GLENSIDE - The Arcadia University men's basketball team weathered a late push to defeat King's College by a 71-69 final in Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) play inside Alumni Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. Dom Vazquez finished with a team-high 19 points, and was joined in double-figures by Jalen Watkins, Justin Money, and Darius Isaac.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Knights began the contest on a 9-3 forcing King's into an early 30 second timeout.

-Arcadia reached its largest lead of the half at 28-9 with just under eight minutes until halftime.

-The Knights entered the break holding a 41-26 advantage.

-Arcadia built its lead up to 20 at 53-33 with 16:07 on the clock.

-The Monarchs got the lead down to 65-63 with under three minutes left but the Knights hit four of six free throws to secure the victory.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Points: Vazquez (19) / Watkins (18) / Money (15) / Isaac (10)
Rebounds: Watkins (13) / Joshua Okocha (8) / Isaac (4)
Assists: Money (5) / Isaac (2)
Blocks: Money (1) / Isaac (1) / Josh Parks (1) / Corey Attivo (1)
Steals: Isaac (2) / Money (1) / Okocha (1)

INSIDE THE STATS
-Watkins secured his sixth-straight double-double.

-Isaac set new career-highs in points, minutes, field goal attempts, and three-pointers made and attempted.

-Arcadia's 41.7 percentage (10-24) ties its third-best mark from three this season.

-Vazquez missed his career-high by one point.

UP NEXT
The Knights (11-10, 7-6 MAC Freedom) return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Stevens for a 6:00 p.m. conference matchup.