Fairleigh Dickinson Men’s Hoops Falls at Sacred Heart, 75-63
Felton Nets 22 for Knights.  

Box Score

Fairfield, Conn. – The Fairleigh Dickinson University men’s basketball team fell by a score of 75-63, at the hands of host Sacred Heart University this evening.  The Knights fell to 2-14 overall and 2-5 in NEC play, while the Pioneers improved to 5-9 overall and 4-3 in NEC action.  Senior center James Felton paced the Knights with 22 points, eight rebounds and four assists.  Maurice Bailey led four Sacred Heart players in double-digits with 17 points.

After trailing by as many as seven points in the first frame, the Knights took a brief one-point lead before heading into the break down 32-31.  Felton tallied 16 of his points during the first 20 minutes.

The Knights trailed 50-38 with 12:19 remaining before making a 10-4 run to pull within six (54-48) with 9:19 left.  Sacred Heart would go back up by 10 and the Knights would cut the deficit to six points once more, but could pull no closer.

Matt Hammond added 17 points for Fairleigh Dickinson on 8-of-15 from the field.  Mensah Peterson chipped in seven points and three steals in 23 minutes off the bench.

The Knights return to action on Saturday, January 19^th when they host Robert Morris at 7:00 p.m.