St. Francis Brooklyn holds off Fairleigh Dickinson 76-70 (Jan 25, 2018)
TEANECK, N.J. (AP) Rasheem Dunn scored 18 points with six rebounds and six assists, Chauncey Hawkins added 16 points with three assists and St. Francis Brooklyn held off Fairleigh Dickinson 76-70 Thursday night, winning its third straight.
Dunn and Hawkins teamed up on a key basket for St. Francis (9-12, 6-3 Northeast Conference) late in the game as Fairleigh Dickinson made a charge.
Kaleb Bishop scored nine of his 13 points in an eight-minute span of the second half as the Knights rallied from 14 points down to come as close as 68-65 with 3:40 remaining. A minute later, Hawkins swiped the ball from Fairleigh Dickinson's Mike Holloway and found Dunn for a fast-break layup as the Terriers held on.
Josh Nicholas added 11 points for St. Francis and D.J. Porter 10. The Terriers remain in the mix atop the Northeast, a half-game behind Robert Morris and Wagner.
Darnell Edge led Fairleigh Dickinson (6-14, 3-6) with 18 points, Jahlil Jenkins added a career-best 17 and Holloway 14.
