Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers @ Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 36 | 75 | |
FDU | 39 | 41 | 80 |
Fairleigh Dickinson tops Mount St. Mary's 80-75 in NEC
TEANECK, N.J. -- Earl Potts Jr. scored 20 points with nine rebounds and Fairleigh Dickinson edged Mount St. Mary's 80-75 on Saturday in a Northeast Conference tournament semifinal game.
The Knights (17-14) advance to play top-seeded Wagner (22-9), winners over LIU Brooklyn, in the championship game on Tuesday.
A close game throughout, FDU took a one-point lead with 4:33 to go on Potts' 3-pointer. Darnell Edge's triple a minute later made it a six-point contest.
The Mount got it back to two after a pair of free throws by Junior Robinson with 1:25 left, but Potts hit another 3 the next time down and the Knights held on to advance.
Mike Holloway scored 19 points with 17 rebounds -- a career high for the freshman -- for FDU. Darian Anderson scored 14 points and Stephan Jiggetts added 12.
Mount St. Mary's (14-19) was led by Robinson with 21 points. Chris Wray scored 12 points while Gregory Graves and Charles Glover both finished with 10.
Game Information
Hackensack, NJ
Referee:Lionel Butler
Referee:Andrew Maira
Referee:James Ostwalt
2025-26 Standings
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
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