Fairleigh Dickinson hangs on for 87-83 win over Bryant
TEANECK, N.J. -- Jahlil Jenkins scored a career-high 22 points with 9-for-12 shooting, Noah Morgan added 19 points and Fairleigh Dickinson hung on Saturday for an 87-83 win over Bryant.
In a close game that featured nine second-half lead changes, Fairleigh Dickinson trailed by three with 2:12 left when Morgan got a bucket to trim the gap to 83-82, then retook the lead with a pair of free throws from Mike Holloway Jr. and held Bryant scoreless the rest of the way.
Darnell Edge had 16 points and Holloway finished with 13 for FDU (12-17, 9-9 Northeast Conference), which shot 50 percent from the field and held a 32-20 scoring advantage in the paint.
Bryant, which led by as many as 11 early in the opening half, got a career-high 25 points from Gus Riley. Bosko Kostur added 19 points, Hunter Ware had 17 and Ikenna Ndugba 13 for the Bulldogs (3-28, 2-16).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Doug Aprahamian
- Steve Ruppenthal
- Sean Campbell
2023-24 America East Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 15-1 | - | 28-7 |
| UMass Lowell | 11-5 | 4 | 22-10 |
| Bryant | 11-5 | 4 | 20-13 |
| New Hampshire | 7-9 | 8 | 16-15 |
| Binghamton | 7-9 | 8 | 15-15 |
| Maine | 7-9 | 8 | 15-17 |
| UMBC | 6-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
| UAlbany | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| NJIT | 3-13 | 12 | 7-21 |
2023-24 Northeast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Connecticut | 13-3 | - | 20-11 |
| Merrimack | 13-3 | - | 21-12 |
| Sacred Heart | 10-6 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 9-7 | 4 | 15-17 |
| Le Moyne | 9-7 | 4 | 15-17 |
| Wagner | 7-9 | 6 | 17-16 |
| Long Island University | 6-10 | 7 | 7-22 |
| St. Francis (PA) | 3-13 | 10 | 8-22 |
| Stonehill | 2-14 | 11 | 4-27 |
Men's College Basketball News
