Emily Ratajkowski with Mystery Man at Knicks Game, Eric Andre Sits Solo

Emily Ratajkowski‘s making Madison Square Garden the setting for her personal little cleaning soap opera — she and Eric Andre hit the Knicks recreation, however not collectively … as an alternative, she was with a thriller dude.

Emily and an obvious new date have been chatting it up courtside Wednesday evening because the Knicks defeated the rival Pacers, 119-113.

The duo was undoubtedly giving first-date vibes, however appeared to have some chemistry … and even arrived collectively outdoors the Garden.

Once they have been inside, the soap-esque plot twist turned obvious … as Eric was additionally having fun with the sport.

The comic did not publicly make any contact with Emily — with whom he lately went on a date — however did do some celeb hype for the cameras and different Knicks followers.

It seems to be like he may’ve gotten the higher seats than ER this time round, as a result of he confirmed off his excellent view.

As we reported, Emily and Eric loved a romantic night collectively in NYC over the weekend, going out for meals, drinks … and presumably a number of laughs.

Emily’s been tremendous energetic on the relationship scene since she filed for divorce from estranged husband Sebastian Bear-McClard in September … the 31-year-old mannequin’s been linked to DJ Orazio Rispo, artist Jack Greer and, in fact, Pete Davidson.