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61
Scranton SCR 1-9,0-4 Landmark
70
Winner Arcadia ARC 6-4,0-0 MAC Freedom
Scranton SCR
1-9,0-4 Landmark
61
Final
70
Arcadia ARC
6-4,0-0 MAC Freedom
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Scranton SCR 39 22 61
Arcadia ARC 29 41 70

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Second Half Run against Scranton Ends Men's Basketball Slide

GLENSIDE - A 41-22 second half helped end a four-game skid, lifting the Arcadia University men's basketball team to a 70-61 non-conference victory over the University of Scranton inside Alumni Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon.

Dominic Vazquez set a new single-game record for assists with 12.

FOR THE RECORD
-The Knights improved to 6-4 while Scranton fell to 1-9.

HOW IT HAPPENED 
-The scoring started slow as the game was tied at four five and a half minutes in.

-Arcadia led 13-11 with 10:34 on the clock, but a 16-8 run gave Scranton a 37-21 advantage with 2:50 left until halftime.

-The Knights trailed 39-29 at the break.

-Arcadia began the second half on a 21-10 run, taking a 50-49 lead with 12:15 left in the game.

-The Knights never trailed the rest of the way, pushing their lead as high as 11.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Points: Jalen Watkins (26) / Justin Money (19) / Vazquez (12)
Rebounds: Watkins (12) / Joshua Okocha (7) / Money (5)
Assists: Vazquez (12) / Money (4) / Okocha (1) / Darius Isaac (1)
Blocks: Jamal Carr (1) / Tre Diguglielmo (1)
Steals: Vazquez (2) / Okocha (1) / Isaac (1) / Amyr Walker (1)

INSIDE THE STATS
-Arcadia won the board battle, 36-25.

-The Knights also found success in the paint, 38-28.

-Arcadia shot 40 percent (11-27) from the floor and 11 percent (1-9) from three in the first half.

-Those numbers improved to 65 percent (15-23) and 44 percent (4-9), respectively, in the second half.

NOTES
-Watkins notched his 35th career double-double.

-Vazquez's double-double is the first of his career.

-The Knights had their best day shooting from the floor at 52 percent (26-50). 

-Arcadia had its second-least amount of fouls this season.

-The Knights set a new season benchmark for assists this year with 18 on 26 buckets.

-Arcadia had its second-most turnovers of the season.

-The Knights are 5-0 when scoring at least 70 points this season.

UP NEXT
Arcadia returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Division I Towson for a 2:00 p.m. non-conference matchup.
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