Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers @ Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 45 | 79 | |
FDU | 34 | 40 | 74 |
Long's 29 rallies Mount St. Mary's past Fairleigh Dickinson
TEANECK, N.J. -- Elijah Long scored a career-high 29 points, including a go-ahead layup late, and Mount St. Mary's rallied to beat Fairleigh Dickinson 79-74 to stay in sole possession of first place in the Northeast Conference.
Mike Holloway's layup capped a 10-0 run and the Knights led 44-34 early in the second half. Long scored seven straight and the Mountaineers closed to 60-56 with 7:13 left, then to 65-63 on Greg Alexander's 3-pointer. The Mountaineers tied it at 69 and 71 before taking a 75-71 lead on a Long's layup and Junior Robinson's two free throws.
The Knights closed to 75-74 on Darian Anderson's free throw, but Robinson hit two from the line and Chris Wray iced it with a dunk at the buzzer.
Robinson scored 17 and Mawdo Sallah added 12 for the Mountaineers (15-14, 13-3).
Holloway scored 18 points with eight rebounds for the Knights (11-16, 9-7), who have lost three straight.
Game Information
Hackensack, NJ
Referee:Rod Mrakovich
Referee:Andrew Maira
Referee:Michael Kelly
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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