YORK, Pa. - Trailing 73-59 with 3:22 left, a 13-4 run cut the deficit to five with 23 seconds left, but the Arcadia University basketball team was unable to complete the comeback as it fell 83-77 at York College of Pennsylvania in non-conference action on Wednesday evening.

FOR THE RECORD
The Knights suffered their first loss to fall to 5-1 while York improved to 3-2.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-York began the game on a 7-0 run before a Jalen Watkins layup ended the run.

-York led by as much as 19 in the first half as Arcadia faced a 39-25 deficit heading into halftime.

-The Spartans started the second half on a 9-0 run, leading 48-25 with just over 18 minutes left.

-The Knights went on a 14-0 run over the next four minutes, cutting the score to 48-39.

-Arcadia got as close as four points with 14 seconds left but was unable to complete the comeback.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Points: Watkins (24) / Nas Johnson (20) / Justin Money (10)
Rebounds: Watkins (9) / Joshua Okocha (7) / Money (6)
Assists: Watkins (2) / Money (2)
Steals: Money (3) / Watkins (2) / Okocha (2)
Blocks: Watkins (3) / Okocha (1)

INSIDE THE STATS
-The Knights scored 48 points in the paint.

NOTES
-Arcadia set a new season-high for with 30 made field goals.

-The Knights 12 steals are also a season-best.

UP NEXT
Arcadia returns to the court on Saturday when it travels to Widener for a 3:00 p.m. non-conference game.