Center Valley, PA (February 2, 2022) - Senior Dat Lambert scored 12 of his 14 points in the second-half leading the DeSales University men's basketball team past Stevens, 63-51, in MAC Freedom action on Wednesday evening in Billera Hall.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 63, Stevens - 51
• Records: DeSales (18-2, 11-1 MAC Freedom); Stevens (8-8, 7-4 MAC Freedom)
• DSU sweeps the season series and improves to 5-2 all-time vs. the Ducks.
• The win also keeps DeSales' two-game lead in the MAC Freedom standings in the loss column with four games left on the conference slate in the quest for the top seed in the MAC Freedom postseason tournament.

How it Happened

• DSU struggled early going 4:24 before making its first basket of the game before the bench gave the Bulldogs a boost going erasing a 7-2 deficit early with a 21-10 spurt to claim a 23-17 lead at the 7:14 mark.
• The bench did almost all the work during the run as eight different players scored during the run.
• The Ducks scored six straight points to the game at 23 before a 3 from junior Jordan Holmqvist helped DeSales take a 27-25 lead into the halftime locker room.
• The Bulldogs stormed out of the halftime gates to start the second-half extending its two-point advantage up to 14 with a 15-3 run to start the second-half.
• Lambert was on fire during the spurt with three 3's.
• The lead hovered between nine and 16 points the rest of the way as DeSales kept control of the game and hit 7-of-9 from the charity stripe over the final 2:24 to ice the win.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Lambert was the lone player in double digits scoring 12 of his 14 points in the second-half.
• Sophomore Christian Guldin led a strong bench effort with nine points and added six rebounds.
• Senior Matt Kachelries had eight points and four assists and senior Timmy Edwards had seven points.

For the Foes

• Matt Crowley finished with 13 points and Alex DiPietrantonio added nine points and 13 rebounds.
• Jack Spellman was very close to a triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds, and eight blocks in the loss.

Inside the Box Score

• Neither team shot well with DSU hitting 32.8 percent for the game and Stevens just 33.3 percent.
• DeSales controlled the glass, out-rebounding Stevens, 47-39.
• The two teams combined for 18 blocked shots.
• DSU's bench out-scored Stevens, 31-10.

Up Next

• DeSales is back in action on Saturday when they host FDU-Florham in another MAC Freedom battle set to begin at 3:00 pm in Billera Hall.