Fairleigh Dickinson Knights @ Columbia Lions
Columbia overwhelms Fairleigh Dickinson 82-59
NEW YORK -- Luke Petrasek scored 20 points on 6-for-8 shooting, including four 3-pointers, to lead Columbia to an 82-59 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday.
Maodo Lo and Alex Rosenberg contributed 14 points each while Grant Mullins added 12 and Jayde Dawson 10 for Columbia (7-5), which returned to action from an 11-day break by shooting 50 percent from the field. The Lions opened the game with back-to-back 3-pointers by Petrasek and Mullins that fueled a 10-1 spurt and a lead that never changed.
Fairleigh Dickinson (3-10) drew to within three points late in the first half on a layup by Malachi Nix that made it 20-17 but Columbia stormed back, closing out the half with a 13-4 run to take a 42-27 advantage into the break and then continued to pull away in the second half.
Sidney Sanders Jr. led Fairleigh Dickinson with 20 points and Jayde Dawson added 10.
Game Information
New York, NY
Referee:Steve Ruppenthal
Referee:Jim Bruno
Referee:Kenneth Clark
2025-26 Standings
| Northeast ConferenceNortheast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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