HACKENSACK, N.J. – The red-hot Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team looks to continue their winning ways when they travel to Staten Island on Thursday night to take on Wagner.

The Knights have won the last four meetings between the teams including a 106-73 win in last season's contest. Eighth-year FDU head coach Greg Herenda enters Thursday's contest with 99 wins at the helm of the Knights.

Game Info
FDU (7-9, 6-4 NEC) at Wagner (4-5, 4-4 NEC)
Spiro Sports Center - Staten Island, N.Y.
Thursday, Feb. 11 - 5 PM

Coverage: NEC Front Row | Live Stats
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Game Notes
FDU | WAG | NEC Weekly
 
All-Time Series
FDU leads 57-56
at Wagner...23-30
Last Five...4-1
Streak...W4
First Meeting...Wagner 83, FDU 68 (12/16/55)
Last Meeting... FDU 106, Wagner 73 (2/13/20 at FDU) - RECAP

Scouting the Seahawks
Wagner carries a three-game winning streak into Thursday's game and swept this week's NEC awards as senior Alex Morales and freshman DeLonnie Hunt, were named NEC Player of the Week and NEC Rookie of the Week, respectively. The Seahawks earned a two-game road sweep at St. Francis Brooklyn last week including an 84-81 overtime win last time out. Ninth-year head coach Bashir Mason's group has excelled on the glass this season, particularly the offensive side, as they lead the league with 13.7 offensive boards per game. Offensively, Elijah Ford and the aforementioned Morales lead the way for the team with 18.7 and 17.7 points per contest.
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Scouting the Knights
The Burgundy and Blue have won five of their last six and currently hold the top spot in the NEC by way of a tiebreaker. The team is playing its best basketball of the season and continues its stellar play in February by beginning the month with a pair of wins. Over the last three-plus seasons, the Knights are 20-8 in the crucial month of February. Although the team has received contributions from up and down the roster, the senior duo of Jahlil Jenkins and Elyjah Williams have served as the catalysts for the team's turnaround. Over the four-game winning streak, Jenkins is averaging 21 points per game on 51 percent shooting, including 12-of-24 from three-point range. Williams is nearly averaging a double-double over that span with 12.8 points and 9.8 rebounds on 59 percent from the field.

Williams and freshman Pier-Olivier Racine have keyed the Knights' efficiency this season as the team ranks second in the NEC with a 45.8 percent field goal percentage. Racine leads all players in the league at 66.2 percent, while Williams ranks fourth at 59.7 percent. Racine, who was named NEC Rookie of the Week earlier this season, is shooting a blistering 76.5 percent (26-of-34) from the floor in NEC contests this season. From behind the arc, it is Jenkins who spurs the league's second-best clip (37.2 percent) by connecting on 43 percent of his tries from three-point land.

The last time the Knights and Seahawks squared off, the Knights rolled to a 106-73 win (Feb. 13, 2020). The 106 points scored by the Knights are are their most against a Division I opponent since they logged 106 against Central Connecticut in 1990. In addition, they knocked down a program-record 16 three-pointers in the victory.
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Last Time Out for the Knights
Full Recap | Coach Herenda's Postgame

The Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team kept it rolling on Friday night in Brooklyn, defeating LIU 77-62 and extending their winning streak to four. With the win, the Knights (7-9, 6-4 NEC) sit atop the NEC standings for the first time this season. Senior forward Elyjah Williams paced the Burgundy and Blue with 17 points on 7-of-11 from the field and contributed three blocked shots to his ledger. Williams' defensive presence helped the Knights hold the league's top-scoring offense to its lowest point total of the season.

The Knights led by as many as 22 points in the contest before the Sharks scored the final seven points of the night. Williams was one of four Knights to score in double figures as Jenkins had 13 with seven assists, Brandon Powell had 11 and John Square Jr. chipped in 10. The Burgundy and Blue shot 50.8 percent from the field and dished out 17 assists – their second-highest output of the season.

Next Up
These Knights and Seahawks meet again this Saturday, February 13 with tip-off set for 7:00 p.m. in Hackensack.