HACKENSACK, N.J. – Akeem Bennett scored 28 points and Ricky Cadell added 20 as St. Francis (N.Y.) handed Fairleigh Dickinson an 86-77 defeat Saturday night.
The Terriers overcame Fairleigh Dickinson's 42-27 rebounding advantage with accurate, long-range shooting. St. Francis made 9 of 19 from 3-point territory while the Knights were 1 of 11. Eight of the 3-pointers came in the first half, when the Terriers (10-11, 5-5 Northeast Conference) established a 49-34 halftime lead.
Mike Scott had 24 points and Adam Galvin had 20 points and 17 rebounds. But the Knights (4-16, 2-8) lost their fourth straight and their 13th in the last 14.
Fairleigh Dickinson led by one point five times, but the Terriers went on a 12-0 run to take control with a 24-13 lead and 11:21 left in the first half. The Knights fell behind by as many as 20 points, and it proved too deep a hole to escape.
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