Hackensack, N.J. – The Le Moyne College men's basketball used balanced scoring and hot shooting en route to an 87-74 victory over FDU on Monday night in NEC action at Bogota Savings Bank Center.

Redshirt junior guard Trent Mosquera (Boston, Mass./Belmont Hill School) led six Dolphins in double figures with 18 points, 15 of which came in the first half and got him to 600 career points, while he added a team high-tying six rebounds and a pair of assists. Sophomore guard Jakai Sanders (Brooklyn, N.Y./Eagle Academy) tallied 13 of his 16 points in the second half, while also pulling down six rebounds and dishing out three assists. Sophomore guard Jakob Blakley (Elgin, Ill./Walter Payton Preparatory) and freshman guard Eli Greenberg (Centerville, Ohio/Centerville) each recorded 11 points, while redshirt sophomore guard Deng Garang (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Grimes) and junior guard Samuel Hincapie (Medellin, Colombia/Gateway Legacy Prep (Mo.)/Lake Land College) turned in 10 points each. Le Moyne shot 26-of-43 (.605) from the field and 13-of-21 (.619) from three-point range in the victory. Both percentages are the best by the program in the College's three years at the Division I level.

Taeshaud Jackson led the Knights with 15 points, including 10 in the second half, and eight rebounds. Joey Niesman, Eric Parnell and David Jevtic each recorded 14 points, while Jevtic pulled in 10 rebounds.

The Dolphins got a three-pointer from sophomore forward Isaac Nyakundi (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East/The MacDuffie School (Mass.)) to start the game's scoring and never trailed in the contest. Mosquera scored seven of the team's next nine points as they took their first double-digit lead, 12-2, with 15:08 remaining.

Le Moyne's lead bounced between six and 10 points over the next four and one-half minutes before the Dolphins rattled off 10 straight points over 1:39 to take a 28-11 lead with 8:56 to go. Greenberg made a three-pointer, Hincapie and Mosquera hit jumpers and then Sanders buried a three-pointer.

After the Knights scored seven of the next 12 points, Mosquera drained back-to-back three-pointers around a lay-up by Parnell to give the Dolphins their largest lead of the game at 39-20 with 2:00 remaining.

FDU scored the final four points of the half to get within 39-24 at the intermission.

Following a basket by Parnell to start the second half's scoring, the Dolphins scored 13 of the next 20 points to regain their 19-point advantage, 52-33, with 16:22 remaining. Sanders scored eight of the points in the run, while Garang made two free throws and Blakley buried a three-pointer.

The Knights cut their deficit to 14 on a pair of occasions over the next three and one-half minutes, but Hincapie made a lay-up, Sanders converted two free throws and then Hincapie a foul shot for a 63-44 lead with 10:54 to play.

Following a free throw by junior swingman Tennessee Rainwater (Davenport, Wash./Davenport/Utah Tech) to put the Dolphins up by 18 for the final time, the Knights scored 15 of the next 19 points to close within seven, 68-61, with 5:18 to play. Jackson had four points in the span, while Niesman, Raysean Johnson and Parnell each had three points and Jevtic capped the span with two free throws.

The Dolphins answered back with six straight points and 13 of the next 16 to regain control of the contest. Rainwater made a lay-up, Garang scored four straight points, Sanders buried a three-pointer, Greenberg made a lay-up and then Garang had a lay-up for an 81-64 lead with 1:40 to play.

FDU scored eight of the next 11 points to get back within 12 with 47 seconds left, but Le Moyne made three free throws before the Knights made a pair for the final points of the game.
 
Le Moyne (11-10, 6-2 NEC), which ties LIU for the most wins in conference action, is back in action on Thursday at LIU at 7:00 p.m.