Fairleigh Dickinson Knights @ Lafayette Leopards
Anderson, Fairleigh Dickinson beat Lafayette 91-89 in OT
EASTON, Pa. -- Darian Anderson scored 23 points and Stephan Jiggets hit a pair of free throws with 24 seconds left to help Fairleigh Dickinson beat Lafayette 91-89 in overtime Wednesday night.
Earl Potts Jr. added 20 points and Marques Townes had 18 points and a career-high 12 rebounds for Fairleigh Dickinson (3-6).
Nick Lindner made two free throws to pull Lafayette (2-7) within three with 1:16 left in overtime, but Townes made 1 of 2 from the stripe and, after an offensive foul on Lindner, a dunk by Potts made it 88-82.
Bryce Scott made a layup and, following a Fairleigh Dickinson turnover, hit a 3 to cut Lafayette's deficit to one with 25 seconds to play.
Jiggets' two free throws made it 90-87 a second later.
Matt Klinewski's putback for Lafayette off a missed 3-pointer made it a one-point game, but Anderson made 1 of 2 free throws and Klinewski missed a potential winning 3 in the final seconds.
Klinewski finished with 15 points and a career-high 16 rebounds.
Game Information
Easton, PA
Referee:Bernard Clinton
Referee:Gary Prager
Referee:Donnie Eppley
2025-26 Standings
| Northeast 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 |
| Patriot League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 17-1 | - | 26-8 |
| Colgate | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Lehigh | 11-7 | 6 | 18-17 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 7 | 17-17 |
| American University | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Loyola Maryland | 8-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Lafayette | 8-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Bucknell | 6-12 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Army | 5-13 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Holy Cross | 5-13 | 12 | 11-22 |
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