Chicago State Cougars vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights

Jan 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CHST	21	42	63
FDU	31	39	70

Game Recap

Fairleigh Dickinson defeats Chicago State 70-63. Joey Niesman scored 18 points, Taeshaud Jackson added 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Fairleigh Dickinson beat Chicago State 70-63 on Thursday night.

Player Stats

CHICAGO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23CJ Ray	34	6-10	3-5	0-0	1	2	1	0	2	4	15
15Joseph Owens	16	0-2	0-0	3-4	2	0	0	1	1	4	3
9Malek Robinson	22	3-4	2-3	1-2	1	1	2	0	1	5	9
3Doyel Cockrill III	27	4-8	3-6	3-4	1	0	0	0	1	1	14
21Braelon Bush	29	1-11	1-6	4-4	1	2	2	0	2	1	7
6Daniel Zatsepin	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
22Dailliss Cox	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8Stephen Byard	26	6-8	0-0	3-3	8	0	1	0	5	4	15
11Lionel Larvadain III	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
25Dakari Thomas	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
10Corey Sands	24	0-4	0-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0
TOTAL	-	20-4940.8%	9-2339.1%	14-1782.4%	19	6	8	1	13	24	63

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Taeshaud Jackson	30	4-5	3-4	6-8	14	2	0	1	3	2	17
22Cyril Martynov	24	0-2	0-0	1-4	6	2	0	0	2	0	1
0Joey Niesman	36	5-9	3-6	5-6	3	2	2	0	1	0	18
3Raysean Johnson	20	1-5	1-5	2-2	2	0	1	0	5	2	5
7Eric Parnell	24	4-12	1-7	2-2	3	1	1	0	1	3	11
55Arthur Cox	23	3-5	1-3	5-6	4	2	0	0	1	4	12
9Sebastian Haubro	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35David Jevtic	16	1-5	0-3	3-4	0	1	0	0	1	1	5
24Ras Elijah Godbolt	19	0-2	0-1	1-2	2	0	1	1	0	3	1
8Noah Melson	5	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	18-4738.3%	9-3129.0%	25-3473.5%	34	10	5	2	14	15	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCHSTFDU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Chicago State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Fairleigh Dickinson.
(19:29) Joseph Owens misses layup.
(19:26) Taeshaud Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(19:10) Raysean Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:07) Chicago State Defensive Rebound.
(19:07) Foul on Taeshaud Jackson.
(18:55) Braelon Bush bad pass turnover.
(18:30) Eric Parnell misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:26) Cyril Martynov Offensive Rebound.
(18:22) Cyril Martynov bad pass turnover.
(18:22) Malek Robinson Steal.
(18:04) Braelon Bush misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:00) Taeshaud Jackson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:46) Joey Niesman makes 26-foot three point jumper (Taeshaud Jackson assists).
03
(17:32) CJ Ray misses 2-foot hook shot.
(17:30) Taeshaud Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(17:17) Eric Parnell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:14) Joseph Owens Defensive Rebound.
(17:08) Foul on Raysean Johnson.
+2 (16:54) CJ Ray makes layup.
23
(16:37) Foul on Malek Robinson.
+1 (16:37) Arthur Cox makes free throw 1 of 2.
24
+1 (16:37) Arthur Cox makes free throw 2 of 2.
25
(16:09) Braelon Bush misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:06) Eric Parnell Defensive Rebound.
(15:42) Raysean Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:39) Chicago State Defensive Rebound.
(15:15) CJ Ray misses layup.
(15:12) Cyril Martynov Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:56) Eric Parnell makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
27
+3 (14:35) Doyel Cockrill III makes 23-foot three point jumper (CJ Ray assists).
57
+3 (14:09) Arthur Cox makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cyril Martynov assists).
510
(13:43) Doyel Cockrill III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:39) Cyril Martynov Defensive Rebound.
(13:30) David Jevtic bad pass turnover.
(13:30) Malek Robinson Steal.
+2 (13:26) Malek Robinson makes driving layup.
710
+3 (13:15) Joey Niesman makes 25-foot three point jumper (David Jevtic assists).
713
(12:47) CJ Ray bad pass turnover.
(12:31) Eric Parnell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:27) Chicago State Defensive Rebound.
(12:26) Foul on Arthur Cox.
(12:01) Corey Sands misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(11:58) Joey Niesman Defensive Rebound.
(11:37) David Jevtic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:26) Stephen Byard Defensive Rebound.
(11:26) Foul on David Jevtic.
(11:07) Braelon Bush misses driving layup.
