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Fairleigh Dickinson beats St. Francis 74-72 in NEC quarters
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Fairleigh Dickinson beats St. Francis 74-72 in NEC quarters

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 8:01 p.m. ET

TEANECK, N.J. (AP) Darian Anderson had 22 points and seven rebounds to help No. 2 seed Fairleigh Dickinson beat seventh-seeded St. Francis (Pa.) 74-72 in a Northeast Conference quarterfinal on Wednesday night.

Earl Potts Jr. added 15 points and 10 rebounds, Stephan Jiggetts had 12 points and Marques Townes scored 10. The Knights (16-14) host the St. Francis Brooklyn-Mount St. Mary's winner in the semifinals on Saturday.

Anderson's 3-pointer tied it at 71-all with 2:30 left and Potts' 3 32 seconds later made it 74-71. St. Francis' Greg Brown split a pair of free throws with five seconds left to cap the scoring.

The Red Flash (13-17) led by 10 in the first half. Fairleigh Dickinson closed the gap early in the second and neither team led by more than five the rest of the way.

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Ronnie Drinnon had 21 points and 22 rebounds, Brown scored 15 and Ben Millaud-Meunier added 10 points.

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