Box Score MADISON, N.J. – The FDU-Florham Devils men's basketball team earned an exciting victory by defeating Freedom Conference rival Manhattanville College 72-69 on Wednesday night at the Ferguson Recreation Center.

Will Green (Cranford, N.J./Cranford) scored his 1,000^th career point and led all scorers with 21 points and a game-high 17 rebounds. Four Devils posted double-figure efforts in the win, including Kevin Furlong (Hazlet, N.J./Raritan) and Trevor Sykes (Staten Island, N.Y./St.Peter's Boy's) who tallied 16 and 15 points respectively.

The Devils (7-7, 2-1 MAC) only held a three-point advantage at intermission despite shooting nearly 60 percent from the floor. With nine seconds remaining in the half, Furlong netted a long three-pointer which broke a 35-35 tie. Furlong finished the opening stanza with 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting.

After a strong start to the second half, Furlong found a cutting Donte Ali (Willingboro, N.J./Medford Tech) for a layup, which gave the Devils a 10-point lead (54-44), their largest advantage of the contest. Ali came off of the bench for FDU and provided a spark by blocking four shots in his 28 minutes of action.

With 1:01 left to play and the Devils holding a 68-61 lead, Manhattanville sophomore guard Anthony Maestre knocked down a three to bring the Valiants within two possessions. FDU struggled mightily at the free throw line, which prohibited them from sealing the victory.

A clutch three-point play by Manhattanville senior guard Colin Campbell with eight seconds left brought the Valiants within one point at 70-69. After Furlong split a pair of free throws, Campbell rushed toward the basket, barreled into FDU guard Kevin McTiernan (Yonkers,N.Y./Fordham Prep), and was whistled for an offensive foul. With two seconds to play, and FDU leading by three, Manhattanville forward Jack Bramswig 's half-court heave was off the mark and the Devils held on for the narrow victory.

Bramswig led the Valiants (5-9,1-2 MAC) with 19 points and eight rebounds, while Campbell and Maestre each added 12 points in defeat.

Green reached the 1,000 point mark tonight in his 91^st career game in Madison. The senior forward is the 29^th Devils men's basketball player to accomplish this feat.

Next up for the Devils:
FDU continues Freedom Conference play on Saturday, January 18^th when they take on Misericordia University at the Ferguson Recreation Center with tip-off slated for 3 p.m.