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84
Winner Arcadia ARC 9-9,5-5 MAC Freedom
71
FDU-Florham FDU-F 3-16,2-8 MAC Freedom
Winner
Arcadia ARC
9-9,5-5 MAC Freedom
84
Final
71
FDU-Florham FDU-F
3-16,2-8 MAC Freedom
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Arcadia ARC 43 41 84
FDU-Florham FDU-F 25 46 71

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Runs Win Streak to Three against FDU-Florham

MADISON, N.J. - The Arcadia University men's basketball team ran its win streak to three with an 84-71 victory at Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) at FDU-Florham on Wednesday evening. Nas Johnson finished with a team-high 23 points while Jalen Watkins and Justin Money each finished in double-figures.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Knights raced to a 21-9 lead through the first 8 minutes.

-Arcadia led by as much as 23, entering halftime holding a 43-25 advantage.

-FDU-Florham chipped away in the second half, but never got closer than 10 points.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Points: Johnson (23) / Watkins (20) / Money (18)
Rebounds: Watkins (15) / Joshua Okocha (8) / Dom Vazquez (5)
Assists: Vazquez (6) / Johnson (6) 
Steals: Watkins (1) / Darius Isaac (1)
Blocks: Watkins (1)

INSIDE THE STATS
-Arcadia made the most of its 11 offensive rebounds with 13 second-chance points.

-The Knights set a new season-high for three-point percentage at 45.5 percent (10-22).

-Second, Arcadia hit a new season-best in field goal percentage, hitting 53.8 percent (28-52) of its attempts.

-Third, the team set a new season benchmark for assists in a game with 18.

-Fourth, the 84 points scored are the most this season.

-Oddly, the Knights had the exact same number of rebounds from the first meeting with the Devils: 11 offensive and 29 defensive.

-Vazquez matched his career-high with six assists.

-Watkins notched his 12th double-double of the season.

UP NEXT
Arcadia (9-9, 5-5 MAC Freedom) return to action on Saturday whe it will host Misericordia University for a 3:00 p.m. conference game.
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