GLENSIDE, Pa. – Da'Kquan Davis scored a career-high 37 points in Arcadia University men's basketball's first home loss of the season versus DeSales University, 84-76. Davis' point total marks a single-game record for the Knights dating back to the 2010-11 season. The reigning MAC Commonwealth Player of the Year currently leads the conference in scoring with 24.3 points per game. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Bulldogs, who shot 7-for-13 (53.8%) from deep in the opening half, started the game with two three-pointers to jump out to an early 6-2 lead. The Knights battled back with a 5-0 run to take their first lead of the contest, 7-6, at the 16:15 mark. 

- DeSales jumped out to their largest lead of the opening half at eight points. Arcadia clawed back into the game and knotted the contest at 27-27 with a layup from Steve Pendleton at the 6:23 mark. Moments later, Davis regained the lead for the Knights with a layup, 29-27.

- After a couple lead changes. the Knights ended the opening half with a two point advantage, 37-35. Davis tallied the last four points before intermission and headed to the locker room with 20 points.

- Jacob Walsh, who scored the first five points of the second half, expanded the Knights lead to a game-high five points with a three-pointer at the 18:31 mark. Following the junior's bucket, DeSales answered with a 9-0 run to regain the lead, 46-42. The Bulldogs rally was capped off by a Mike Bealer three-pointer with 16:32 remaining in regulation. DeSales eventually expanded its lead to double-digits with a Dat Lambert three-pointer at the 10:53 mark.

- The Knights tried to battle back with a late 7-0 run with 1:26 remaining in regulation, but it wasn't enough. Arcadia was outscored 49-39 in the final half. 

KNIGHT LEADERS
- Points: Davis 37
- Assists: Davis 4
- Rebounds: Derr 8
- Steals: Pendleton 2
- Blocks: Derr 3
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- DeSales took advantage of their second chance opportunities, outscoring the Knights 17-3 with all their second chance points coming in the second half. 
- The Bulldogs dominated the glass, out-rebounding the Knights 49-28 with a 16-5 margin on the offensive glass.
- Arcadia had a higher shooting percentage than the Bulldogs, but were outscored from beyond the arc. 
-The Knights won the turnover battle by a 12-7 margin.

UP NEXT
The Knights (6-6, 2-2) return to action versus Scranton University on Wednesday, Jan. 8 for the third game of a four-game homestand.