eight on the season through seven games played. Getting comfortable in Philly after the halftime break, the Knights shot .556 from distance (5-for-9) after going 1-for-8 in the first. Head Coach Greg Herenda is expected to make his return to the sideline on Tuesday after missing the Knights' previous three games due to a non-COVID related illness.

Full Drexel Recap

What's Next
The Burgundy and Blue will welcome Fairfield in the Knights' 2021-22 home opener on Wednesday, December 15, at 7 p.m. at Stratis Arena inside the Rothman Center live on NEC Front Row. Tickets are available now at FDUKnights.com/Tickets.

Fans can stay connected with FDU men's basketball on Instagram and Twitter, @FDUKnightsMBB.

The 2021-22 men's basketball season is presented by Bogota Savings Bank.