Manhattan vs. Fairleigh Dickinson

Jason Wingate scored six points in the final 1:40 and Manhattan held off Fairleigh Dickinson 80-77 Tuesday night in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament.
The Knights' Chad Timberlake fell short with a desperation 3-pointer with three seconds left.
The Jaspers (19-10), winners of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular-season title, played an NIT home game for the first time since a 67-65 decision against Wisconsin-Green Bay on March 19, 1992. They had lost three consecutive NIT games, all on the road, since then.
They travel to meet top-seeded Maryland on Saturday.
Wingate, who finished with 15 points, sank two foul shots to provide a 76-74 edge with 1:40 left before Michael Peeples hit a 3-pointer from the left side. Wingate countered with a driving score to make it 78-77 with 57 seconds remaining.
Gordon Klaiber went to the free throw line with 40.9 seconds to play for the Knights (20-12). He was short with both attempts, but the ball was tipped back to him. Fairleigh Dickinson squandered that chance, as well, when Manhattan's Arturo Dubois tipped away an errant pass to Wingate, who was quickly fouled. He sank both of his foul shots with 22.9 seconds left for the 80-77 margin.
Wingate finished 3-of-13 from the floor and had struggled before his late-game heroics.