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Edge, Bishop propel FDU to victory with long-range shooting

Published Jan. 21, 2019 4:20 p.m. ET

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — Darnell Edge scored 23 points and Kaleb Bishop 21, with each making five 3-pointers, and Fairleigh Dickinson beat Mount St. Mary's 87-69 on Monday.

Xzavier Malone-Key added 16 points and Jahil Jenkins 10 for the Knights (7-11, 2-4 Northeast), who snapped a three-game losing streak and beat the Mountaineers for the third straight time. FDU shot 52 percent, including 12 of 26 from the arc while making 13 of 15 free throws.

A 12-2 run early in the second with six points each from Edge and Malone-Key made it 58-44 with just under 15 minutes left. The lead reached 22.

Edge and Bishop were both 4 for 4 from the arc in the first half with the Knights shooting 62 percent from the field but led just 44-37 as the Mountaineers shot 61 percent.

Omar Habwe scored 16 points, Vado Morse 12 and Malik Jefferson 10 for Mount St. Mary's (4-15, 1-5).

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