Madison, NJ (December 9, 2019)- On a historic night from the three-point line, Men's Basketball defeated Hunter College on Monday night, 86-77. With the win, FDU improves to 4-5 while the Hawks drop to 1-7.

FIRST HALF
Junior Shawn Smith and freshman John Bennett got the scoring going for FDU, knocking down two threes to tie the game early, 6-6. The Hawks would score 13 of the games next 18 points to take a 19-11 lead with 12:37 remaining. Back and forth play kept Hunter ahead threw the first 10 minutes, leading 27-19 with 9:52 left in the half. FDU would get hot, scoring five straight points thanks to a three from senior Andy Fleurantin and a two from freshman Joseph Nigro. The Devils were down three, 27-24. The Hawks extended the lead to seven, 31-24 at the 7:59 mark before FDU took control. Seven three-point field goals down the stretch, led by junior Oliver Ortman's five trey's, gave the Devils a 47-46 lead headed into the halftime break.  

SECOND HALF
A tug-a-war battle ensued through the first two-minutes of play, before FDU went on a run. The Devils scored 12 straight points to push their lead to nine at 63-52 with 14:03 remaining. They would push their lead to as many as 12 with 13:04 left on another three-pointer, this time from Senior Kenneth LaRocca. Fleurantin would knock down three threes' in the span of 53 seconds to extend the FDU lead to as many as 15 at the 8:21 mark, 80-65. Hunter wasn't done, answering with a 12-0 run themselves, making it 80-77 with :37 seconds remaining. Smith knocked down two free throws and Fleurantin knocked down four to secure the 86-77 Devils victory.

LEAD DEVIL
Fleurantin had a career night scoring 33 points on 9-of-13 (69%) from the field and 7-of-10 (70%) from three-point land. That is the most amount of points he has scored in an FDU uniform.

RECORD BREAKING
With 20 total three-pointers made, the Devils broke the single game record for three-pointers made in a game surpassing the previous total of 16.

HELPING THE SQUAD
Ortman finished the game with 19 points on 7-of-14 (50%) from the field and 5-of-9 (55%) from beyond the arc. Smith had 15 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists while LaRocca ended with 11 points, knocking down three threes.

COACHES THOUGHTS
"That was fun! Obviously very impressed with the way we shot the ball but even more impressed with some second half stretches on the defensive end. We're still learning to finish games and learn how to put teams away but I'm really proud of how far this group has come ." – Head Coach Jeff Slanovec

NEXT UP
FDU takes 20 days off before returning to the court at the Albright College Tournament on December 29 when they take on Albright College at 4:00 p.m. Game two on December 30 is TBD.