Fairleigh Dickinson Knights at Sacred Heart Pioneers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
77 - 78
77 - 78
Sacred Heart needs OT to top Fairleigh Dickinson 78-77
Barnett scored on a layup in overtime and Kelley converted the second of two free throws to give the Pioneers a 78-75 lead with 1:23 left in the extra period. Fairleigh Dickinson's Marques Townes converted a layup, but Darian Anderson's layup at the buzzer missed.
Anderson drilled a 3-pointer with :16 left in regulation to forge a 71-71 tie and force overtime.
Sacred Heart (8-12, 2-5 Northeast) snapped a five-game losing streak with the win.
The Knights (7-11, 2-5), now losers of six straight, built a three-point lead at halftime on Mustafaa Jones' 10 first-half points.
Jones finished with 22 points, converting 7 of 7 from the line, and Anderson had 21. Matt MacDonald added 13 points.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 78 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Darian Anderson missed Layup. | 77 - 78 |
| 3rd 0:28 | Marques Townes Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 78 |
| 3rd 0:28 | De'von Barnett missed Layup. | 77 - 78 |
| 3rd 0:29 | Sacred Heart Timeout | 77 - 78 |
Statistics
 FDU |
 SHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-66 | FG | 26-58 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 8-30 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 21-30 | FT | 20-30 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Assists | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 25 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 25 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 20 | Fouls | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: William H. Pitt Center
Location: Fairfield, CT
Attendance: 426 | Capacity:
Location: Fairfield, CT
Attendance: 426 | 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 |