Despite the NCAA Tournament bid already decided with the Fairleigh-Dickinson Knights earning that right on Saturday, they will clash with the Merrimack Warriors for the Northeast Conference Tournament Championship on Tuesday. The Knights (19-14, 10-6 Northeast) earned the league's automatic bid with a 70-50 win over St. Francis, Pa., in the semifinals. The Warriors (17- 16, 12-4), the league's top seed, are still ineligible for the NCAA and NIT Tournaments because of the reclassification process. Merrimack, which is transitioning from Division II to Division I, downed Sacred Heart 71-60 in the semifinals.
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