Emmitsburg, Md. (January 5, 2008)--Fairleigh Dickinson defeated Mount St. Mary's, 65-62, in Northeast Conference action on Saturday afternoon at the Knott Arena. Manny Ubilla scored a game-high 24 points to pace the Knights (5-7, 1-1 NEC) to the win while Chris Vann led the Mountaineers (7-7, 3-1 NEC) in the loss.

Fairleigh Dickinson used an 11-to-4 run over the final 9:12 of the first half to take a 24-21 lead at the break. The opening 20 minutes were not pretty to watch as Mount St. Mary's shot 29.6 percent from the field while Fairleigh Dickinson was 6-for-28 (21.4 percent).

The Mount surged ahead early in the second half, taking a 32-30 lead after a Shawn Atupem jumper with 14:24 remaining. Fairleigh Dickinson answered with a 9-to-4 run, taking the lead for good on an Eric Hazard three-pointer with 11:25 left in the game.

The Mount hung tough, cutting the deficit to 48-47 with 3:34 on the clock after a pair of Vann free throws. Ubilla, however, scored the next five points, including a three-pointer with 3:00 on the clock, to extend the FDU lead to 53-47. The Knights were able to hold off the Mount the rest of the way.

Ubilla was 6-of-12 from the field and 5-of-9 from three-point range for his game-high 24 points. Sean Baptiste (14), Bernell Murray (11) and Hazard (10) also reached double figures in the win. Vann led the Mount with 15 points while Sam Atupem added 12 in the loss. Markus Mitchell pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds in the game for the Mount as well while Jeremy Goode finished with seven points, seven assists, five rebounds and five steals.

The Mount finished the game shooting 41.5 percent from the field while holding Fairleigh Dickinson to 35.4 percent shooting. The Knights, however, were 21-of-32 (.656) at the foul line compared to 13-of-16 for the Mount.

The Mount returns to action on Monday, January 7, with a 7:00 p.m. game at Oklahoma.