Fairleigh Dickinson players get stuck in elevator before the game and later beat LIU 84-82 in OT

NEW YORK (AP) Ansley Almonor had 19 points and nine rebounds, Terrence Brown added 17 points and Fairleigh Dickinson beat Long Island University 84-82 in overtime on Thursday night after the Knights were stuck in an elevator before the game.

NEW YORK (AP) Ansley Almonor had 19 points and nine rebounds, Terrence Brown added 17 points and Fairleigh Dickinson beat Long Island University 84-82 in overtime on Thursday night after the Knights were stuck in an elevator before the game.

The FDU players were rescued from an elevator - that takes players from the locker room to the court - by New York City firefighters at Steinberg Wellness Center in Brooklyn.

The game was delayed by about 15 minutes - and it was extended after LIU's Tana Kopa forced overtime by tying it at 79-all with 33 seconds left. Heru Bligen made FDU's only field goal in overtime, with 4:30 remaining and Kopa's half-court heave at the buzzer rimmed out.

Bligen finished with 14 points and eight rebounds for FDU (12-14, 6-5 Northeast Conference).

Kopa scored 18 points and Nikola Djapa added 16 points and 10 rebounds for LIU (6-18, 5-7).

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