Quinnipiac Bobcats at Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
77 - 78
Fairleigh Dickinson holds off late Quinnipiac rally, 78-77
Malone-Key scored nine of his career-high 29 points in the final 3:30 of the game.
Matt Balanc hit a 3 with :11 left to pull Quinnipiac within one and after Malone-Key hit the first of two free throws to push the Knights' lead to 77-75, the Bobcats' Kevin Marfo scored at the basket off a Balanc miss to tie the game with :05 left.
Malone-Key, who finished 11 of 13 from the line, drew a foul and hit the first of two free throws to clinch the win.
Quinnipiac trailed by 15 points at intermission.
Jahlil Jenkins had 17 points and Elyjah Williams added 11 points while Kaleb Bishop pulled down 11 rebounds for the Knights (2-5).
Rich Kelly scored 15 points and Marfo and Savion Lewis each scored 14 points to lead Quinnipiac (2-4). Balanc added 11 points off the bench.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 77 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Fairleigh Dickinson Offensive Rebound. | 77 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Xzavier Malone-Key missed Free Throw. | 77 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Tyrese Williams. | 77 - 77 |
Statistics
 QUIN |
 FDU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-61 | FG | 27-54 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 9-28 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 6-13 | FT | 19-26 |
| 46 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 15 | Assists | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 21 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Hackensack, NJ
Attendance: 652 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |