Center Valley, PA (February 16, 2019) - Sophomore Timmy Edwards scored a career-high 24 points, missing just one shot, leading the DeSales University men's basketball team past Delaware Valley University, 73-61, to close out the regular season schedule in MAC Freedom action on Saturday afternoon in Billera Hall.

The Basics/Notes

• Final Score: DeSales - 73, Delaware Valley - 61
• Records: DeSales (19-6, 12-2 Conf); Delaware Valley (12-13, 8-6 Conf.)
• The Bulldogs will enter the MAC Freedom postseason tournament as the #1 seed and will have a rematch with these Aggies, the #4 seed, on Wednesday in Billera Hall at 8:00 pm.
• DSU finished the year winning 16 of its final 18 games.

How it Happened

• The Aggies started quickly taking a 10-4 lead early before DSU tied the game at 12 on back-to-back 3's from senior Luke Connaghan.
• The game remained tied at 20 before a quick 7-1 DeSales run gave the Bulldogs a 27-21 lead and DSU took a 36-30 advantage into the locker room as the half.
• DeSales scored the first two baskets of the second-half to lead by 10 (40-30) before a 10-0 Aggie run tied the game at 42 at the 14:22 mark.
• The two teams went back-and-forth over the next six minutes with Edwards scoring nine of DSU's 13 points during that stretch to give DSU a 55-50 lead at the 8:38 mark.
• It was still a five point game with just over five minutes left when a lay-up from Connaghan was followed by a three-point play from Edwards pushing the lead back to 10 (63-53) with 4:57 left.
• DelVal scored the next four points to get within six but a three from junior Ben Pratt and another bucket from Edwards gave DeSales a 68-57 lead and the Bulldogs never looked back from there.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Edwards shot 11-of-12 from the field in the win for his career-high 24 points.
• Connaghan added 13 points and pulled down five rebounds.
• Junior Tracy Simsick handed out a career and game-high seven assists.

For the Foes

• Alex Matsinye finished with 17 points to lead Delaware Valley.
• Mike Cianciulli also reached double figures withj 13 points.

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales shot 54.5 percent from the field.
• DSU dominated the paint out-scoring the Aggies, 50-32 inside the lane.
• The Bulldogs bench out-scored Delaware Valley's, 36-9.

Up Next

• These two teams are back at it in the MAC Freedom postseason tournament semifinals on Wednesday with tip set for 8:00 pm.