Fairleigh Dickinson Knights at Sacred Heart Pioneers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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67 - 71
67 - 71
Sacred Heart gets past Fairleigh Dickinson 71-67.
Sacred Heart shot only 34 percent from the floor but won the free throw battle hitting 24 of 27 while limiting the Knights to 15 points on 20 attempts.
Fairleigh Dickinson (5-11, 1-1) took the lead from the opening tip and carried a 40-34 advantage into the break.
The Knights extended the spread to 53-44 at 13:49 in the second before Sacred Heart hit stride on a 14-4 run to go ahead 58-57. A Montes trey put the Pioneers (4-13, 1-1) up 69-63 with 4:41 to go.
The Knights recouped and trailed 69-67 at 2:44 but failed to score the remainder of the game. Sacred Heart iced it with two free throws from Chris Evans in the final seconds.
Sydney Sanders Jr. led the knights, scoring 19 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Louis Montes Offensive Rebound. | 67 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:08 | De'von Barnett missed Dunk. | 67 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Phil Gaetano Steal. | 67 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Xavier Harris Turnover. | 67 - 71 |
Statistics
 FDU |
 SHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-56 | FG | 21-62 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 8-19 | 3PT | 5-14 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 15-20 | FT | 24-27 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 9 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: William H. Pitt Center
Location: Fairfield, CT
Attendance: 233 | Capacity:
Location: Fairfield, CT
Attendance: 233 | Capacity:
2025-26 Northeast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 15-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Central Connecticut | 12-6 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Mercyhurst | 10-8 | 5 | 17-17 |
| Le Moyne | 10-8 | 5 | 15-17 |
| New Haven | 9-9 | 6 | 14-17 |
| Wagner | 8-10 | 7 | 14-17 |
| Stonehill | 8-10 | 7 | 12-21 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 8-10 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Saint Francis | 5-13 | 10 | 7-24 |
| Chicago State | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
2025-26 Metro Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |