Center Valley, PA (December 4, 2021) - The #25 DeSales University men's basketball team out-scored Arcadia, 40-28, in the second-half to stay unbeaten on the season in a 61-52 win over the Knights in MAC Freedom action on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 61, Arcadia - 52
• Records: DeSales (8-0, 2-0 MAC Freedom); Arcadia (0-8, 0-2 MAC Freedom)
• DSU improves to 17-8 all-time vs. the Knights with the four straight win in the all-time series.
• The Bulldogs are now 8-0 for the first time since the 2008-09 season when DSU opened the year with a 9-0 record.

How it Happened

• The Bulldogs struggled shooting the ball in the first-half but kept themselves in the game on the defensive side of the ball.
• DSU went 0-for-10 from outside the arc in the opening half but held Arcadia to just 28.6 percent shooting to trail by just three points at the halftime break.
• The game was tied at 28 early in the second-half when DeSales went on an 11-3 run to take a 39-31 lead at the 12:55 mark.
• The lead grew to 13 poits (53-40) before Arcadia went on a 10-2 spurt to get within five (55-50) with 3:35 to go.
• The Bulldogs went up seven after hitting 1-of-2 freebies over the next two possessions and junior Will Bowen sealed the win with a lay-up with 1:30 left giving DSU a 59-50 lead.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Bowen was outstanding off the bench scoring a game-high 17 points and grabbing eight rebounds, shooting 7-for-9 from the field.
• Sophomore Ryan Boylan had eight points and 12 rebounds in the win and junior Keba Mitchell had four blocks.

For the Foes

• Samuel Majekodunmi and Justin Money each had 16 points to lead the Knights.
• Nas Johnson finished with 10 tallies.

Inside the Box Score

• After shooting just 28.6 percent from the field in the first-half, DeSales was 14-for-28 (50.0%) in the second half.
• DeSales out-rebounded Arcadia, 43-34, and out-scored the Knights, 36-26, in the paint.
• The Bullogs bench once again was the story out-scoring Arcadia, 33-11, for the game.

Up Next

• The Bulldogs will look to stay unbeaten on Wednesday when they travel to Stevens for another MAC Freedom game beginning at 8:00 pm.