GLENSIDE, Pa. - The Arcadia University men's basketball overcame an early deficit to defeat Immaculata, 88-60 on Sunday afternoon inside Alumni Gymnasium. The Knights have now won three of their last four games.
The Mighty Macs led 20-11 with 13:30 left in the first half, but the Knights outscored Immaculata 77-40 over the final 32:30 of the game.
ARCADIA 88, IMMACULATA 60
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Immaculata used some hot shooting to jump out to a 20-11 lead. The teams would go back and forth following an Arcadia timeout. The Knights ended the half on a 24-3 run, that lasted over seven minutes to take a 42-28 lead into halftime.
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The Knights used strong defense and consistent offense to grow its lead in the second half. Arcadia shot 10-for-13 from the three-point line in the final 20 minutes. They also forced 12 Immaculata turnovers to outscore the Mighty Macs by 14 in the final frame to win the game, 88-60.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Points: Justin Money (18), Nas Johnson/Johaan Vinson (12)
Assists: Johnson (5), Money/Gabe Kier/Dom Vazquez (3)
Rebounds: Money (8), Vinson (6), Kier (5)
Blocks: Four players (1)
Steals: Johnson (4), Money/DJ Gardner (2)
UP NEXT
The Knights return to conference play on Wednesday, Jan. 5 as they travel to Misericordia. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m.