HACKENSACK, N.J. – Coming off of a 3-1 week, the Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team returns to action with a pair of games at LIU on Thursday and Friday. 

Series Info
FDU (5-9, 4-4 NEC) at LIU (6-3, 6-3 NEC)
Steinberg Wellness Center - Brooklyn N.Y.
Game 1: Thursday, Feb. 4 - 7 p.m.
Game 2: Friday, Feb. 5 - 5 p.m.

Coverage: NEC Front Row | Live Stats
In-game updates: @FDUKnightsMBB
 
Game Notes
FDU | LIU | NEC
 
All-Time Series
FDU trails..54-56
at LIU..26-30
Last Five..1-4
Streak..L3
First Meeting..LIU 97, FDU 48 (1/22/51 at LIU)
Last Meeting..LIU 72, FDU 71 (3/4/20 at LIU - NECQF) - RECAP
 
Scouting the Sharks
The Sharks sit atop the NEC standings at 6-3 after the Knights took a pair from Bryant and the Sharks went 2-1 last week. The team opted out of non-conference contests this season so all nine of their games have come in league play. Last time out, the Sharks defeated their borough-rival St. Francis Brooklyn 102-88. Junior forward Eral Penn led the charge for the Sharks and shared NEC Player of the Week honors with Jahlil Jenkins this week. Over the team's three games, Penn posted three consecutive double-doubles while averaging 20.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.7 blocks and 3.0 steals. The Sharks rank second in the league in scoring and scoring defense and own a +5.4 scoring margin against NEC foes this season.
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Scouting the Knights
For the second week in a row, the Knights will face the top team in the NEC after knocking off Bryant last weekend. The Knights are playing their best basketball of the season, having won three of four and are averaging 88 points per game over that span.  Jenkins was named NEC Co-Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 22.8 points on 50 percent (32-of-63) shooting, including 14-of-25 (56 percent) performance from three-point range. Jenkins added 3.3 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 steals to his ledger over the four-game stretch. In addition, he became the 10th Knight to eclipse 1,500 career points.

In addition, senior forward Elyjah Williams is coming off of a 16-point, 14-rebound, seven-assist performance and currently ranks 13th in the nation in field goal percentage (61.8 percent). As a team, the Knights are connecting at a 44.8 percent clip from the field and 37.5 percent clip from three-point range this season -- both figures rank second in the league.
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Last Time Out for the Knights
Full Recap | Coach Herenda's Postgame
Freshman forward P.O. Racine led the charge as the Knights completed a two-game sweep of first-place Bryant with a 95-84 victory on Sunday inside the Rothman Center. Racine scored 18 of his team-high 23 points in the second half to help the Knights extend their halftime lead and defeat the Bulldogs (10-5, 6-4 NEC) for the eighth time in a row. The freshman from Montreal's efficiency (9-of-12 FG) contributed to a 68-percent second-half shooting performance by the Burgundy and Blue.

Five Knights scored in double figures including Jahlil Jenkins who finished with 18 points and Elyjah Williams registered a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds to go along with seven assists.

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