(11:05) Taeshaud Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(10:56) Noah Melson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:53) Chicago State Defensive Rebound.
(10:36) Foul on Stephen Byard.
(10:36) Stephen Byard turnover.
(10:23) Foul on Dailliss Cox.
(10:23) Taeshaud Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:23) Fairleigh Dickinson Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:23) Taeshaud Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2.
714
(9:54) Stephen Byard misses 3-foot hook shot.
(9:51) Taeshaud Jackson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:29) Taeshaud Jackson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Joey Niesman assists).
717
(8:59) Lionel Larvadain III out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(8:37) Foul on Corey Sands.
(8:27) Raysean Johnson traveling turnover.
+3 (8:11) Doyel Cockrill III makes 27-foot three point jumper (CJ Ray assists).
1017
(7:38) Noah Melson misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(7:35) Arthur Cox Offensive Rebound.
(7:33) Ras Elijah Godbolt misses 20-foot jumper.
(7:30) Malek Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(7:22) Foul on Raysean Johnson.
+1 (7:19) Doyel Cockrill III makes free throw 1 of 2.
1117
(7:19) Doyel Cockrill III misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:19) Taeshaud Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(6:54) David Jevtic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:49) Ras Elijah Godbolt Offensive Rebound.
(6:44) Arthur Cox misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:40) Joseph Owens Defensive Rebound.
(6:33) Joseph Owens bad pass turnover.
(6:33) Joey Niesman Steal.
+2 (6:30) Joey Niesman makes driving layup.
1119
+3 (5:58) Malek Robinson makes 26-foot three pointer.
1419
(5:27) Joey Niesman misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(5:25) Joey Niesman Offensive Rebound.
(5:20) Foul on Doyel Cockrill III.
+1 (5:20) Joey Niesman makes free throw 1 of 2.
1420
+1 (5:20) Joey Niesman makes free throw 2 of 2.
1421
(4:55) Joseph Owens misses layup.
(4:52) Arthur Cox Defensive Rebound.
(4:52) Foul on Joseph Owens.
(4:42) Joey Niesman bad pass turnover.
(4:42) Dakari Thomas Steal.
(4:38) Dakari Thomas misses layup.
(4:37) Fairleigh Dickinson Defensive Rebound.
(4:37) Foul on Malek Robinson.
+1 (4:37) Ras Elijah Godbolt makes free throw 1 of 2.
1422
(4:37) Ras Elijah Godbolt misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:37) Chicago State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:07) Doyel Cockrill III makes 14-foot floating jump shot.
1622
+2 (3:52) Eric Parnell makes 4-foot dunk (Taeshaud Jackson assists).
1624
(3:44) Doyel Cockrill III misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(3:40) Ras Elijah Godbolt Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:20) Joey Niesman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cyril Martynov assists).
1627
(3:01) Braelon Bush misses layup.
(3:01) Ras Elijah Godbolt Block.
(2:55) Cyril Martynov Defensive Rebound.
(2:44) Eric Parnell misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(2:41) Chicago State Defensive Rebound.
(2:17) Doyel Cockrill III bad pass turnover.
+3 (2:16) Taeshaud Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joey Niesman assists).
1630
+3 (1:30) Malek Robinson makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
1930
(1:09) David Jevtic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:05) Corey Sands Defensive Rebound.
(0:54) Malek Robinson bad pass turnover.
(0:54) Joey Niesman Steal.
(0:50) Foul on Malek Robinson.
(0:50) David Jevtic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:50) Fairleigh Dickinson Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:50) David Jevtic makes free throw 2 of 2.
1931
+2 (0:32) Stephen Byard makes layup.
2131
(0:22) Cyril Martynov misses layup.
(0:18) Daniel Zatsepin Defensive Rebound.
(0:17) Daniel Zatsepin misses layup.
(0:14) Daniel Zatsepin Offensive Rebound.
(0:01) Corey Sands misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Chicago State Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CHST

FDU

63Points70

20-49(40.8%)Field Goal(%)18-47(38.3%)

9-23(39.1%)3-Point(%)9-31(29.0%)

14-17(82.4%)Free Throw(%)25-34(73.5%)

26(3)Rebounds(Offensive)39(12)

6Assists10

8Steals5

1Blocks2

13Turnovers14

24(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

0Largest Lead17

Game Details

Thursday, January 8, 2026 · 5:00 PM

Bogota Savings Bank Center · Teaneck, NJ

attendance: 329 (17.8%)

tv: NEC Front Row

spread: FDU -4.5

over/under: 143.5