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59
Lycoming Lyc 11-7,6-3 MAC Freedom
61
Winner Arcadia ARC 8-9,4-5 MAC Freedom
Lycoming Lyc
11-7,6-3 MAC Freedom
59
Final
61
Arcadia ARC
8-9,4-5 MAC Freedom
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lycoming Lyc 31 28 59
Arcadia ARC 28 33 61

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Watkins Last-Second Putback Leads Men's Basketball Past Lycoming

GLENSIDE - Jalen Watkins' put-back with less than a second left on the clock lifted the Arcadia University men's basketball team to a 61-59 victory over Lycoming College in Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) play inside Alumni Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. Watkins led the way with a game-high 32 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-Lycoming started the game on a 17-6 run over the first eight minutes.

-The Knights finished the half outscoring the Warriors 22-14 to cut the deficit to three at 31-28 going into halftime.

-Lycoming was ahead 42-41 with 11:15 on the clock before Arcadia went on a 9-0 run to grab a 48-42 lead with 7:06 remaining.

-The Warriors hit two free throws to tie the score at 59 with 19 seconds left, before Watkins grabbed a rebound and in one motion put it back in before the buzzer went off.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Points: Watkins (32) / Justin Money (8) / Dom Vazquez (7)
Rebounds: Watkins (13) / Vazquez (4) / Nas Johnson (4) / Joshua Okocha (4)
Assists: Okocha (2)
Steals: Okocha (1) / Vazquez (1) / Money (1) / Josh Parks (1)
Blocks: Watkins (4)

INSIDE THE STATS
-This was Watkins 11th double-double of the season.

-The Knights won the battle in the paint 42-28.

-Arcadia's nine turnovers are its second-lowest total of the season.

UP NEXT
Arcadia (8-9, 4-5 MAC Freedom) return to action on Wednesday when it travels to FDU-Florham for a 6:00 p.m. conference game.
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