WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - Nas Johnson finished with a career-high 28 points to lead the Arcadia University men's basketball team to an 86-71 win at King's College in Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) play on Saturday afternoon.

FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia improved to 13-8 overall and 6-4 in conference play.

-King's fell to 11-10 and 3-7, respectively.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Knights began the game on a 5-0 run as part of  22-9 stretch through the first seven minutes.

-Arcadia entered halftime holding a 42-33 lead.

-The Knights pushed the advantage to 18 with a 15-6 streak to begin the second, leading 57-39.

-Arcadia held a double-digit lead the rest of the way.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Points: Johnson (28) / Jalen Watkins (11) / Justin Money (9) / Darius Isaac (9)
Rebounds: Joshua Okocha (9) / Watkins (7) / Johnson (6)
Assists: Isaac (5) / Money (4) 
Blocks: Okocha (2) / Debarrin Norman (1)
Steals: Isaac (2) / Johnson (1)

INSIDE THE STATS
-The Knights shot 48 percent (30-63) from the field and 40 percent (14-35) from three.

NOTES
-This was the teams highest-scoring game of the season.

-This was Arcadia's fourth-best game from the field.

-This was the Knights third-best performance from deep.

-Arcadia pulled down 47 rebounds, its second-highest total of the season.

-The Knights tied for their most fouls of the season.

UP NEXT
Arcadia returns to action on Wednesday when it will travel to Misericordia for a 7:00 p.m. MAC Freedom game.