WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - Entering halftime trailing 27-25, the Arcadia University men's basketball team used a 38-33 second half to remain unbeaten in Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) after defeating King's College 63-60 on Saturday afternoon.
FOR THE RECORD
-The Knights improved to 7-6 overall and 2-0 in league play.
-King's fell to 6-5 and 1-1, respectively.
ARCADIA 63, KING'S 60
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Both teams went bucket-for-bucket through the first 10 minutes with the score tied five times.
-Arcadia held the largest lead of the half at four, but trailed by two going into halftime.
-King's began the second half on a 5-2 run as the Knights faced a 32-27 deficit 90 second in.
-From there, a 16-6 run gave Arcadia a 43-36 lead with 14:16 on the clock.
-The Knights were ahead 60-53 with five minutes remaining but a 7-0 run by the Monarchs tied the score with 1:44 to play.
-With 26 seconds remaining,
Jamison Lynam drained a three pointer with an assist from
Dominic Vazquez to give Arcadia a lead it would not relinquish.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Points:
Joshua Okocha (17) /
Josh Parks (15) / Lynam (14)
Rebounds:
Corey Attivo (7) /
Amyr Walker (7)
Assists: Vazquez (6) / Okocha (3) / Lynam (3)
Steals: Walker (3) / Vazquez (2)
Blocks: Okocha (1)
UP NEXT
-The Knights return to action on Wednesday when they host Stevens for a 7:00 p.m. MAC Freedom game inside Alumni Gymnasium.