HACKENSACK, N.J. — After coming back from a 14-point, second-half deficit to tie the game, the Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team was unable to pull out the win, falling 90-87 to St. Francis Brooklyn at the Rothman Center on Wednesday night.
Senior forward
Elyjah Williams became the 31
st Knight to eclipse 1,000 career points, finishing with 13 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals. Fellow senior and 1,000-point club member,
Jahlil Jenkins led all scorers with 27 points in the loss.
Hear from Williams postgame (Video)
How it Happened
- The Knights jumped out to a 9-3 lead but the game was tied at 23 midway through the opening half.
- A three-point play by Jenkins established an eight-point lead for the Knights, 35-27, with 5:40 to play in the stanza. Jenkins had buried a top-of-the-key three-pointer on the previous play for a quick 6-0 run.
- The Knights hit a cold spurt offensively as the Terriers fought back and erased the deficit before Joe Munden Jr. knocked down a corner three to put the Knights back in front with under two minutes to go in the half.
- The teams traded the lead twice before a three-pointer by Rob Higgins in the waning seconds sent the Terriers into the break with a 45-43 edge.
- Three minutes out of the break, a three-point play by Vuk Stevanic provided the Terriers with their first double-digit lead of the contest, 57-47.
- The lead ballooned to 14 before the Knights responded with a 6-0 run courtesy of back-to-back threes from Marc Dadika and Callum Baker.
- The momentum continued as the Burgundy and Blue connected on 9-of-10 over five minutes for a 17-4 run and tied the game at 76 with just over five minutes to go. Williams fought through contact to deliver the game-tying layup.
- A jumper by Chauncey Hawkins put the Terriers up to by two with two minutes to play. Hawkins' bucket set off a stretch of six-straight points for the Terriers.
- The Knights refused to go away and cut the deficit to one point, 88-87, after Daniel Rodriguez converted a three-point play with 16.3 to go.
- Trailing by one, the Knights had two quality chances near the basket but both managed to spin out before the Terriers split a pair at the line.
- The Knights had one final chance to tie with 0.7 on the clock but the full-court, desperation attempt was off the mark.
Inside the Box Score
- In addition to Jenkins and Williams, the freshman Munden Jr. matched his career-high with 16 points and added seven rebounds, while sophomore guard Brandon Rush scored 12.
- The Knights out-rebounded the Terriers 34-32 in the contest and shot 50 percent from the field. This is the first time this season they have lost a game when shooting 50 percent or higher.
- In addition to their total performance, the Knights made 12-of-26 from three-point range and 13-of-17 at the line.
- The Terriers were also locked in from the field, making 51.7 percent overall and for the second night in a row, took advantage at the free throw line converting 22-of-28.
- Williams' milestone points game on a tip-in with 12:55 to play in the game. Along with Jenkins, the Evanston, Illinois native has now played alongside of four members of the 1,000-point club (Darian Anderson, Mike Holloway Jr., Darnell Edge and Kaleb Bishop).
- The Terriers were led by McLean and Travis Atson who scored 20 points apiece.
Next Up
The Knights host Mount St. Mary's for the first of two games this Saturday, February 20 at 2:00 p.m. The game will air on ESPN3 and MASN, as well as, NEC Front Row.
