FDU men's basketball players get stuck in elevator before game at LIU

NEW YORK -- The Fairleigh Dickinson-LIU men's basketball game Thursday started about 15 minutes late because players were stuck in an elevator. 

The FDU Knights had just left their locker room and were heading down to the court at Steinberg Wellness Center in Brooklyn when the elevator got stuck. 

FDU freshman guard Tyler Jamison told CBS New York it was the longest he's ever been without his phone. 

"We had to play the quiet game for a short period of time, it was funny. It was really hot in there actually. There was like condensation on the walls, that's how steamy it was in there. So it was kind of funny seeing everyone's reactions a little different. Some of us got goofy, some people kind of shut down, got kind of quiet. It was interesting," said Jamison. 

FDNY members responded and were able to get the players safely out of the elevator. 

The delay didn't seem to slow down FDU. The Knights defeated LIU 84-82 in overtime.

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